took a trip up Mt rainier today and learned that i need some tire chains (we don't believe in them back in the midwest) searched but didn't find any recommendations . i have 255/85/16s any help would be appreciated
tire chain recommendations
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Welcome to WA and I am happy to hear you head up to "The Mountain". I was up there the day before for a little bit of sledding time with the family. I might be blasted off this site but I use the cable chains that look like a ladder. Peerless is the brand, here is the link AND they sell them at Walmart for your tire size. These are not great chains for serious off-road fun but for around Western Washington and all of the National Parks out here in WA they work just fine.
http://www.scc-chain.com/tire-chain-finder/traction-product-choices/radial-chain/
They are quick to put on, usually don't even need a tension cord and grip well.
Have fun.
http://www.scc-chain.com/tire-chain-finder/traction-product-choices/radial-chain/
They are quick to put on, usually don't even need a tension cord and grip well.
Have fun.
x2 on the cables. Unless you will also use them off road no need for chains. I have used the cables before and like them much more, easier to install, lighter and do fine on ice and snow.
A even better product from Michelin is at this link; http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-9801000-Easy-Composite-Chain/dp/B0053UE2PG?tag=ihco-20
These keep in constant contact with the road. A bit more but a much better product...
A even better product from Michelin is at this link; http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-9801000-Easy-Composite-Chain/dp/B0053UE2PG?tag=ihco-20
These keep in constant contact with the road. A bit more but a much better product...
Tire chains are something that was used here in Iceland 20 years agowhen we had bad quality tires , they're only used on big rigs today , didn't even know they were used on smaller cars anymore
We have icy hills, and obstacles that would break stock axles if we were to fit them with 40" tires wheeling in the summer. I wish I had some footage of the cruiser going backwards down some of the hills at the last river shiver for you.
I bought 2 sets of those last year. http://www.rud.com/en-us/products/schneeketten/llkw/classic_v.html
I put two on the front tires and promptly ripped one of them to shreds. I replaced it with another one and within a 1/2 mile had broken two more.
I now have three trashed chains and one never used. I am in the process of dealing with RUD.
In all cases the light weight attachement chains and rubbers failed.
Other in my club have them and they worked fine. I installed them according to the supplied directions.
Hehe, you would know...
btw: I was just about to email you. The wife and I spent new years up on the mountain skiing. Instead of driving home, we went back down to that spot where we got stuck together to sleep in the back of the cruiser.
btw: I was just about to email you. The wife and I spent new years up on the mountain skiing. Instead of driving home, we went back down to that spot where we got stuck together to sleep in the back of the cruiser.
2 sets of Rud's and a winch? You must've gotten really stuck once or twice
Curious, what types of conditions were you using them in? I've used mine only a handful of times over the past 2 or so years. And only in the snow. No mud.
I usually take my time putting them on because I have read that the rubber portion of the chain can break easily in the cold with excess tension.
I usually take my time putting them on because I have read that the rubber portion of the chain can break easily in the cold with excess tension.
on road, no chains, off road, real chains, not the crap cables. cables don't bite in enough deep powder. real chains will act like paddles. if you are on serious ice, the v bar chains. cam locks are nice for dealing with, but a bit more expensive than the old school bungy tensioners.
We were up with a campfire watching the fireworks off Timberline.
It was a combination of deep, tracked snow and frozen gravel/rock on the steep uphills.
My tires are skinny by all standards and were not aired down. The tensionsing side chains are similar to those on a screen door. I broke several links. I also broke the rubber bungee on two of them.
In Wyoming, you are an dumb not to have a set of chains in your rig. I use two different types of chains. The front needs to have a little bit of slippage for turning, yet they need to be heavy duty.
http://www.tirechains.com/HEAVYTRUCK.htm
The rear can have a much more traction type of chain. The Aquiline tire chain is about the best you can buy.
http://www.aquilinetirechains.com/AquilineBrochure.pdf
If I chain up all 4 tires...I can easilly go through 4+ feet of snow with no issues.
http://www.tirechains.com/HEAVYTRUCK.htm
The rear can have a much more traction type of chain. The Aquiline tire chain is about the best you can buy.
http://www.aquilinetirechains.com/AquilineBrochure.pdf
If I chain up all 4 tires...I can easilly go through 4+ feet of snow with no issues.
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thanks for all the replays. i don't want the cables they just seem like there going to break. i will only need one set to be ok in the parks correct? i don't see me needing to chain all four wheels. it's still weird to me out here that people have chains and studded tires, back in the midwest we drove in the worst road conditions with nothing.
the worst conditions on a flat midwest road are easy compared to a crystalline covered off camber ice patch shelf road in the mountains
There is nothing slicker than a mountain un-maintained road 2 days after it has snowed. It becomes a packed sheet of ice. I've learned...it's eaiser to chain up. Once you get good at it, it takes only a couple of minutes...
I know you can't tell in this picture, but I was chained up. I tow this little trailer into my favorite hunting spot each year, and sometimes it is interesting to get it out. In this picture I had to shovel a good 100 yards to get a run way to make it up the hill. I only have to tow it about 5 miles down to the valley where I store it, but when it's snowy muddy and icy...chains on all four's is the only way out.
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This is another vehicle of mine breaking trail into the cabin each year...mind you this is mid June in Wyoming. Again, chains are the only way in...but I like it that way.
I know you can't tell in this picture, but I was chained up. I tow this little trailer into my favorite hunting spot each year, and sometimes it is interesting to get it out. In this picture I had to shovel a good 100 yards to get a run way to make it up the hill. I only have to tow it about 5 miles down to the valley where I store it, but when it's snowy muddy and icy...chains on all four's is the only way out.
This is another vehicle of mine breaking trail into the cabin each year...mind you this is mid June in Wyoming. Again, chains are the only way in...but I like it that way.
I found some big rig tire chains at work, for free. Cut them down to fit my 37s. Used them for the first time on New Years Day...huge improvement in traction when I finally put them on.
I was out the same weekend kevins truck was chewing up and spitting out those RUD's, they must not like the tall skinny tires, though a couple other fellas used them without issue. I think I would only consider them if I was looking for a highway usage chain on a wider tire, they will help off road but thats where the V-bars accel.