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Brother Grilka

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Hi, I recently got chains for my 1946 Case VAC and I want to get tensioners for them. Would Spider Bungee be a good option? If so, would I want 0220 or 0218? Tires are 11.2-28.
 
If the side chains are tight, you won't need anything. Unless they are to small for your tires. Never needed bunges/rubber straps the last 40 years, but they make some people feel better.
 
Agreed.

Chains that are properly fitted and installed will not move around, tensioners or otherwise.

Dean
 
A little loose is good, in my opinion, as long as they're not loose enough to come off. I don't use any straps or tensioners, and it's been 20 years.
 


You don't want them so tight they don't move. Tight enough not to come off and that's it. On a truck or car on the road, yes, they need to be tight, but not on a tractor.
 


As Dean posted when properly installed they don't move. If you are new to chains it is understandable that you would want some insurance until you are comfortable with your installation. If you were to use the spider type, if one part breaks the whole assembly will loosen, while if you use independent heavy rubber ones, if one breaks the others still hold.
 
(quoted from post at 19:54:53 02/14/22) The chains are a little loose, tho they stay in place.
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Sounds like you've got them installed perfectly. They need to be loose so they lay out on the ground slightly ahead of the tire, not get wedged down between the lugs.

On a road vehicle you don't have lugs for the chains to pull down in between. You also have brake lines and ABS lines that you don't want ripped off, so drum tight is the name of the game.
 
This is as good an excuse as any to post a pic of my chained-up Ford 4K with its custom chain tensioners (aka TSC tarp straps).

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Did you retighten them after you had run them a little ways
I install my chains and then drive the tractor a hundred ft or so for the chains to settle in and then retighten the chains.
Haven't had any fall off after retightening them and don't use any side straps

I was feeding with another tractor and we had gotten a foot of snow in mid March the year before, so I left this one chained up till the grass turned green

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They have to be tight enough so do no flop so you don't tear up fenders or other items with only a one inch clearance between chain and fender. I used tarp straps the few timed I put them on. And were so heavy I could just hardly drag them to put them on. Now if you have a lot of room probly does not going to make a difference if tightened or not, larger tractors will usually have more tire clearance than older smaller tractors.
 
I use some chains that are for larger tires so they are a little loose. I bought some bungee cord, end fittings, hog rings and a tool and Im set for making up cords to sizes I need. I dont recall the cost, but it was cheap enough and my chains dont flop around anymore.
 
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