Tire chains?

2810guy

2810guy

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In Sept of this year I BECAME THE NEW OWNER OF A kUBOTA 900 RTV, until then I was always a FEL tractor guy. My right hand has been the FEL and dump trailor. for moving firewood around. My question to yall is . . . has anyone went chains on all four wheels and wheres a good site to look for them? thanks John:
 
Hey 2010 guy--you will not regret making the move to the RTV900! I don't know what I would do without the faithful labours of my Kubota, mostly gathering firewood and plowing snow, as well as all the other various chores on the property.

Re. chains, I have the OEM worksite tires and run chains once there is a a good layer of snow on the ground. They work extremely well--no rubbing or other issues, and hugely improved traction in snow and on ice. I'd have been stuck many times without the chains. As for buying them, I obtained mine locally. I am sure others on the forum can direct you to good websites for good deals.
 
Hi 2810guy, I'v always done well dealing with Tirechains.com for chains and repair parts,hope this helps,jdh1
 
It would likely be a better deal for you to purchase your chains locally but I would recommend you look at a diamond studded chain....look for chains like the one on the far right.

http://www.unionfarmequip.com/store/chains/atv.html

It's hard to beat having chain on the ground all the time, those are awesome chains.

Nothing worse than having a chain with large voids, you always end up gripping, slipping, gripping, slipping....generally the slipping ends up taking over and you just dig a big hole.... as least that's what I do with my International with Tru Grip chains :bonk:
 
I made chains for my Grasshopper mower that i put a snow blower on,they said i needed spacers and what i thought were very expensive chains,NOT. So i made them by bolting together some small chain and using a stiff spring to take slack out and they work very well and it did not cost very much, i put the cross chains close together to suite me and used 1\4 bolts to secure to the round chains on the outside of the tire.
 
I also had good luck with Tirechains.com. The prices on that site posted here seem crazy for the size chain they are. I equipped my Case backhoe with chains for all 4 wheels for $700 and they have held up with only 2 broken cross links. They were used in mud and rocks as much as snow when I built my place. The X pattern is good for keeping them from ending up in between the tire lugs. Mine are all ice cutter with the extra teeth on the links and they do bite well.
 
My only complaint with tirechains.com is that they don't always have a very good chain. Ladder chains work well for some guys but for me I want a chain that is in contact with the ground all the time....their selection of diamond or logging chains is extremely limited.
 
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