Noob to Tire Chains - What's best? (1 Viewer)
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For the record, I just killed some serious time nerding out in tirechain.com
http://www.tirechain.com/31X10.50-15LT.htm
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Score some used semi chains and cut them down to fit. Works good on my 33x10.5's.
Think I paid 75$ for 4 chains...and they are BEEFY.
Think I paid 75$ for 4 chains...and they are BEEFY.
I bought 2 sets of the Rud Classic V. I broke the tightening chains and bungees the first time out on three of them. I was going up an icy, rocky steep slope at the time. The parts that broke were very light weight even though they were advertised on the rud site as suitable for SUV and 4x4 trucks.
The place I got them from offered to replace 1 pair with a heavier duty Chinese knock-off. I accepted but have yet to try them out.
Chains are very good on icy trails and help a lot in deep snow. They do have their limits though, like all of our mods.
The pics are of the broken chains.
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The place I got them from offered to replace 1 pair with a heavier duty Chinese knock-off. I accepted but have yet to try them out.
Chains are very good on icy trails and help a lot in deep snow. They do have their limits though, like all of our mods.
The pics are of the broken chains.
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FJ60Seth
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Alf - I needed them last winter driving out South Pass from Saline Valley. I was very glad I had them. I was aired down and, no surprise, the chains were little loose.
Wile E Coyote
Out in the streets, they call it murder!
I learned a little bit about snow chains in the last few years on my AZ hunting trips shod with mud tires ( my heavier-lugged mud tires blow in the snow)
X2 on the heavy trucker chains cut down. No, they aren't convenient like the RUD style, but they don't eat your fender wells as easily and even work well in greasy mud. Yep, mud. Saw more than one 'wheeler in South Am fitted with "snow" chains.
X2 on the heavy trucker chains cut down. No, they aren't convenient like the RUD style, but they don't eat your fender wells as easily and even work well in greasy mud. Yep, mud. Saw more than one 'wheeler in South Am fitted with "snow" chains.
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Thanks for the offer to borrow, Joey and Peter, but I think I'm just gonna buy a set to have. May never need them, but it's nice to have the backup.
Seth, I like those Heavy Duty ones. What about these?: http://www.tirechain.com/VBAR.htm
Seth, I like those Heavy Duty ones. What about these?: http://www.tirechain.com/VBAR.htm
I carry cable chains for just that reason- put them on once, to make sure they fit and that I knew how
to do it, and have yet to need them. But if I ever do something stupid and bury it, they're one
more tool in the back. Like the strap, the come- along, the kid brother...
Growing up poor in the Northeast, often we had to chain the 2wd Chebby pickup to get up the hill to
our house (it was a 3 mile long hill, but only gained 1000') simply because compact snow is
slippery if you don't have a limited slip diff, 4wd, snow tires or any weight in back.
Or any brains, in retrospect.
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to do it, and have yet to need them. But if I ever do something stupid and bury it, they're one
more tool in the back. Like the strap, the come- along, the kid brother...
Growing up poor in the Northeast, often we had to chain the 2wd Chebby pickup to get up the hill to
our house (it was a 3 mile long hill, but only gained 1000') simply because compact snow is
slippery if you don't have a limited slip diff, 4wd, snow tires or any weight in back.
Or any brains, in retrospect.
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You can tell a lot about chains by the ship weight.
Looks like what I bought from Tire Chains Required. They appear to be very burly and fit tight but I haven't used them yet to see if they hold up. The V-Bar aren't legal in many states because they tear up the roads. I figure if the weather is so crappy that I actually need them, then the HP will have other worries.
http://www.tirechainsrequired.com/c...0-50x15-wide-base-v-bar-single-tire-chain-cam
207-465-7276 - Amber helped me
Wherever you go, make sure you get something with tensioning cams. Otherwise they'll be flopping around and hammering your wheel wells.
Don't get this:
http://www.tirechainsrequired.com/products/0272i-0272i-spring-tire-chain-adjuster-light-truck
It's way too small. Pick up some 1/2 length bungees with plastic hooks from Grainger.
Yup. I got 4 "Super Single" semi chains. measured once, cut twice...fit perfectly now. I never used chains in CA, but here in Co they have come in very handy.
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Great pix, Pig -
Pighead's snow pictures would make the perfect Christmas card.
Sometimes Santa needs a pig, not a reindeer!
Sometimes Santa needs a pig, not a reindeer!
After reviewing this thread, and knowing I have the same chains as 45Kevin above, thinking of stepping up for a set of:
http://www.tirechainsrequired.com/c...0-50-15-wide-base-v-bar-single-tire-chain-cam
That's per chain, so $140 total. I like the cam tightener and the fact that it is a solid sized chain on the sidewall of the tire, and not the smaller links like on the pics of 45kevins (again, same set I have).
http://www.tirechainsrequired.com/c...0-50-15-wide-base-v-bar-single-tire-chain-cam
That's per chain, so $140 total. I like the cam tightener and the fact that it is a solid sized chain on the sidewall of the tire, and not the smaller links like on the pics of 45kevins (again, same set I have).
FJ60Seth
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For strictly of road I think those would be a great choice.
