Snow Chains

[taylor6632]

I've got a set of chains for my truck, i'm part of an organisation that assists the emergency services when it gets bad around the rural parts. I've only got one pair and have seen mixed info online about having them on front or rear, or some places saying you have to have them on every wheel.

Obviously a chain in all corners is good but at £60+ a set for my tyres i can't afford it. So is it best to have them on the front for steering traction and be in 4wd anyway?

[fudge]

well first of all i would have them on the front..

but as far as i was aware you were only allowed to use chains if there is enough snow to cover the hole road, and if the show thins out again you had to remove them.
aswell wouldnt a good set of At tyres be as good or better than a set of chains?

[4x4 bobby]

I found that my M/T Tyres got me through everything we had last year.

[fudge]

i also found my kl71's got me through everything that i could do.
and they are for sale (i know shameless sales plug)

[Drift]

Stick them on the drive wheels, as the Frontera is part time 4wd the rear wheels are the drive wheels most of the time.

[taylor6632]

I got my 33" muds to use yes and if i wasn't being depended upon to do things like taking nurses/paramedics to work or to house calls when it snows then i wouldn't bother with chains. Just as a precautionary thing mainly if i start to get stuck or it looks bad to get through. We only get a dusting down in dorset but it was busy last year apparently (i was up in uni so not doing the volunteering).

[Fatbaz]

From experience I've found AT's to be better in snow than muds but in either case I never got stuck just that the muds were a ittle more inclined to spin up. As for chains.. never ever given them a thought and still won't. If you want to add bits to you snow travel kit consider a set of snow socks as they are easier to fit and are road friendly.

If you got a decent set of muds or ATs I wouldn't bother with either.

Regards

Stuart

[igotababyfrontera]

I always thought chains were illegal in the UK as we don't have sufficient bad weather for them so they would tear up the road.
The socks were a road friendly replacement.

[Wilberforce]

Chains and studs aren't illegal by themselves bud, but as you say, anything that damages the road surface IS
As long as you make sure to remove them before that starts to happen then nothing wrong with keeping chains in case it gets really bad, and you never know in this country.

[igotababyfrontera]

Aah cool thanks for clearing that up.

[country_Est]

having done the 4x4 response bit in the past I wouldn't really recomend the chains for that, most of the issues is on the estate roads and the main roads are "usually" fairly clear, have never had issues that snow chains would of helped, but normaly you end up going from 2wd on the tarmac roads, to 4wd on the esate roads, and having to change the changes at about 15mins a time I wouldn't want to do that too often in 1 journey.

Trev