General Forum - Snow chains - anyone used them? - Page 1

Looking at snow socks myself. No clearance needed and by all accounts easier to get on and off. Also not sure what chains do toalloys, but imagine they might leave marks.

This item was edited on Saturday, 22nd October 2011, 19:31

I loved all the pictures last year of BMW and Merc's with snow chains on the front wheels
(One was even a BMW traffic car some tit had put them on!)

There are wee escape track things you can get now, asda doing a pair for about £8 that get you out if you get stuck. Won't help with normal driving but if you get stuck in a wee rut or channel it gets you over it.
Personally I just let my tyres down a bit in slippy conditions as that helps them grip, not recommended in normal conditions though!

Jimbo : oÞ

"There's that word again... is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull in the future?"

I've been very tempted to buy a set myself, but they have to be used in moderation. If you have a heavier car and drive with them on non-icy roads, they can damage the road surface which can lead to a fine. Also, if they're not a good fit, they can rip your tyres to shreds.

That said, earlier this year we closed the yard when it snowed, so I didn't need to drive anywhere anyway

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I'd go with the snow socks over chains.  I don't think our main roads have enough snow/ice to justify chains.  I've seen that pic Jimbo is talking about, hilarious! 

I lost my car down Chesterfield for 3 weeks 2 years ago because I couldn't get it out the hotel car park as it was on a hill.  The same year I parked it on my mates driveway and 2 days later when the ice had thawed it had slid a full cars length down the drive!  Inches from a wall.  Rear wheel, great in the dry, nightmare with a bit of bad weather.

i heard in some states, 
  in usa   is  band cause it cracks roads. but  not  sure if it applies in every state.

This item was edited on Sunday, 23rd October 2011, 13:31

They're not banned over here because we've never used them before. We don't get the horrendous winters that are more or less guaranteed in Canada and the northern US states. When we do get snow, the worst of is over in days and within 2 weeks what's left is melted. The main roads get gritted/salted, but it's the side roads that are left, which, oddly enough, is where 95% of the population live.

If they do become more widely used over here, they more than likely will bugger the roads up, so you can bet yer bum they'll be banned within a year

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We used to live in a house backing onto the south downs on a ridiculously steep hill, mum says we always kept snow chains in the car ready to be popped on whenever it started, coz it used to randomly snow any time from september til april if it suddenly started snowing, we couldn't get home or out of our house without them   Apparently they were very good...just a nuisance as as soon as you got out of our road and immediate area you had to stop and take them off again and the same on the way home


Seeing as we work so far away this year in a little village, I think we'll have to invest in some snow shoes or there'll be no work if it snows

stop being so tight buy a 4x4...  

the biggest issue with snow is not the grip/traction, it will be ground clearance, as unless you have a snow plough attachment, unless you are on a gritted roads you are going to get stuck anyway! 

I like many millions of others last december, said 'I am not risking my life or get damage to my car' so just stayed at home in a cosy bed  

Now Mr Cameron and all other prime ministers right back to Harold Wilston kept saying to us to do our bit for the UK economy, but we say 'get stuffed' and no longer get conned by their corny phrases.

PS...December figures for the UK Economy took a nose dive. Strike one against the bankers