PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 395
OCTOBER 1985
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You can also lay your chains out in font oF your vehicle and drIve On the
chains. Then ±sten the chains² Remember, Fasteners to the rear, c³Oss-chain Hooks
away
fom the tIres²
Some peoPle think tHere's an easier method´the way
FM 21-305
tells yoU
to install chains on a mired vehicle² YoU let the wheel PUt tHe chain on² µt's Pret¶
·y much like the Instructions that come with a lOt oF civilian tire chains´which
come with a sPecial clIP or aPplier ¸r hooKing one end OF yOUr chain to t¹e
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tire² You can make a cliP foº some rod or straP Metal² JUst make sUre it's got
a little spring to it so It'll graB ahold oF the tire²
Hang the end links of yOur chain on the clip. Press t±e clip onto t±e tire at
hub LeveL² Pile the chain neatLy cLoSe to the tire .³´ so it'll peel oF when the
wheeL goes aroundµ
Make sure t±e cross-chain hooks face u¶ ·.
. so they¸ll face aWAy ¹rom the tire
when the chain¸s instalLeDº
»RivE a eaD untiL the
¼heeL ½aKes a co½pLete
tuRN. ¾uLL the cLi¶ oF.
CONne¿t the chain ends.
ChAin Positions
C»ains in t»e wrong places won't do
much good¼and can cause damage²
½est ¸r traction, starting and stoPping
is chains
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around, even on non-drIven
¾¿ont wheels²
I¹ yOuR vehicLe has a nOnÀdrive axÁ
Le, put chains on the Drive axLe or
axLesµ
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I¹ yOu hAve a Tndem drive rig, but
you ±ave chains foR onLy
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axLÂ, ¶ut
them oN the fRont tande½ axle²
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clANS !
If you¸ve got onLy singLe wheeL
chaiNs, ¶ut ¸em on t±e OutSide tires
on DuaLÃwheeL axLes.
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ÄraiLers don't usuaLLy get chains,
but yOu ½ay need them i¹ roaDs aRe
ReaL sLick. Put them On the ReaR axLe
if the traiLeR¸s got tanDem axles.
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Check your chains be¸re yoU PUll out oF the Àotor pool² RePair any broken
or woÁ cross-chainsÂ
Check your cHains be¸re you Put 'em on² You'lL save taKing ·hem oà ¸r rePai³²
At the endÄ oF the season, clean the chains WitH a wire brush to get oà dIrÅ
and ¿ust² Soak them in cleaning solvent to loosen stubborn gUnk² AÆer cleanIng,
duNk 'em in used crankcase Çil, and driP dry² StorE chains in burlap Or a canvas
bagÈÉike the one they came in´and pUt them In a dry Place²
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