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Posted by RWK in WI on December 28, 2000 at 08:06:49 from (169.207.134.141):
In Reply to: Tire Chains posted by Tom on December 28, 2000 at 04:27:33:
In my opinion YES! Think of it this way your tractor tread gets a grip by molding the material - dirt, sand, gravel, snow. etc - under it to create a form to push against. Once there is ice or a frozen soil the tractor can't form a grip and has to just trust the friction of the weight of the tractor on the surface for traction. Not much. With chains the weight of the tractor causes the chains to dig into the surface of the ice and you have traction again. Be careful in your chain choice. Regular cross links can drop down between tire lugs and loose effectiveness. "Duro-Grip" or "Double rings" stay on top of the tread bars and get a better grip. In the worst conditions of pure ice you could even go to studed / logging chains. These can get pricy to $800. Guess you get want you pay for. I have double rings on Ford 640 and two 3000's and a MM 302 all used for snowplowing. I have Duro-Grips on a For 860. They aren't as good on the deep stuff over ice. Hope this helps you. Dick Kraus - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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