AUTOSOCK 697 Size-697 Tire Chain Alternative

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If you can’t get your forearms into the space between the wheel and the wheel arch, fitting will be difficult. Well looked after, they have lasted well and were crucial one night in March 2013 in ensuring that I was able to drive my pregnant wife to hospital in the snow, in time to deliver our baby son safely.

Note that rear wheel drive and four wheel drive cars often have different size tyres front and back. During the same year, the AutoSock for Truck product range gained approval as a traction device by the CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) / USA.

Haven't yet had to use them but I did try fitting them and they seem very well made and are very easy to fit. The neighbours were getting ready to try and push me up the road and were amazed to see me drive off, up a relatively steep and very icy road with virtually no wheel spin.

They’re reusable, take up minimal storage space, and in many circumstances work better than winter tyres or snow chains. The BMW is more difficult to fit as there is much less clearance between the rear wheels and the wheel-arch. We use them in all our vehicles here, mostly for pulling pallets out of vans, but have never found anything better at trade shows here or abroad. Usually used for high quality parachutes, the inner fabric holds AutoSock in position, assures proper fit on the tire and supports the black elastic strap to reach its ideal position behind the tire for optimal tension. On the few occasions I have needed them they worked perfectly and got me over nasty packed snow that I would not have managed with out them.There are a surprising number of vehicles that cannot use traditional snowchains, the types that put chain on the inside of the wheel as well as on the tread. If you are travelling to the EU or the other countries listed, please check that your AutoSock have a sticker on the front of the bag which shows the certification details - ask us to send you one if this is missing. Bought them three winters ago, principally for use at our cottage in Skye, which is half-way up a hill off the road.