Tire chains on.....My head sort of hurts.

[Blue2Orange]

Ready for the snow. Ordered a set of heavy duty 2-link ladder chains from tire chain dot com. Fast delivery. Did inflict some body damage. Stood up when under the tool box rack. Luckily slowly stood up. Bonk. See image. Just hurt a bit. Then the drip, drip. 5C/41F. Wasn't sweat. Had to apply compression pressure for a few minutes. Stopped the bleeding. No stitches necessary. Do have some probably outdated DermaBond (pyrogen free, sterile super glue) in the med kit if needed. Ended up running out of daylight to drive test the chain fit.

Maybe OCD or something setting in with aging. 22 ladder on the chain set. Cannot get the tensioner springs evenly spaced. One side has two more links on the non-tension arm side. 5 loose links to zip tie vs. 3. Imperfect like me.

Still second guessing myself if I should have gone with the diamond or square link v. ladder style. Find out on the first day removing snow over solid ice covered surface. Knocked down the excessive crown on the driveway. Sliding sideways should be less or a non issue except maybe on couple banked turns which i did level a bit out this past Spring with the 80yds of fresh blue rock gravel application.



Do have a question regarding proper mounting of chains. Bit biased off center to the outer side of the tire. Guessing maybe an inch more towards the outside. Should the chains be even?

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

....Do have a question regarding proper mounting of chains. Bit biased off center to the outer side of the tire. Guessing maybe an inch more towards the outside. Should the chains be even?

In the front I personally bias chains to the outside so they don't get caught on stuff on the inside. The rear I balance, though I have Euro pattern so that makes sense for gripp (two "peez").

 

[Bee-Positive]

I run chains front and back. 1"+ shouldn't be an issue as long as their tight.
BUT - check the chain tensioners periodically, the springs can stretch especially when new.

P.S. Sorry about your head.

 

[Blue2Orange]

On the fronts on these SCUTs or maybe just the BX series there isn't much clearance inwards towards the steering arms and knuckles. If need chains in front will feel more comfortable off centered to the outside. Hopefully the mass of the FEL and bucket will help with front wheel traction at least in the snow. Just hope. Old NH had R1s. Even with the FEL and significantly larger and heavier bucket I would occasionally "crab" or not making the curves pushing snow downhill.

Quality chains are lower in cost relative to quality studs. Found out when trying to order some of the shouldered iGrip studs from Canada they don't deliver to my USA address. Couldn't find any other source for the SS08 model. The lugs on the R4 fronts are ~9mm. SS08 penetrate 8mm with 2mm sticking above lugs. Shoulder model. Hope was when running over rocky terrain the stud wouldn't get pushed in more than the 9mm lug depth. GripStuds brand are similar in design to the iGrip with the auger shaped and sized threaded section, but no shoulder models found.