Driving Safely With Snow Chains | Explains

Snow and ice can even bring all-wheel-drive vehicles to a standstill. Snow chains can help. But what’s the right way to put them on? Improperly mounted snow chains can be a safety hazard.

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00:00 Introduction
01:30 Putting that chains on
02:17 Turn off DAS

[EndritVj]

Tip: After putting the chains on, drive for some 20 meters and then stop to check the chains again if they might need to be tightened some more.

[shaundixon]

Bought my first chains some years ago in Aldi for £20 . While waiting to pay an old man behind me said . “ take my advice and put them on and take them off a few times in good weather, don’t let first time be at side of road in a blizzard, after 1 mile get out and check/ tighten them, and don’t drive like you have chains on drive like you don’t” . The put them on and off I good weather was best advice

[christin]

“The instructions are almost as important as the chains themselves”

Let’s just put them on wet ground

[PotatoGunsRule]

I use a set of tire chains (steel links not cables) on my Honda Accord and I have found their effectiveness to be very impressive on icy or deep snow (14 inches of snow). I have gone through ditches and even through piled up snow by the plow to get around stuck 4x4 trucks.

Last winter I employed a hydraulic floor jack to put the chains on, first one front wheel and then the other. The jack cut my tire chain installation time down from 45 minutes for both to just 15 minutes for both. I'll do the same thing this year.

[atticstattic]

What's with the background music?
Did the rebels escape with the Death-star plans?

[shaundixon]

On first time chains actually needed in 3 inch snow I struggled on flat road till I reached petrol station on put them on forecourt. It drew lot of attention a crowd gathered. It snowed for 8 more hours till 8 inches which is rare for U.K. was only cab working in Leeds . They lasted about 100 miles untill disintegrated beyond use . Best £20 I ever spent earned £300

[Uzodesign]

Finally, I've seen the mythical snow chains. Not what I imagined them to look like.

[spiritkiller]

Lol, I live in California. The only thing I should be watching is what to do when your house and city is in fire.

[audreymadison]

It's the suspenseful background music for me.

[BYEBYE]

Wish I would have this kind of music to do mundane tasks.

[stutteringcris]

What if it is night... And rainy... And windy... And your dad is yelling at you to get back inside the car... This video isn't clear on that.

[danielmadden]

After you buy this, go home and do a test install on your car first, easier to learn at home then late at night in the dark in rain and freezing me, it's not that hard

[asdfghjklmnbvcxyqwertzuiop]

Read the manual before winter and practice in good weather. Putting it on when snowing is difficult. Greeting from Austria

[Thisisallwegot]

Never had to use them… I live in Alabama… If it snows here, everybody is amazed and taking pictures, we get the day off work, the highways are backed up bumper to bumper with abandoned vehicles, emergency services are put on hold, everybody’s power goes out, trees fall down everywhere, and the stores run out of milk and toilet paper…

[Paraclete]

What I learned from this instructions video:
Read the manufacturer's instructions.

[joewarrior]

Lived in SoCal all my life and always heard about snow chains but didn’t know how they looked like. I was imagining like actual wheel chains like in a bulldozer or tank...

[cbpwn]

i live in canada and ive never known anyone who has ever needed or even used snow chains.. unless youre going to the middle of the forest i just dont see the need

[GuildF]

do these ones not need to be driven forward to fit ? just slip over and clip on ?

[khadijagwen]

I drive a Subaru Forester and the dealer says NOT to use chains. But, being from here, I bought a pair for that vehicle. Mostly I just stay home in ice.

[lucafacheris]

Cool video! I have a 4x4 (AWD) with summer tires: based on your experience, would you strongly suggest to mount the tire chains on all wheels or not ? Thanks