Advice - Snow chains /slippers
Discussion
camel_landy said:
Firstly, only fit chains to the FRONT on the D3. Also chains can only be used on 19" rims (255) or smaller.
Personally, I use the bog standard Thule chains. They're approx £80 a pair, simple enough to fit and very effective.
M
ok mine are 255/55 R19's - the best i can see on the interweb is £229 for a pair...Personally, I use the bog standard Thule chains. They're approx £80 a pair, simple enough to fit and very effective.
M
camel_landy said:
Firstly, only fit chains to the FRONT on the D3. Also chains can only be used on 19" rims (255) or smaller.
Personally, I use the bog standard Thule chains. They're approx £80 a pair, simple enough to fit and very effective.
M
I'm intrigued, why?Personally, I use the bog standard Thule chains. They're approx £80 a pair, simple enough to fit and very effective.
M
Does that follow for all 4x4s? I picked up some french chains when I bought a set of winter tyres last year. Haven't used them but there are 4.
Sarge 4x4 said:
With good snow tyres on a D3 you should not need chains IMHO.
Only need them for recovering other stuck heavy vehicles.
I use Pewag on my Defender and the L/Cruiser.
I thought this but there are some quite narrow and steep hills near me and I want to get the family from A- B having narrowed the chance to have an 'off'.Only need them for recovering other stuck heavy vehicles.
I use Pewag on my Defender and the L/Cruiser.
Mr. Magoo said:
I would like a more convincing way of getting up and down the snow laden hills of kent should we get our regular winter dump.....
Whats best for a Disco 3 - don't want the Rolls Royce of snow chains and I think 2 on the rear will suffice....
Kent?Whats best for a Disco 3 - don't want the Rolls Royce of snow chains and I think 2 on the rear will suffice....
Hills?
And snow chains for a Disco??
Some M&S tyres will do perfectly fine me thinks.
Has anyone any general experience of snow chains v snow socks?
I have a baby due in mid-Feb so was looking into winter tyres but that is going to cost me around £800-£1000 by the time I have fitted some decent 18" ones or gone for decent 16" ones and bought steel rims and all the nuts. Bearing in mind if it is snowy I just generally wouldn't want to drive (not least because of the people slithering into you) and it is really with this single journey in mind, snow socks seem to be a good idea (or chains) but I have no experience, and don't know anyone who has, of snow socks. I guess there will be no time to faff to get them on so speed of fitting is important.
What kind of conditions are they ok in, presumably chains are much better for deeper snow?
I have a baby due in mid-Feb so was looking into winter tyres but that is going to cost me around £800-£1000 by the time I have fitted some decent 18" ones or gone for decent 16" ones and bought steel rims and all the nuts. Bearing in mind if it is snowy I just generally wouldn't want to drive (not least because of the people slithering into you) and it is really with this single journey in mind, snow socks seem to be a good idea (or chains) but I have no experience, and don't know anyone who has, of snow socks. I guess there will be no time to faff to get them on so speed of fitting is important.
What kind of conditions are they ok in, presumably chains are much better for deeper snow?
I've got 1 set of snow chains in the Disco, never been used.
Its been all over the Alps on normal road tyres and not struggled, even towing a caravan!
After playing in the Peaks a couple of winters ago and getting stuck in a ditch without the chains in the boot(my own fault!) it now sports M&S tyres all round - its unstoppable.
Even towing cars up steep hills from a dead stop its scrabbles a bit and then keeps going.
Not found a reason to use them yet.
Sandy.
Its been all over the Alps on normal road tyres and not struggled, even towing a caravan!
After playing in the Peaks a couple of winters ago and getting stuck in a ditch without the chains in the boot(my own fault!) it now sports M&S tyres all round - its unstoppable.
Even towing cars up steep hills from a dead stop its scrabbles a bit and then keeps going.
Not found a reason to use them yet.
Sandy.
camel_landy said:
That's coz it's wot it says in the manual... 
The use of chains on the rear does depend on the car but if you only had one pair, you would always fit them to the front (otherwise, how are you going to steer??).
M
I realise this is an LR discussion, but for info BMW 4x4s use chains on the rear according to the manual - my guess is that it's due to the torque split.The use of chains on the rear does depend on the car but if you only had one pair, you would always fit them to the front (otherwise, how are you going to steer??).
M
To the OP in 7 years of Alpine trips I've only ever needed chains once.
Ranger 6 said:
camel_landy said:
That's coz it's wot it says in the manual...
The use of chains on the rear does depend on the car but if you only had one pair, you would always fit them to the front (otherwise, how are you going to steer??).
M
I realise this is an LR discussion, but for info BMW 4x4s use chains on the rear according to the manual - my guess is that it's due to the torque split.The use of chains on the rear does depend on the car but if you only had one pair, you would always fit them to the front (otherwise, how are you going to steer??).
M
To the OP in 7 years of Alpine trips I've only ever needed chains once.
I'm the same... In the years that I've been driving to the Alps in winter, I've only ever once needed my snow chains. However, the one time I did need them, I REALLY needed them!!!! (Better to have and not want than want and not have...)
M
camel_landy said:
Hmmm... Interesting. I think I'd still want to have chains on the front as those are the wheels that do all the steering & braking!!
I'm the same... In the years that I've been driving to the Alps in winter, I've only ever once needed my snow chains. However, the one time I did need them, I REALLY needed them!!!! (Better to have and not want than want and not have...)
M
Having driven RWD with chains that 'trained' me as the chains obviously go on the driven wheels. I can understand your desire for steering and braking though, that's really rather important!!I'm the same... In the years that I've been driving to the Alps in winter, I've only ever once needed my snow chains. However, the one time I did need them, I REALLY needed them!!!! (Better to have and not want than want and not have...)
M
Completely agree on the Alpine chains experience - when stationary in the car it started sliding, I hoofed the brakes to supplement the handbrake and with all four wheels locked it kept going - luckily it 'wedged' to a stop and I got the chains on before serious damage occurred
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