[AT] Tire chains

Thomas O Mehrkam tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net
Wed Jan 18 04:25:58 PST 2012


What is all this sliding around on ICE stuff

Just got back from a camping trip.  Sixty Degrees Sun Shining Beautiful 
weather. Even better than the December trip.


On 2/1/2012 9:40 PM, Mike M wrote:
> Thanks guys,
> I've seen the duo link ones around. and I think I'll call around tomorrow to see if anyone has them locally.  Farmerbeal, It's funny you should say lower the tire pressure. I had the tractor in the shop on Saturday doing some service on it. One of the things wrong was a broken valve core. Once I screwed the new one in, I filled both rear tires with 22 lbs of pressure, what the manual states for the 15.5 x 38" size. Then I parked it in the barn and didn't use it again til it snowed. Holy Cow! I could barely move! After struggling for about 10 minutes, I backed the pressure down to about 10 lbs and that did seem to help. Even with the 10 lbs though it wasn't just the spinning that was the problem, it was the sliding. When I didn't make it up the hill, I slid back down right toward my propane tank.
>
> Mike M
>
>
> ----- Receiving the following content -----
> From: Mike Sloane
> Receiver: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Time: 2012-02-01, 17:42:10
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tire chains
>
>
> I am a firm believer in "duo-link" chains on Ag lug tires. I have them
> on my Ford 860, and I NEVER run out of traction. The cost a little more
> than ladder type chains, but I think they are worth the difference. Mine
> can be seen in this image:
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/unicorn2.html>
>
> If you have turf tires, then regular ladder chains work fine.
>
> I used to clear two miles of private lane, first with an Economy Jim
> Dandy, then with a Farmall Cub, and then with the Ford. (Now I use a
> truck - sitting out on a cold wet tractor seat stopped being fun.) I
> found that chains make all the difference in the world with a two-wheel
> drive tractor.
>
> Mike
>
> On 2/1/2012 4:47 PM, Mike M wrote:
>> Hi all, I have a Massey Ferguson 255 that I use to keep our driveway
>> plowed. It has loaded tires and cast iron weights on the rears, but I
>> still just sit and spin trying to go up the slightest incline,(and I
>> do mean slightest). I didn't want to have to buy chains because of
>> the cost involved, but I think it's inevitable. When I started to
>> look around however, there seems to be quite a few different styles.
>> Anyone have any recommedations they would like to share? Thanks, Mike
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