Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[grsthegreat]

To both you gents with new cabs... Hop in your tractors with the dryer clothes and boots you can. When windows fog up and freeze on the inside glass, it's tough to see. My tractor takes a long time to clear that, even with AC drying The air.

thats weird, mine doesnt. Occasionally i get some fog, i can either crack a side window or hit the ac compressor while in heat mode.

 

[Tony H]

thats weird, mine doesnt. Occasionally i get some fog, i can either crack a side window or hit the ac compressor while in heat mode.

My buddy's Kabota, with factory cab, does very well with AC vents everywhere. My JCB (more Construction then Ag) has factory cab but doesn't do nearly as well to quickly keep the inside windows clear.

Snow accumulations have about doubled since yesterdays forecast. The airline keeps 'drifting' upward

 

[grsthegreat]

Not a picture of a snow weapon.....but paints a funny picture

On a bitterly cold winter morning a Scottish husband and wife in Glasgow were
listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We
are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on
the even-numbered side of the street, so the snow ploughs can get through.
"So the good wife went out and moved her car.

A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer
said, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your
car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snow ploughs can get
through. "The good wife went out and moved her car again.

The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer
says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must park...."
Then the electric power went out. The good wife was very upset, and with a
worried look on her face she said, "I don't know what to do. Which side of
the street do I need to park on so the snow ploughs can get through?"

Then with the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are
married exhibit, the husband replied,

"Why don't you just leave the car in the garage this time."

I didn't see it coming either!

 

[MoMower]

Allegedly, 12”-24” on its way tonight.

 

[Tony H]

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Allegedly, 12?24 on its way tonight.

check your rear chain, Starboard side, the fastener is not connected

 

[Peter 315]

check your rear chain, Starboard side, the fastener is not connected

He's got the black wire ties holding it on, looks like its connected to the cross link....:confused3:

 

[MoMower]

Yup it’s clipped (double checked it) the wire tires just hold the excess.

 

[MoMower]

Yup it’s clipped (double checked it) the wire tires just hold the excess.

Scratch that, it is unclipped, must have happened after I double checked....lol

Thanks!

 

[beenthere]

MoMower
Next time your chains are off, cut off some of the extra length so they fit your tires. Then you won't need to have to try to take up all the excess slack with bungee cords and spring gizmos.
Tire chains are sold as a few sizes fit all tires. In so doing, many chains are just too big to fit well and need to be trimmed back.. some by quite a bit.

I think you will like them MoBetter when they fit..

 

[grsthegreat]

Problem with cutting chains.... new tires may be different size. I just had this with my front tires. I switched from my old Titen tires to carlisle tires. Same size marked on side of tires. The new tires are alot beefier than the old ones and i had to let out my chains this year. Im GLAD i never removed unused links. I just tie up the slack.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I would cut the extra off. I just wouldn't throw it away. You could always add it back in if necessary with connector links.

 

[LD48750]

I would cut the extra off. I just wouldn't throw it away. You could always add it back in if necessary with connector links.

Wire them up, have you priced repair links lately?

 

[beenthere]

Wire them up, have you priced repair links lately?

What are repair links priced at these days? I'm curious..

 

[sea2summit]

What are repair links priced at these days? I'm curious..

A touch of 7018 to close a link back up is just a few pennies:thumbsup:

 

[LD48750]

What are repair links priced at these days? I'm curious..

Connecting Links - Grainger Industrial Supply

 

[Hay Dude]

Well the F-350 just plowed our so called Nor’easter
No breakdowns! Even a bind squirrel finds a nut once in a while :applause::applause:

 

[pmsmechanic]

Grainger Supply has them reasonable enough I think. I myself would probably weld the cut link but not everybody has that option. I watch for stuff like that on sale and then I have it when I need it. To me that beats wiring it up every year. Like my time/aggravation is worth something too. Each to their own!

 

[beenthere]

Cold shuts or lap links would run about $1 each.. I usually use the lap links.. easy to apply and stay shut. Even repair the tractor cross links with them.. they hold up quite well for wear.

But not a great expense.. and agree with pmsmechanic.. wiring up long loose ends is a pain. But removing at least one cross link on Mo's chains looks entirely possible for a decent fit. But if Mo likes the chains that way, I've no problem with it. Just thought others seeking a better fit might like to know.

Here are chains that fit.. no bungee's or springs needed.

 

[grsthegreat]

I guess i dont understand the issue with wiring up extra links. I purchased my chains in 2011, i wired up extra links then. I leave them wired up and never unwired them until i needed an extra link for new tires. It was a 1 time thing.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I guess i dont understand the issue with wiring up extra links. I purchased my chains in 2011, i wired up extra links then. I leave them wired up and never unwired them until i needed an extra link for new tires. It was a 1 time thing.

The chains I shortened had about a 4-5 cross chain overlap. What I did was modify a set of free chains from a small tractor to fit on my John Deere 955 when I had it and I guess that's how I viewed the op's problem. Tying up a few links is not an issue I agree.

My first snow removal tractor was a John Deere 400 with a homemade blade. Chains and weights were a necessity. Next was a 955 with a 420 loader. I made up a set of chains but never used them. I gave them to the person who bought my tractor. My 4410 has been stuck a few times but never to the extent that I couldn't push myself out of the snow. I've mostly had more than enough traction for pushing snow without chains and weights.