Driving in snow can be risky. Tire chains can give you much need traction and grip on the slippery surface.
Tire chains, snow chains, or skid chains are chains that are wrapped over the tire tread of car wheels to increase traction and grip in extreme winter conditions. There are varieties of car chains available on market but mostly they are designed in the form of the web which can be connected at the ends to make a circle around the tire. We need tire chains while traveling an elevated snowy area such as a mountain pass.
The universal rule for tire chains is to place them on the drive wheels. Either put tire chains on front wheels for front-wheel-drive cars; or put tire chains on rear wheels for rear-drive cars, or put tire chains on all four wheels for all-wheel drive/four-wheel drive cars.
Many laws and recommendations say that we should never drive exceeding speed more than 40 kmph with snow chains. But if someone exceeds this limit it can be risky for the life of both i.e. persons riding in the car and the car.
Tire chains are available in many wide ranges of variants. They have different material types, patterns, sizes, installation methods, styles, and designs. These are the key factors to make sure the tire chain fits and works well with the car. Consult the car’s manual for specific instructions.
These chains exactly look like a ladder when spread flat on the ground.
It has a flexible rail or tube interlaced through one of the sides of the tire chains.
It has rails or tubes on both sides of the tire chain mesh. One side contains a single-rail and the other side contains two rails.
The first and most important step is to consult the user manual of the car. Most tire chains are designed in such a way that they do not require any tools. The tools required to install tire chains are the appropriate types of tire chains, or maybe flashlights. This manual has specific instructions on usage and also contains several restrictions.
Ladder-type
Single rail type
Double rail type