Snow chains increase the permeability of vehicles in difficult road conditions

Driving a car in the ice is very dangerous, so the drivers of transport began to "shoe" the wheels in the snow chains to overcome the icy sections of the road. Later they were used for off-road driving, including mud and snow.

Today, anti-skid chains for trucks are used to ensure the patency of complex forest and truck sections of the road. For the first time they began to be used in our country on timber trucks, export logs from harvesting sites not only to snowy, but also to rainy seasons. At that time it was easy, as it was necessary, to wind the wheels with chain sections, and there was no question of producing special devices.

However, Western entrepreneurs approached this issue somewhat differently: several modifications of the snow chains were developed and introduced into production, designed for different types of vehicles. There were models for individual road accidents, for example for driving on the rolled and on loose snow, or for congresses from ice hills. But impassability is the main problem of Russia, therefore snow chains for driving on clay and boggy soil are necessary at any time of the year.

Indeed, the passability of special equipment and any vehicles on the roads Increases, respectively, and the efficiency of cargo transportation increases due to the fact that on the driving wheels when driving on loose soil, sand, mud or clay snow chains are worn. The drivers' testimonies testify that it is beneficial to have their kit even for those who regularly travel on the highway and only occasionally have to leave the road to places where there are no roads.

Carrying two sets of rubber is very expensive, and when traveling to rest or hunting from 500 kilometers only 50 km, it may be necessary to ride through mud or snow. For this, it is not worth carrying mud or studded rubber with it, because it is much more economical and efficient to just get a chain of anti-skid from a small suitcase and in a matter of minutes easily install them on the driving axles, thus ensuring the same passableness as a tractor. After that, you will not be afraid of snowdrifts or wetlands. Manufacturers guarantee an increase in patency from three to ten times. It is also beneficial to use them with worn tires.

The material for making chains is alloy steel with the addition of titanium, chromium, and nickel. In order for snow chains to cut into the ground or icy ground, they are made of profiled, pointed metal. To install, you need to distribute the wheels around the circumference, and then smoothly drive them so that three-fourths of the chain is on the wheel. After that, you need to fix them from the inside of the wheel, and then with the outer tighten the lever. Time for this will not take more than five minutes. It is important to remember that it is necessary to establish chains in advance, and not during slipping.