Case 446, Broke Still !

[propane1]

So did more thinking on the chains ! I ended up at Princess auto and bought some chain. 40 feet’s worth. On sale if any of you are looking for chain!
So I put this on the old chain and I hoping it will keep the original chain from falling in between the lugs. And should give more traction. Maybe. So might help might not. Will see. Got one tire done today. Other one tomorrow, maybe. At least is continuous all the why around so should be reasonable ride too. Ice chains would be better.


Noel

[DavidBarkey]

@Propane57 I like it . I think that will work good . I was looking at tire chain designs and that design has got very popular with bigger rigs .

Dave

[propane1]

So used 18’ to do one tire. And it adds 6 lbs of weight. Woo hoo. Hehe. Cheap fix if it works. No snow coming this weekend.

Noel

[DavidBarkey]

So used 18’ to do one tire. And it adds 6 lbs of weight. Woo hoo. Hehe. Cheap fix if it works. No snow coming this weekend.

Noel

I am sure you can find some snow in the neighbour hood to try it out on . Looks like you guys have no shortage of it laying around .

Dave

[propane1]

All snow and banks froze like ice. Need round point shovel jus to break in to them. But I’m hoping to get the other one done today. Maybe get it out and try it some where.

Noel

[Jancoe]

Those look nice and should will work well. I think what your doing is the only way to effectively use chains on ag tires. My 6018bh has the 29x12.5-15 ags on it and once your on ice and flat ground I'm not going anywhere. I'd like to make up some chains like what your doing. In the snow I'm fine.

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[Timj]

So did more thinking on the chains ! I ended up at Princess auto and bought some chain. 40 feet’s worth. On sale if any of you are looking for chain!
So I put this on the old chain and I hoping it will keep the original chain from falling in between the lugs. And should give more traction. Maybe. So might help might not. Will see. Got one tire done today. Other one tomorrow, maybe. At least is continuous all the why around so should be reasonable ride too. Ice chains would be better.


Noel

They came out nice Noel, just what I was thinking. And didn't cost you your right arm.
I didn't go looking to see if you could buy a set for our size or not, but I'm sure they would be pricey.
They should give you about as good of traction as your going to get.

[ssmewing]

My 446 with 200+ lbs on the back and ag tires with no chains had good traction. Can you add some chain to create cross links over the lugs? And definitely more weight. If you have a sleeve hitch it's not that hard to add weight. My 446 came with a vertical rod on which the previous owner put old brake rotors and weight lifting disks.

I run ags year-round. Weight is the main traction issue most of the time. Over 6 years of having the ags I only had one instance where the ice, freezing rain, made my tractor useless. My tires have 132lbs of Rim Guard per tire and recently added 104lbs per tire of steel weight. And then whatever the cab weighs.

The 644 has 2 link chains on 29-12.50 turfs. That is a common size used on Kabota tractors. I have 2 sets that were Kabota take-offs. They are also filled with Rim Guard and a weight box with 500 lbs. On the ice, you can not tell you are on ice. The only issue with ice and good traction is steering. But, If you steer only in reverse, that solves that. The regular GT's with a caster is the same. They steer better in reverse.

But, I have to clear the snow before I can drive much of it with the turfs and chains over the ags. Depending on the type of snow.

[Eugen]

I've been saying this from the beginning, more weight!

The chains will helpful on ice though and I like the design Noel, nice job! How did you connect the new chain links to the old one?

[propane1]

I cut the link, bent the link open, fit it through the original chain link, then bent the new link back. A lot of vise grip work. Hands and arms are tired.

Well, not done today. 5 more spaces to do. Maybe tomorrow I’ll finish.

Tonite’s supper is homemade beans, that were brought in from the country yesterday, and homemade biscuits brought in from the same place yesterday. Did you need any extra natural gas Dave for your shortages. I could send some, if you need it.



Noel