Blue2Orange
Active member
Equipment
BX2380 with LA344S & QH05. SB1051. SG0554. BB1248. RB0560, Vassar dirt bucket
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 Do have some probably outdated DermaBond (pyrogen free, sterile super glue) in the med kit if needed.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?
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?
