The video above^^^^^ looks like the chains were not fitting right to begin with and when buddy put the chain tighteners on, they just took up the slack until centrifugal force took over.....they have to fit tight or your just looking for trouble.
A broken chain almost cost me my life. I was around 17, went up the mountain, put chains on and continued up the hill, got messed up and tried turning around on a spot I shouldn't have, broke a chain and wrapped it around the axle, at the same time the truck went over the bank. 6-8" of snow, 3pm in the afternoon, start walking the 20 miles (40 km) down the mountain, starts snowing hard, made it to the bottom the next morning, but was walking through 2 ft of snow by then. Was cold for 2 days.
Lesson's learned....don't by cheap crap, buy once, cry once.....don't take chances that far from help.
my guess is that the guy in the video was driving faster than he should've been to begin with, and well, his tensioners probably gave out because of the speed and extended time of travel at those high rate of speeds.
Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.
It's not hard to figure out the problem in the video. Look at the cross links. They're flat as a pancake, just plain worn out. Icy or not, hard pavement wears chains out fast. Ice links are much thicker and will last longer even though they ride MUCH rougher.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
3:30 on the video he said... he just bought the chains at wallmart, they are brand new. They are just not vbar cross links, I use the same chains on one of my dually's.
He just hasn't fitted them properly for the job he wants them to do, and that is what happens. I use my spare tire and in my shop fit every chain so they are the same and don't slip.
Maybe he did just buy them but look at the pic at the bottom left. Those links are worn out. I wonder how many miles of bare road he ran them on that he's not telling about in the video.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Maybe he did just buy them but look at the pic at the bottom left. Those links are worn out. I wonder how many miles of bare road he ran them on that he's not telling about in the video.
I thought the same lol, in the video he is driving pretty fast too.
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