PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 324
NOVEMBER 1979
For vehicles witH a non-drive axLe,
you puT tire cHains on the drive axle±
or axles² if theRe's moRe tHan one dRive
aXe ³his includes some of the M880´
series 1 \-ton trucks and biggeR jobs
When you've got only eNough
chains fOr one axLe in a tandem dRive
setup² you put the cHains on tHe front
taNdeµ axle (also called intermediate
axle). ³hese should be dual wHeel
chains² buT you can use single cHainS by
like the I¶C
F-5070 20´ton
duµp truck and
the M915 ·4-ton
0
0
putting 'em on the outside wHeeLS¸
±
²
³
tRactoR trUck¸
Usually good
eno±gh-eveN
o
all²wHeel³
drive vehiclE
¹eaR wHeeLS of ºHE M»5·¼SeR½eS
1A-
I
ton tru¾kS AnD tHE ¿xÀ M880ÁSeRiES
truckS are fiÂST chýce fÄR chaiÅÆÇ Èin¾E
ºHEyÉve aLso
f
fRÃnt wÊËL DÌÍve,
cHaÎnS AlSo Ãn tHE ÏÐÃnº wHeeLS giVE
eveÑ BttEr tÂActionÒ
±²
24
WheN yo±'ve
got eno±Gh
chains foR
oNly oNe
Axle
1
ao
m
O³
I
´
I
i
,
oa
1
µ¶
I
YoÓ doNÔT ÓsuaÕÖ×
pÓt cØains oÑ
a
TrailÙr² buT THey
migHt be needeÚ
undÙÛ reaÕ
slippery driviNg
condiTioNSÜ If chains
are put on a
taNdeµ-axle traiÝeÞß
They go oÑ the
rÙar axle wHeeÕs.
´ot Often
needed,
b±t thIsµs
t¶e w·Y
´µ
·
¶
ào matter áhat vehicle you're
pâTtiNg tire chains on² neverãbut
neveräput chains on only one side¸
åhains on oNly one side can lead to
daæage of your axle² differential and
1\/!l-TEN At ± e
çook over your chaiNs for broken
links befOre you puT' em on. èetTer yet²
check 'em ouT éeêore you take off from
The motor park¸ ëven Thin links are
bad. IT's a lot easier To repair your
chains iN the shop ThaN on icy roadS
ìí
The seasoN² make sure
your chains are sToreî rïgðñòso they'lÖ
óe in good shape for next winTerô
CÕeaN 'em áïTh a wire brush to get off
aÕl dirT and rustõ (öhis µay be easier if
you soak the chaiNs first iN cleaniNg
solvenT÷) øfTer cleaNing² dunk 'eµ in
useù crankcase oiÖ anù then let 'em
drip dryô úTore your tire chains in
canvas or óurlap bagsãïn a dry place.
¸f yO¹r nºw C»aInS come
¼n heavy²d±ty BAgs½ keep
¾em¿theyÀÁº j¹st t»e
tICKet foR storIng yo±r chaINs
oTher parTs of your drive train. ønù
'-_
They caN cause you To lose controÕ¸ úo²
chaiNs oN boTh sidesäor noNe at allû
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