Tire Chains @ TSC

[Keith Williams]

More info on tire chains at TSC:
I saw the post from Dan about tire chains at TSC.
I visited the TSC in Salem, Ohio and found the chain for one wheel yesterday. I asked the manager and he stated that TSC was not going to stock tire chains anymore. They were all on clearance. My 13.6 by 28 size was 79.99, regular price was 179.99. The manager looked at the inventory at the other local TSC stores and I visited the store in Calcutta, Ohio and picked up the other chain to make my pair for my 1964 4000.
The bags are marked 13.6 x 28 or 14.9 x 24.
These were the normal ladder chains not the nicer ones Dan got but I was glad to get them this cheep.
So guys time to check out your local TSC!
HTH
Keith Williams

 

[s19438]

I went to the TSC in Quakertown pa on Monday. darn place looked like they are closing up shop. mebbe it's just a switch from winter to spring but the store looked sad.

 

[MarkB_MI]

Tried to find tractor tire chain tighteners here locally. Nobody carries them. The places I checked all sent me to TSC, which did have them but for passenger car and light truck tires only. They only had a few sizes of chains, for garden tractors I think. I settled for some rubber bungees that did the trick.

It seems that the local stores (not just TSC) have given up on competing with the internet for anything that's the least bit out of the ordinary. I've seen this time and time again. Sometimes they'll insist they don't have something in stock, only to find it on the shelf. I'd like to support the local businesses, but when they don't even try to compete, what choice do you have but to go on-line?

Meanwhile, I don't dare order anything on-line right now for fear I'll have to pull a stuck UPS truck out of my driveway. It's happened before. The drivers have wised up and now leave packages at the road, but with snow piled up four feet high I don't want to go that route either.

 

[Ultradog MN]

My dad would always scoff at people who used bungies, twine, coat hang wires, etc, etc to keep their chains on.
He said if they learned to put them on correctly they didn't need all that crap.
He taught me how to put my chains on right and not have to use those things.
I have never lost a chain either.
I think the old man was right.

 

[s19438]

as with many things there those of us that like nice tight chains.......

 

[Maineman]

I bought a set of those last weekend.
I put them on my 1956 640 with 12.4 -28's
Work ok. A little long so I just bungee'd the loose ends.
But, these are very light duty chains!
Sorta like you'd use on a car.
They do the job. But, real tractor chains are much better!

Joe

 

[Dean]

Bingo.

Sized and installed properly, nothing additional is needed to keep tire chains in place.

Yes, it does take a bit longer to properly tighten chains during installation.

Dean

 

[Shetland Sheepdog]

Ultra,
I'm with you on that!
Dave

 

[jeffkoh]

Keith, I bought a set from the Salem tsc 2 yrs ago. They must have had a dozen pairs, all 13.6-28 . I paid a lot more than 79.99 but I needed them and had to bite the bullet. I was happy to see that they were made in the USA! I live In Greenford and the Salem tsc is a convenient place to find odds and ends for my tractors.

 

[MarkB_MI]

UD, I never had problems with tire chains throwing until this year. That's eighteen years I've been using these same chains, BTW. The difference? I decided to use my box scraper rather than my rear grader blade. It turned out to be a good decision, given the amount of snow we have, but I was throwing at least one chain every time I cleared the drive. The chains get out of whack when pushing in reverse. In the past, I'd do at least as much plowing in forward gears as in reverse, which must have pulled the chains back in line. With the box blade, I plow almost exclusively in reverse and the chains never get a chance to fall back into place. Say what you will, but for the cost of four bungees the problem is solved.