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#21
01-14-2015, 09:57 AM
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The chains I have were the ones my grandpa bought in 69' when he bought the cub. To my knowledge I am the only one whos ever had to change any links due to wear mostly. Ive never had a problem like you are explaining other than when my right rear tire was leaking air,the the whole chain would get loose. Other than the chain links stretching ive no idea what happened ? Can you maybe cut them down to fit better on the one side ?
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01-14-2015, 02:21 PM
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Made a short vid. to help describe what I'm working with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9v8...ature=youtu.be Clarification: when I say "tight equally as they've always been" it means they are both tightened to the same link AND the way they've been for the past 2 seasons.
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01-14-2015, 02:35 PM
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I do not believe the loose chain is loose enough to worry about. I do not know what may have changed but I may have experienced the same thing. I do strap my chains and secure any loose links and have not had any problems doing so.
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#24
01-14-2015, 03:30 PM
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If it were mine I wouldn't worry about it. That being said, I bet you could work the slack around and get one more link tighter on atleast one side.
On a side note, copper wire works great for securing the end of the chains. A stripped piece of 14 gauge can be threaded through the links and twisted tight. Its easier to install than trying to wrap tape and in the spring just snip it off and put it back in the scrap bin.  Bill
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01-14-2015, 08:33 PM
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Thanks.
I looked into chain install via other sources than this site, and everything else I've seen the chains are installed much more loosely. It just threw me off because I've done everything the same for the past three years with install and the right one is not as it has been the past 2 winters. I wonder if the cross chains themselves "broke in" during the last few winters and that's what's causing the looseness. Is it a big deal? not at this point I don't think. I've just never ran chains in my life until I got them 3 years ago and I wasn't sure how tight they had to be, like sitting on the tire or actually affecting the shape of the tire. I tried getting one link tighter the other day- no dice. Maybe next year I'll fight with it, when it's not 10 degrees out.
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01-16-2015, 04:54 PM
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I run chains on my turf tires on a couple tractors all year long. Helps with wet grass on slippery hills. Like you, I deflate them slightly, pull them tight, a little at a time, working from one side of the tire to the other. Then reinflate. They don't seem to work loose over time, so I doubt yours are stretching.
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