skip the chains. I have the BX2660 with loader and the BX2680 with front mount snowblower and cab. Both are on R4s. Both have extra ballast and work fine on my drive way with no hill. Chain installation will test your religion and sometimes results in new words being learned. I have property that requires snow removal at another location. I had a JD X590 to do it the last couple years which is 2 wheel drive and need chains. I switched to a JD X739 which is all wheel drive to save my sanity and religion. I used a Honda 5518 all wheel drive with front mounted blower and have not seen a need for chains there either. No chains for me.
Rear Chains on
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I think with hills one might think differently. I know I do, especially with wet, slippery snow.
But agree on the flat, you are probably right on.
Same here, any amount of hill will usually require chains especially if you're in an area with large amounts of snow.
R4s are good on the flat.
But I have a sledding hill that ends in traffic. Sliding down the hill on the BX is not fun. Chains (and sand) are the magic that turns it back in to a driveway.
My driveway is 600 feet long and all uphill on the way in from the road. The last half is pretty steep, without chains on my rear wheels, I would slide out of control just trying to drive down the hill, let alone trying to climb it.
L3560 with 420/70 -24 Agtires
Need rear tire tire chains for long steep driveway
Purchased chains but the cross links ride on top of tread making it almost impossible to drive.
Any ideas to remedy this?
Need rear tire tire chains for long steep driveway
Purchased chains but the cross links ride on top of tread making it almost impossible to drive.
Any ideas to remedy this?
Get some chain and run it around the tread to make it like the ice pick get several boxes of bolts nuts and flat washers and you can make them studded but if studs not wanted this may not be helpful to you. Sorry and good luck
Ag tires are tough with chains. If the cross links ride in between the lugs then they are useless for traction. If they ride on top of the lugs then the tractor rides really rough.
I went with diamond pattern studded chains, amazing traction and they ride nice. I'll never get anything else after having these.
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
What type of chains do you have?
For many decades, double-ring chains were the standard for R1's "on the farm." My old MM farm tractor has double-ring chains that date back to the late-1950's. Rings are getting pretty thin from wear.
They still ride rough, but might be better.
The example doublebass has might be a good option also.
Those are really nice chains.
Would also work well on R4 tires, which I have. Ladder chains mostly fall between the lugs.
That's the beauty of that style chain. They work well on both R1 and R4. Ladder chains are good for turf tires if you get 2 link but I'm not a fan of ladder chains on R1 or R4.
I have a set of the diamond pattern chains for my 2370. My machine has turf tires and given some snow conditions they clog up...the chains work very well. True, they can be a pain to put on, but I've mastered that. Actually, the forecast was for a mild winter here, so I left them off. So far so good. One trick, I lower the tire pressure a couple of pounds, install the chains and air back up. Those babies do not move, nice and snug.
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L3560 with loader, BH92, LP post hole auger, LP box scraper, Front PTO snow blow
Thanks DB73, I have similar rear tires with the big dealer supplied chains that ride across treads and in between them. Good traction, but terrible ride. Can you refer to where you got those chains? I may switch over.
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My BX came with R-4's, which I deemed worthless in snow. Added some 2 link chains, which improved the grip, but they also tended to fall between the lugs. Diamond chains would solve that, but I had the 2-link. When I switched to turfs, I not only had a much better ride in summer, but winter traction was superb.
Frankly, I've never found it that hard to put chains on, be it the small tires of garden tractor, up to the large farm tractor tires.
Frankly, I've never found it that hard to put chains on, be it the small tires of garden tractor, up to the large farm tractor tires.
I run chains, both front and back. We have a 700-foot sloped driveway with a couple gnarly turns in it. I find I need the front chains more for steering control than traction. And I hate putting chains on, too. There are a few good videos on putting chains on. I like the one where you tie your chain ends together through the wheel and drive forward - pulling the chains up and over the wheel. Seem to work the best for me.
Installing chains mid December.... Must be nice...
Here I use V bar, 2 link ladder chains on my loaded turfs.. They go on shortly before or after the mandatory winter tire rule kicks in the first of October and stay on until sometimes late May
Here I use V bar, 2 link ladder chains on my loaded turfs.. They go on shortly before or after the mandatory winter tire rule kicks in the first of October and stay on until sometimes late May