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Turman 11-19-2009 07:03:24 97.113.47.21 457314 Report to Moderator	I have a 53 ford Golden Jubliee I put new tires on rear and chains no balast weight , have a 6 ft scraper blade in back live in city hoping to get to some dirt soon before I get too old and die !! live on hill blacktop road get about a foot of snow some years once or twice a year Western Washington wet snow, put extra weight on front and on scraper blade, later will probably fill rear tires , would it help to put chains on front ? THANKS ALL HAPPY HOLLIDAYS GOD BLESS [Reply]   [Send Email]
RodInNS 11-19-2009 09:35:22 216.118.158.123 457329 Report to Moderator	Re: TRACTOR CHAINS in reply to Turman, 11-19-2009 07:03:24   I doubt you'll gain much with a chain on a tri-rib impliment tire... but with a truck tire, chains will help. Probably not a lot, but they do help. What you could do is stud the impliment tires if they're not too hard. I've seen that done and it works fairly well. Rod   [Reply]   [Send Email]
soundguy 11-19-2009 09:08:35 70.11.173.68 457326 Report to Moderator	Re: TRACTOR CHAINS in reply to Turman, 11-19-2009 07:03:24   chains provide traction.. with front axle being non driven eg.. 2wd.. front chains won't get you much.. soundguy   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Dean 11-19-2009 07:22:46 67.172.13.37 457316 Report to Moderator	Re: TRACTOR CHAINS in reply to Turman, 11-19-2009 07:03:24   Not much, Turman. Use the steering brakes to steer when necessary. Dean   [Reply]   [No Email]