29 Mile Road Suffern, New York 10901
As the winter was very icy last year, I found myself on my
Farmall Cub more and more. Despite wheel weights, chains and new
tires, it was ‘no go’ as far as traction was concerned.
What I needed was a set of studded snow tires! No go for those
either, at least not for wheels that were ‘Cub’ size. What
to do?
Make my own! With some trepidation, I set about measuring the
treads. It looked like I had a little more than an inch to play
with. My next problem was what to put in there? I decided to use a
by 1 inch hex lag screw. I drilled a small hole in the raised part
of the tread (using a stop on the bit, just in case) and I had my
son, Matt, grind off the sharp end of the screw just to be sure.
(The thought of all those sharp points looking at the tubes gave me
the Willies!!!) Well, with Matt grinding away and yours truly
drilling and then screwing the screws into the treads, the job was
done in no time. I used 78 screws per tire in a two/long lug,
one/short pattern. It worked!!
Traction was increased. (I haven’t gotten stuck yet!) And
the tires’ tubes are still holding their air.
Just thought I’d share this with you readers just in case
anyone else is in the same situation I used to be in.
