Setting aside whether I actually need them or not, I bought rear tire chains for my LX. I unboxed one and put it on for a test fit and discovered:
1) it looks like I'll have to keep my wheel spacers on for the winter (I usually take them off), else the chains appear they wouldn't clear the fender on the inside
b) these things are huge:
Then I went looking for where to store the chains when not in use (which is virtually all the time). I don't want them outside such that they'd be covered in snow & ice when I *do* need them. All the wall space in my shop is taken. At 42lbs each, a 5gal bucket seems marginal, plus I don't need more stuff taking up floor space.
That's when it hit me - I could store them *on* the snowblower. That way the chains will be where the tractor is, and it's stored inside in the winter.
Two ammo cans from the surplus store, a few nuts & bolts to attach them to the blower housing, and a rattle can (need a 2nd can) of orange, and voila:
One ammo can is sized almost perfectly to hold a tire chain and tensioner.
I originally planned to mount the cans on the forward side of the blower housing, which would involve a bunch of angle iron and fabrication that I generally enjoy doing. But lacking the necessary materials in my shop stores, I opted for a half-dozen bolts&nuts instead.
BTW I went with 4-link ladder chains almost entirely because the weight of the 2-link would make them unmanageable.
1) it looks like I'll have to keep my wheel spacers on for the winter (I usually take them off), else the chains appear they wouldn't clear the fender on the inside
b) these things are huge:
Then I went looking for where to store the chains when not in use (which is virtually all the time). I don't want them outside such that they'd be covered in snow & ice when I *do* need them. All the wall space in my shop is taken. At 42lbs each, a 5gal bucket seems marginal, plus I don't need more stuff taking up floor space.
That's when it hit me - I could store them *on* the snowblower. That way the chains will be where the tractor is, and it's stored inside in the winter.
Two ammo cans from the surplus store, a few nuts & bolts to attach them to the blower housing, and a rattle can (need a 2nd can) of orange, and voila:
One ammo can is sized almost perfectly to hold a tire chain and tensioner.
I originally planned to mount the cans on the forward side of the blower housing, which would involve a bunch of angle iron and fabrication that I generally enjoy doing. But lacking the necessary materials in my shop stores, I opted for a half-dozen bolts&nuts instead.
BTW I went with 4-link ladder chains almost entirely because the weight of the 2-link would make them unmanageable.
