John_Mc
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- Joined
- Aug 11, 2001
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- Location
- Monkton, Vermont
- Tractor
- NH TC33D Modified with belly pan, limb risers & FOPS. Honda Pioneer 520 & antique Coot UTV
Ouch. Canadian dollar I’ll be looking at $1000 then. I do need them there however. Always something. I’ll look them up. Tire chain.com
I bough my OFA EKO 8 chains at Reed Supply in St Johnsbury, VT Turns out they have a delivery truck that makes its way over to my side of VT on occasion, so delivery to a local lumberyard cost me just $15. My Ladder-style and Duo Grip style chains were purchased at tirechains.com. I would look for a more local distributor before ordering online - freight can get expensive on these.
OFA makes other similar styles worth inquiring about (In fact, I don't see the EKO style on the web site, but there are others that seem identical in design.)
Other brands to consider in the same style: Aqualine Talon and Trygg
None of them are cheap. I have noted that steel prices are plummeting (I work in the steel wire business and have seen our steel rod mill suppliers go from a limited allocation system for the past couple of years to now out there trying to drum up sales.) I don't know if or when this might translate into lower prices on chains, however.
As noted in my earlier post, you might be able to get by with a less expensive design: I gave my brother my old studded ladder-style chains. He is happy with them plowing snow on mostly flat ground and rolling hills where there is not much of a side slope to deal with. (Unlike me, he does not need to wory about slipping sideways when working on rough terrain in tight quarters in the woods and ending up hung up on a tree.) The studded Duo Grip chains would have worked out for me working in the woods, but the rough ride on the road made them a pain to use when I needed to run back and forth between a couple of properties. However, none of those designs match the traction I have now or the ability to run at high speeds without shaking myself to death.