Tire Chains - Which do you like better?

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  1. Criminey Jade

    Criminey Jade Road Train Member

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    Has anyone used rubber tire chains on your trucks or just the steel chains? Do you think the rubber chains might hold up better over patches of bare asphalt? Are the rubber chains faster to put on or are they about the same?

    I still want to try Autosocks, but I think they're only legal in Colorado and Washington right now (and Washington's approval may be for cars only).
     
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  3. rockee

    rockee Road Train Member

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    I would imagine they would work pretty well for a short while but beings rubber is fairly pliable I could not see it standing up to ice, rocks, asphalt and concrete under something as heavy as trucks
     
  4. paul 1052

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    I just can't see rubber getting a decent bite into ice or snow like steel would... maybe there's something I'm not seeing.
     
  5. blairandgretchen

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    Never tried the rubber ones,

    Just used steel tonight, and tore up one set in about 200 miles - either way trucks and ice are rough.
     
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    Junk, I have chains in the box on the side of the frame of the truck, but they don't get moved much but to see how they are rusting away, I take them out every now and again and talk to them, but that is about all that they get from me, I don't install them I don't uninstall them, they are there like the chrome on the bumper for looks, I don't go into where I will need them to come out of. If they are needed in my line of travels I wait it out, there is not need for anyone to have to chain to continue their travels. There is not a load anywhere that can't wait till the roads are passable.
     
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  8. KW Cajun

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    These seem to be made strictly for 4 wheelers, plus I wouldn't want that design for anything close to a CMV.
    The cables appear to be no more than 1/8" diameter, at best. The rollers seem to mainly serve to extend the life of the cable within.
    Even if designed for a Class 8 CMV, I would think you'd have to have cables of at least 3/8" diameter, bare minimum.
    Additionally, the attachment points look weak, and like it would be easy for cables to pop out of them, in a heavy load braking situation, even on ice/snow.
     
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  10. Cetane+

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    Triples on all drives, and two axles of singles on the trailer. Goes anywhere that truck can ever go.
     
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