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<blockquote data-quote="Arkansasdad" data-source="post: 1712373" data-attributes="member: 76766"><p>Where I live I use chains to get around in the winter. I will buy alloy chains for my trucks, these will wear longer, a lot longer and never buy chains without cams you will forever be tightening hooks, levers, boomers, bungees, baler wire or whatever you can find to keep them on and you will probably be driving only 20 mph on the highway so you don't sling them off. We seem to have been having more ice the last few years than I can remember in the past so I keep some v-bar chains for this. I don't use anything except cam type and have even added more cams on some chains in the past to make them tighter. When you put these on your tires make sure they are tight, I use a small boomer to hook the end link and a small "cheater pipe" to twist the cam wrench. If the chains pull down into the tire you know it is tight. I trim off the excess links so they are not loosely flying around, one is OK but more can cause damage. With these chains I will not drive over 55mph but I know people that do with no trouble. This how I used to chain up my wreckers for 18 wheeler recovery and it works fine. A set may last you ten years on a light truck. A set of good chains will probably run around $400 bucks for a light truck $900-$1200 for a truck but they are worth it compared to having to call me for a recovery which will probably cost more than a good set of chains. I have had many trips to tow folks that slung their chains off, breaking brake lines ripping fenders and tearing up CV joints plus being stranded 100 miles from town. Don't be to cheap as to cut costs and wind up with more than being stranded without communication. Just my experience...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arkansasdad, post: 1712373, member: 76766"] Where I live I use chains to get around in the winter. I will buy alloy chains for my trucks, these will wear longer, a lot longer and never buy chains without cams you will forever be tightening hooks, levers, boomers, bungees, baler wire or whatever you can find to keep them on and you will probably be driving only 20 mph on the highway so you don't sling them off. We seem to have been having more ice the last few years than I can remember in the past so I keep some v-bar chains for this. I don't use anything except cam type and have even added more cams on some chains in the past to make them tighter. When you put these on your tires make sure they are tight, I use a small boomer to hook the end link and a small "cheater pipe" to twist the cam wrench. If the chains pull down into the tire you know it is tight. I trim off the excess links so they are not loosely flying around, one is OK but more can cause damage. With these chains I will not drive over 55mph but I know people that do with no trouble. This how I used to chain up my wreckers for 18 wheeler recovery and it works fine. A set may last you ten years on a light truck. A set of good chains will probably run around $400 bucks for a light truck $900-$1200 for a truck but they are worth it compared to having to call me for a recovery which will probably cost more than a good set of chains. I have had many trips to tow folks that slung their chains off, breaking brake lines ripping fenders and tearing up CV joints plus being stranded 100 miles from town. Don't be to cheap as to cut costs and wind up with more than being stranded without communication. Just my experience... [/QUOTE]
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