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I have heard that chains should only be used on the front tires, unless you are going to be on really soft ground. The reason stated is when in four wheel drive the front tires turn just a tad faster than the rear tires, causing the front tires to pull a little more than the rears. This puts less strain on the drive train as the rear tires are not pushing the front end along. Steering would be better on slippery going as the front tires would bit into the ground better.

My brother-in-law recently put a set of ice chains on the front of his compact Kubota to enhance traction. He mentioned that the smaller front tire chains were much less expensive than the chains for the larger rear tires.

Using chains on a Kubota L3130 Clearance
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by OldMizer

New here too. I have a Farmi winch that I purchased new in 1980 to use on a Ford 8N. The winch is now on my Kubota 3000DT. I have changed to cable a couple of times but that is it. I do not have any experience with the other brands but have looked at them closely when I could. Mine is non-hydraulic, runs off a PTO drive shaft.

There are rules that have to be followed when using a winch. Off angle pulling is one of them. You can break things if you have a hard pull more than 30 degrees each side off the back of the tractor. I use a snatch block for those off angle pulls or when I need to steer around an obstacle.

Logging winches match to tractor brands
Operating and Attachments
Replies 7 Post by OldMizer