Tractor Chains -Size?

I have a set of tractor chains that measure 11 1/2 feet long and 18 inches wide when laid out on the ground. Could anyone give me an idea what size tractor tire they might fit?
I"m guessing a 24" or 26" like that found on a "B" Farmall or Allis "C".
Thanks for any help!
Loren
 
I have just talked to a friend in the last week about tire chains and measuring the tire to see how long a chain he would need. He has a 9N/8N. Ya a mutt but any how when he measured his tire he found that the 11.2-28 was just under 12 foot in circumference so what you have should fit a 28 inch tire if he measured his right
 
I have just talked to a friend in the last week about tire chains and measuring the tire to see how long a chain he would need. He has a 9N/8N. Ya a mutt but any how when he measured his tire he found that the 11.2-28 was just under 12 foot in circumference so what you have should fit a 28 inch tire if he measured his right. Of course you could always do the pie R squared thing and maybe figure it out
 
Rich, I used a slightly different method of calculating, and came up the same result: a 11.2-28... If the shoe fits, I wear it.. that pair of chains could be made to work by adding or the removal of a few side links.. the main thing is to have the correct width to cover the face of the tire and extend inward on the sidewall..I never have thrown a tire chain, but for the unfortunate people who have,,, they can sure make a mess out of the fenders!

I was in Home of Ecomony in Grand Forks a few years ago and bought a pair of mud chains for my WD45, which has 14.9-28 tires.... They had their little chart that told them the length to cut from the bulk container.. Man oh man,, I thought those buggers were long!! I got home and jacked up a tire and put a tire chain over the tire...I had to chuckle, because I am sure those chains would have fit a 14.9-38... I simply cut them to the proper length. Ironically, these chains replaced the chains that I had originally used on my 8N, which had 11.2-28 tires.. I had widened those mud chains by cutting the center rings out of the X pattern; making them a simple ladder chain that fit my 14.9-28 tires.. . So many things can be done to make use of a good pair of tire chains... Old, If I recall, you have a bit of chain "reworking" experience under your belt also..
 
Ya years ago a guy could get take off chains that the state/county used on graders and then in turn use them to make chains to fit what ever and that is how I got what I have now and have had them for decades and the cost was under $10 each
 

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