Snow chains for small class C
We make many trips year round to Yosemite. On occasion, chains are required to get in or out of the park. Once we get to the campground, we wait it out. We are required to carry chain during the wi...
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I tried on the chains today and they are a bit small for the tires. I could have bought the WS1707 for the same price but opted to believe the manufacturer's site.
The main problem is the tensioner--it is only 9" in diameter and don't know how that rubber is supposed to stretch to practically double its size!
I tried the chains on the car tires and they are a bit big--but seem like they will work and the tensioners stretch just enough to pull them taut.
I ordered the larger QG20069 tensioners today, another $17 invested in the chains now. These are supposed to be for semi's but they are only 15.75 inches in diameter. The "stretch" between the sides of the chains on my tires is about 20" so think the new ones will be less trouble to put on in the cold.
On the RV the tensioner looks extremely small:
But they hold the chains on the car pretty well.
These are meant to be put on without having to move the car. There is a cable on the back side that hooks together and the top and bottom are split so that the chains can be attached on the facing side. Then the tensioner holds it all together. They do need to be tightened again after a short drive though.
Don't think we will be using them that much just had to have them just in case. Nice that we can take them in the car too.
The main problem is the tensioner--it is only 9" in diameter and don't know how that rubber is supposed to stretch to practically double its size!
I tried the chains on the car tires and they are a bit big--but seem like they will work and the tensioners stretch just enough to pull them taut.
I ordered the larger QG20069 tensioners today, another $17 invested in the chains now. These are supposed to be for semi's but they are only 15.75 inches in diameter. The "stretch" between the sides of the chains on my tires is about 20" so think the new ones will be less trouble to put on in the cold.
On the RV the tensioner looks extremely small:
But they hold the chains on the car pretty well.
These are meant to be put on without having to move the car. There is a cable on the back side that hooks together and the top and bottom are split so that the chains can be attached on the facing side. Then the tensioner holds it all together. They do need to be tightened again after a short drive though.
Don't think we will be using them that much just had to have them just in case. Nice that we can take them in the car too.
