cable tie snow chains?
Discussion
Crusoe said:
The main issues here are, thats a push bike weighing approx 100kg, where a car on average weighs around 1500Kg, not to mention torque and if it hits the road once and grips the ties will just snap unless they're metal which obviously wouldn't be good for the tyre.Best solutions are generally the "carpet trick" which is essentially what happens to stuck desert vehicles, snow chains, or even the cords which come with those mini versions of tank straps that hauliers use wrapped around the wheel:
MarJay said:
I don't know why everyone is acting as if it is a completely dumb idea. It is a well known 'get you home' mod for motorcycles to tie pieces of string around the wheels which seems to be about as crazy.
Is it? I've had motorcycles for over 30 years and never heard of it. String you say? How long does a bit of string last?Leccy said:
Snoop Bagg said:
Crusoe said:
The main issues here are, thats a push bike weighing approx 100kg, where a car on average weighs around 1500Kg, not to mention torque and if it hits the road once and grips the ties will just snap unless they're metal which obviously wouldn't be good for the tyre.Presumably you are referring to one of those high-tech pig-iron bikes with the solid stone wheels?
MarJay said:
Leccy said:
Is it? I've had motorcycles for over 30 years and never heard of it. String you say? How long does a bit of string last?
Long enough in deep snow I'm told. Its in the RiDE magazine little book of motorcycling emergencies from a couple of years back, and I was told by various scottish bikers on internet forums.
rocksteadyeddie said:
Snoop Bagg said:
Crusoe said:
The main issues here are, thats a push bike weighing approx 100kg, where a car on average weighs around 1500Kg, not to mention torque and if it hits the road once and grips the ties will just snap unless they're metal which obviously wouldn't be good for the tyre.Presumably you are referring to one of those high-tech pig-iron bikes with the solid stone wheels?
I reckon a supersized tie-wrap inverted (so the teeth are facing outwards) on the rim (without tyre) would be pretty good. loads of them, mind.
Tie wraps and bubble wrap have the same addictive qualities, so I wouldn't mind however many it takes.
On a slightly more serious note, Tie wraps would fall apart on a tyre in seconds. Snow or not. They didn't hold up my exhaust very well, so driving on snow under the power of plastic tie wraps wouldn't inspire my confidence whilst sliding into oncoming traffic. "My driving is fine officer, it's just these damn tie-wraps".
Tie wraps and bubble wrap have the same addictive qualities, so I wouldn't mind however many it takes.
On a slightly more serious note, Tie wraps would fall apart on a tyre in seconds. Snow or not. They didn't hold up my exhaust very well, so driving on snow under the power of plastic tie wraps wouldn't inspire my confidence whilst sliding into oncoming traffic. "My driving is fine officer, it's just these damn tie-wraps".
Edited by LFO on Saturday 16th January 03:10
Crusoe said:
When I was a kid after coming back from a skiing holiday and seeing snow chains for the first time - I got (stole from dad) some very thick insultated copper wire and threaded it through my wheel as a above. Worked really well, but only going forwards - no sideways grip at-all.Somebloke on an E-Bay forum said:
a few years back I was stuck & didn't have any tyresocks (they'd worn out & we hardly got any snow here to justify buying any more!). I just happened to have a huge wad of very large cable ties that just happened to fall into my tool box.
I strapped a load around both front wheels (through the rim and around the tyre) to act as temporary chains - they really did the business although they quickly wore out as I reached the tarmac road but they really got me out of a spot.
Not that there's any snow where I am, anymore.I strapped a load around both front wheels (through the rim and around the tyre) to act as temporary chains - they really did the business although they quickly wore out as I reached the tarmac road but they really got me out of a spot.
rocksteadyeddie said:
Roo said:
Thinking about importing a load of this to sell next winter.
Does it work though? Looks like it could be one of those great ideas in theory that is utterly useless in practice. wolf1 said:
LFO said:
On a slightly more serious note, Tie wraps would fall apart on a tyre in seconds. Snow or not. They didn't hold up my exhaust very well
That's because exhausts get very hot and plastic has a tendency to melt when in contact with a hot surface. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff