Tips for chain install?

[Sportland_Bait]

I'm going to chain up my Polaris 500. They fit so tight it is a chore. Eventually I get them on. But is there a technique that makes it easier?

Jason

[Shane683]

I've heard it works to let some of the air out of the tires but haven't tried that. This year I put the chains on and got the clips set but they were not on the correct links so I drove it back and forth about 15 feet and then they hooked up easy.

[Dave S]

Letting the air out of the tires first will help a lot. Then refill after the chains are installed.

[harvey lee]

Yep, Lowe the air, chains on and repair. First time I put chains on they were like way lose until I was told to drop air pressure way down. Now it's and ea

Zy and quick chore

[Greenhornet84]

The fastest way for me is to pull the wheel off put chains on and then put back on. Taking air pressure down helps too

[guyonacouch]

I jack mine up so I can more easily get them evenly spaced around and underneath the tires. The hardest part for me when I put mine on is to get each set of bars evenly spaced - the clasps on the inside and outside of the wheel won't latch on mine until they are spaced out right. I've let air out too and that helps get them on, but the last couple years, I haven't done that because I found that once they are spaced evenly, they go on pretty easily. When I let the air out, they fit on too easily and I ended up with uneven bars and had to re-tarp strap them on the ice after they shifted and got too loose.

I don't have a Polaris, but I've heard to be careful with chains on the front because there is not a lot of clearance between the inside of the wheel and things to get the chains tangled up on.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I use a floor jack and let most of the air out of the tires. It takes me and a helper about 45 minutes to do all 4 wheels, and have everything secured.

I use good zip ties on any loose ends, and plenty of rubber bungees over the outside of the wheels.

[harvey lee]

Ditto on the zip ties and the rubber bungee's.

I only put the chains on the back and I have the front tires studded for the ice. I do not use mine all that much in the deep snow, more for pulling my house on the thinner ice during the early, thin ice period for getting my house or portable around.

Tha chains help pull great and the studs sure help with the turning.

if I were going to use the wheeler alot in the deep snow, then I would chain up the front end also.

[gunmunky]

I remove the tires, let some air out, install the chains (rolling them around some and then re-tightening if needed, then install them back on and air up. This is the easiest for me but what can I say, I'm lazy!

[huntnfish]

I normally let some air out if the tires and get the chains on. I never thought about taking the wheel off. That would be a whole lot easier to get everything straight and tight. I also bought some ATV chains tighteners at Fleet Farm and they work well. Basically a ring in the center with 4 spring going out to the tire chains on the outside of the wheel.