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Re: (ET) Tire Chains



I've been watching the posts on chains. With our recent unusual big midwest snows, so am considering getting a blade for my E12. How much damage do chains do to an asphalt driveway? Has anyone ever made a blade out of wood? If so, how do you make mechanisms to lift and rotate the blade?........ Just gazing out the window at 16 inches of snow and having crazy inventive thoughts.
Bill Alburty E12 Kansas


Geof Thompson wrote:
Hi All
I am in the take the Wheel and deflate off camp. But I take it one step farther. Once the wheel is off I take it inside let it warm up to room temperature, then mount the chains<which are also room temperature with the wheel on my work bench. So, I am working bare handed at waist level. It might seem that this is a lot of work but in the end it is worth it, because I can take my time and do it right without have to work on the cold floor and minimal frustration and pain to my knees and lower back.

With respect to traction. The very physics that make a tractor good at pulling forward are what undoes it when you backing up, That is to say when you going forward the drive wheels provide force in both the forward direction and downward direction. For you Physics types the vector is more or less pointing from the rear axle to the front wheel. The tractor pushes itself down. In reverse the vector rotates 180 degrees, so the rotation actually lifts the tractors, or reduces the down force on the drive wheels, add a slippery surface and your going no where. The answer is chains, because the give you more bite, almost like the teeth in a gear.

Long story short, if the wheel spin you lots the battle.

Cheers
Geof


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