horseman with no horse 58 #26 Posted January 30 i have little shoes that came with the blower in place of the cast wheels, im glad to see all the useful responses, you guys are always so helpful. chains it is. i thought i had a decent amount of weight but i still might try to add more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 1,043 #27 Posted January 30 hi horseman with no horse, as stated in the many replies to your original post, you need chains, period. since the money tree is not blossoming for you perhaps you could find someone in your area that might have a set of chains. then maybe you can barter for them. just a thought. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoPEZoO 585 #28 Posted January 30 8 hours ago, Racinbob said: Here's one place. SoftClaw Rubber Tire Chains - Traction without damaging your surfaces I have them on both my blade tractor and the blower tractor. I love them and find that in most cases are as good as steel. Some cases a bit better. I also need them because of an asphalt drive. I do quite a bit of dirt work in the summer. They are excellent for that too. With that being said, would I choose rubber if I didn't have the asphalt drive? No. If for no other reason the cost. I’ll be damned…..I was checking out that website and realized it was a local phone number for me. Turns out that they are literally a 5min drive from my house. Guess I’ll have to swing down have a look in person 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSraj 564 #29 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, horseman with no horse said: i have little shoes that came with the blower in place of the cast wheels, im glad to see all the useful responses, you guys are always so helpful. chains it is. i thought i had a decent amount of weight but i still might try to add more. As has been stated….”it’s traction that you need!” If you’re on grass you’ll need to get the scraper bar up by lowering the skids. Mine is set at around 2” above the skids. If you’re get some chains on that machine I think you will find it does very well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horseman with no horse 58 #30 Posted January 30 i sent a pm to WHX, hopefully i can get some chains from them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,522 #31 Posted January 30 2 hours ago, OoPEZoO said: I’ll be damned…..I was checking out that website and realized it was a local phone number for me. Turns out that they are literally a 5min drive from my house. Guess I’ll have to swing down have a look in person Be aware that it is an Amish business and he might not answer a phone call right away and you might need to leave a message. He did have someone fielding calls maybe that still is the case. I took a tire/wheel along to test fit before buying, you will find Mr. Esh is easy to deal with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 4,154 #32 Posted Saturday at 01:35 AM 6 hours ago, horseman with no horse said: i thought i had a decent amount of weight but i still might try to add more. Not to beat a dead horse, but you can add all the weight you want, if the tire isn't able to grip the surface well enough it won't do a lick of good. 500 lb man can't run any better on a sheet of ice than a 100 lb man can. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56servi 59 #33 Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM I have a set of 4 link V bar chains that you can have. They were on 23-9.5-12 AG tires. I switched to rubber chains and turf tires because the V bars were too rough on my asphalt drive. I live about an hour north of you in Walled Lake Michigan 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horseman with no horse 58 #34 Posted Saturday at 09:25 PM i can ask my gramps to take me but im not sure if he can. 6 hours ago, 56servi said: I live about an hour north of you in Walled Lake Michigan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56servi 59 #35 Posted Sunday at 03:23 AM Send me a message if you are coming. I will be home all day tomorrow GPS I96 and Beck rd. I live about 5 miles from there i will send address if you are coming 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56servi 59 #36 Posted Sunday at 01:33 PM I just noticed I have 2 accounts on here. Not sure how that happened 56Servi and GeneB are both me that explains why I have trouble finding some of my posts. i will try and get back to only one account 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,540 #37 Posted Sunday at 01:43 PM 8 minutes ago, GeneB said: I just noticed I have 2 accounts on here. Not sure how that happened 56Servi and GeneB are both me that explains why I have trouble finding some of my posts. i will try and get back to only one account @nylyon Karl, can you fix this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 54,315 #38 Posted Sunday at 01:56 PM 20 minutes ago, GeneB said: why I have trouble finding some of my posts tractors There fixed that ... servigene Sure sign of having a problem when you have to have two accounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56servi 59 #39 Posted Sunday at 02:42 PM I blame it on old age I started the 56servi account in 2012 and the GeneB account last year. I sold my 520H 4 years when we were spending the winters in Florida. We are now full time back in Michigan so I got another 520H for snow removal and forgot I had the old account. Can I combine the 2 accounts or should I just delete the GeneB account Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 8,740 #40 Posted Sunday at 02:55 PM 1 hour ago, GeneB said: i will try and get back to only one account Please put a topic in the “Talk to the moderators” forum and we can get you situated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris689 60 #41 Posted Wednesday at 07:50 PM Believe me when I say I understand money being tight. Everyone’s been there. Chains are a great, inexpensive way to go. I went through last winter using chains and I believe 50# generic weights on my turfs with a snow plow. Drastic improvement over not using chains at all. However, at some point the chains shifted and ripped a lug causing a pretty bad leak. I may not have had them tight enough but at the same time the tires were also dry rotted so just keep the condition of your tires in mind. I saved up and bought some AGs off eBay for $160 roughly. This past storm CT got, I had anywhere between 8-15 inches of snow. I ran just my AGs with the same weights as last year and I used a snowblower attachment. 2nd gear low range and the machine just chugged along and ate the snow no problem. In the end use what’ll work best for you. Either route is better than just turfs. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horseman with no horse 58 #42 Posted 19 hours ago seems loose? got the chains on and they see a bit loose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,540 #43 Posted 18 hours ago 29 minutes ago, horseman with no horse said: seems loose? got the chains on and they see a bit loose? If they are too long to be able to tighten them, just remove the last cross chain so you can tighten them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horseman with no horse 58 #44 Posted 4 hours ago you said to take off a cross link, i think that if i take off that much then it till be too tight, would taking off one or two of the side chain links on each side work? or would that mess up where they sit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 19,722 #45 Posted 3 hours ago First lets make sure we are talking about the same things. Your finger is pointing at the side chain. (Cross links are the ones with Vs) The other end of the chain you are pointing at should have hook of some kind. If chain is too loose move the hook up to the second or third link fro the end where your finger is. Do the same for the other side chain. One side may have a couple different connectors depending on the brand Take a picture of the other end of the chain ..both sides Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,540 #46 Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, horseman with no horse said: you said to take off a cross link, Yes, I said that because I assumed you had hooked the side chains in the link adjacent to the side chain and they were still too loose. Like Paul said, hook the side chain in a link near the cross chain. Then If they are still loose, remove that side chain so you can hook it shorter. The excess side chain links can be cut off or just secured with the chain tightener or a heavy tie wrap. The side chain does not have to be hooked in the end link if fact most are not. Use the link that makes the chains as tight as possible. Here is a picture of the not hooked in the end link And the excess links secured with a rubber chain tichtener. Hope this helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites