Looking for recommendations on a good source for tire chains for a BX23S with R4 tires.
Do any of you also put chains on the front tires?
Do any of you also put chains on the front tires?
Need chains for R4 industrial tires on a BX23S...
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Check my Profile-About, I got them based on reading several (many) OTT threads and they work great! Even on ice there's no slipping.
Looked through your profile. Didnt' see any mention of chains.
EDIT: just ordered front and rear chains online.
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OntheRidge
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Kubota L47 TLB, Homestead 55" grapple, LP 1684 rear blade, WR Long 84" snowplow
I got chains for both the back and front wheels on my BX23S. I used them once and haven't used them since. We get a lot of snow and have an uphill grade to our home. I have blown 1 and 1/2 feet of snow with no problems at all. Now watch, after saying that I will have problems this winter.
Yeah I'm caught slackin'
Try:
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Snow chains…do I need them?
I would like to hear from people who are using the R14 tires as to their experience plowing or blowing snow with those tires.
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Front Tire Chains BX2230?
Good afternoon from the snowy north. I am selling my BX2230 and part of the package is a complete set of chains. I recieved a note in my e-mail form someone claiming that front chains will cause excessive wear on the front clutches. Any truth to that? I ask because the chains came from the...
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Blue2Orange
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BX2380 with LA344S & QH05. SB1051. SG0554. BB1248. RB0560, Vassar dirt bucket
BX2380 with R4 and 2" spacer user. Consider chains over studs for winter use. Assuming the BX23s is similar design. If so, check out the driver's right inside the fender towards the front clearance. Attaching an image posted on another tread regarding chains. Space between the top of the tire and the shield plate is only an inch. Clearance everywhere else is fine.
Received an email from Buck at tirechain.com. Enquiry about best options due to minimal space. He noted the square link chain are 1/2" tall. Standard twist links 2 ladder chain would provide the most clearance. Thinking sort of a moot point if the chain is too loose. Will require routine checking of tension and definitely use chain tensioners.
Looked at the front wheels yesterday. The steering arm "knuckle" clearance is minimal. Like way too close to upper edge of the rim. I can see the side hook/loops of a chain hitting it with minimal loss or maybe even tight tension. Might just sip and stud the front for improved turning control and some traction improvement.
Received an email from Buck at tirechain.com. Enquiry about best options due to minimal space. He noted the square link chain are 1/2" tall. Standard twist links 2 ladder chain would provide the most clearance. Thinking sort of a moot point if the chain is too loose. Will require routine checking of tension and definitely use chain tensioners.
Looked at the front wheels yesterday. The steering arm "knuckle" clearance is minimal. Like way too close to upper edge of the rim. I can see the side hook/loops of a chain hitting it with minimal loss or maybe even tight tension. Might just sip and stud the front for improved turning control and some traction improvement.
I keep the chains pulled to the outside and use three small rubber tensioners per side to keep them there.
Supposedly front chains aren't needed due to the weight of the implement, I might try going without this year on ice covered concrete and seeing how it goes.
One trick to "tight" chains is to deflate the tires, install chains, air back up ... Tight!