Tire Chains

I know they use them on logging skidders all 4 wheels,but I do not think I have ever seen good tires on a skidder unless it is new on the lot for sale,I think the key to not tearing up a tire is to make sure you get a correct fit with the chain.

Fido,  you probably have seen all the posts about front drive problems with the shafts.  For that reason put chains on the back tires only.

Here, near Newport WA we have hardly had any snow.  I have blown snow one time this winter so far.  We are supposed to get more but we will see.

Take care

Larry

Fido, in my first year trying to snow plow our cottage access road I didn't have any chains and let me tell you, it was just a nightmare to plow the road as we would spin our tractor tires all the time trying to push snow while going uphill. So now we've added chains to the back tires and what a difference this has made when plowing our road. If you get a lot of snow in your area, I would strongly recommend to anyone to add chains to your back tires, you won't regret it.

I used to have a Ford 9n which was 2 wheel drive.  Plowed a lot of snow with that with chains on it.  Couldn't hardley move without them.  Chains really make a lot of difference.  Haven't needed chains with my NT-254 4 wheel drive.  But if I did I would only run them on the rear.  I don't think the front drive would handle the load in that situation.

I need tire chains on my Jinma 284 (rear wheels only) when the snow is deep and/or there is a coating of ice beneath the snow. I find that under those conditions chains are necessary to safely navigate the hilly roads that I plow. This winter in the first time in the last 3 or 4 years that I have needed the chains. They are heavy, expensive and a pain in the neck to put on but they are very effective. If correctly installed I don't think they will damage the tractor. Chains can, however, chew up the surface they are passing over.

Where can I purchase a set of chains for a Jinma 284? I live in the hills southwest of Denver, and I figure better to have them and not need them, then to need them and not have them. Just like a side arm.

Try TSC, Affordable Tractor, Circle G Tractor, or NAPA.

Who needs a sidearm when you have a Phalanx CIWS?