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Hello everyone and welcome to the channel, this is a practical video and I want to talk to you about snow chains why they should be used, when, how they should be used and above all let's see how they are mounted in a very simple and fast way before continuing with the video I invite you to share the channel and subscribe and above all let me know what you think of the new shirt that I will use to make the videos with the Leicoltec logo let me know in the comments on Instagram, on Facebook what you think So, as anticipated, let's talk about snow chains, what are they? Snow chains are usually steel devices that are mounted around the tires of our car to help traction in difficult snow conditions, especially fresh snow if you have summer tires on board, but also if you have winter tires in particularly difficult situations So, first of all, there are many types of snow chains the ones you see here in this package are the classic 9mm rhombus there are also spider chains, canvas socks that are not homologated so these are the most widespread type for all self-chainable cars and some particularly tight sizes of the shirt also for non-chainable cars in any case you will find all the details on your car in the user manual So, first warning, when are snow chains used? Snow chains must be used in all conditions in which there is snow on the asphalt obviously if you have summer tires on board, so not designed for snowy driving such chains can also be used in the case of winter tires if the snowy coat is too dry or too important, the use of snow chains may be required in fact even those who have winter tires should have a couple of spare chains in the trunk they must be mounted obviously before a difficult situation in order to avoid creating chaos on the roads or dangerous situations Second point, where should the snow chains be mounted? Snow chains generally in cars with front or rear wheel drive must be mounted on the driving axle on the driving axle of your car so in the case like this, for example, front wheel drive on the two front wheels in the case you have a rear wheel drive on the two rear wheels making a mistake in mounting the chains in this way is equivalent to not having them absolutely useless so be careful where you mount your chains and if you have doubts, check the manual of your car for use and maintenance surely it will be written there small detail for all-wheel drive cars I made a video on all-wheel drive cars, I leave it at the top left and also in the description the case of all-wheel drive cars is much more delicate it is certainly prescribed in the best way in the manual of your car how to put the chains sometimes it is advisable to put them on all four wheels instead on all-wheel drive cars that prefer in normal situations one of the two axles maybe even only in that axis but anyway it is a too generic speech for safety, check the manual of your car third very important point how to choose the size of the chains to choose the size of the chains it is very important to know the size of your tires to do this, I made a video on tires, I always send it here in any case, it is important to read the size of the tire width, wheelbase, thickness and diameter of the rim for example, this car has 195, 55, 16 inch rim tires so you should try to mount a chain that is compatible with this rim the sizes of the chains are compatible with more tire sizes so let's say standard chain sizes can be mounted on different sizes of tires and rims different combinations you usually find a label in the box of the snow chains in this case divided by the inch of the rim so this will be compatible with rims ranging from 14 inches to 17 inches but with specific tire sizes so you have to choose the chain in the right way if it is too wide, the assembly will be loose so during the movement on the snow you will risk breaking the chains and especially to twist them around the axles and in any case they would not perform their function if they were too tight instead, you would have a lot of difficulty in the assembly they would be too tight and would not work at best and in any case it will probably be impossible to mount them in a situation with a lot of snow around it will be very difficult to mount them and in any case they do not work well obviously they are homologated and you will also risk a fine if they are not suitable for your tire size for many of you, perhaps mounting a chain will be a very complicated operation you would need to move the car back and forth on the road lose tens if not hours of time in the assembly and also risk freezing your hands in reality it is an operation that is done very quickly the chains can be mounted with the right technique even in 30, 20, 30 seconds always bring gloves with you because the hands on the steel and the chain with the cold and the snow in contact with the snow will freeze you personal experience, already tried so don't do it and let's see specifically how this type of chain is mounted which are the most widespread, the most suitable for traditional cars so we are here in front of the wheel first thing, let's open the package in the package you will always find the mounting instructions and some extra ties in case they have to be broken to adjust it you will find two chains in each package one for the right wheel and one for the other wheel first, first step extract one of the two chains from the package and arrange it in an orderly way on the floor with the orange side on the left obviously if there is very fresh snow, a lot of snow on the ground try to make room around the wheel smooth the ground a little so that it is easier for you the second step is to bring this side behind the wheel to get it out from this side of the tire in this way always bring this this will come out from this side pull the ties and the hooks a little especially this red one once you are in this situation the wheel obviously has to be perfectly straight bring the two ends of the chain closer and try to get them up until you can't attach them in this way here in this phase it must remain wide so here in the front of the tire second step, identify the hook in this case it is this one this hook usually has a different color from the rest of the ties and the chain and has a free end, that is, open available to hook with the other side at the same time from this side there is the other end join them in this way then once this part is hooked this part of the chain is brought hooked on the bottom of the tire so at the bottom of the wheel so that this is in this position after having held this hook here from the bottom and from this side the loop in which this part of the chain will pass simply pull with a little force let this red part pass around this loop here in such a way that I make a kind of cartwheel to pull and tighten the chain so let it pass in here and try to tighten with force obviously in this case the chain can be hooked to another free end but in this way it is obviously too wide so use this eye, let it pass in the middle pull with force don't be afraid this is a bit elastic and hook it to the opposite end so for example in this position and voila, the game is done as you can see the chain is very tight it is placed uniformly on the entire tire it will not move and it was mounted in a very short time if you watch the video maybe various passages you will lose a minute if you want to be exaggerated from when it is placed on the ground without the need to move the car forward this should not be done if you hear noise while driving maybe after a few kilometers of setting this hook could be loosened then unhook it and pull a little more with force and put it back in a position so that the chain is even tighter then precautions during driving with chains first of all do not exceed a speed of 50 km per hour on snowy ground if you are driving for example or it happens in the tunnels where the road surface is not snowy but the outside is obviously do not accelerate do not exceed a speed of 30, 20, 25, 30 km per hour as they give a lot of understeer to the suspension and could cause strong vibrations another precaution if you see that the car does not manage to face a slope or a road even with the chains on board do not force it do not go too fast to try to move the car forward because the chains would break obviously it happened to me because of inexperience and breaking it obviously risks to twist around the semi-axis of the wheel and then it will be really complicated to unravel it and lift it in addition to being able to cause damage moreover you will find yourself a car without chains in difficult conditions so anyway I advise you to bring a spare package but avoid these situations the wheels are perfect for driving on ice they give you a lot of safety with the front-wheel drive as in this case be careful of the behavior of the rear because the rear does not have chains and could obviously tend to oversteer in the narrowest curves so always drive carefully very clean, very gradual and still be careful of the movements of the rear on the contrary with a rear-wheel drive car with the chains behind to deal with curves with front wheels without chains it could be quite understeering so always very gradual on the gas and obviously on the steering obviously to disassemble the chains you proceed exactly in the opposite way you disconnect the last one this one you put it inside the eye and it comes out in this way I recommend before disconnecting this hook here obviously before disassembling it put the chain in a higher position otherwise the chain will not come off as easily before disconnecting this bring the part of the chain which is at the bottom of the wheel bring it forward so disconnect this disconnect this up here slide it and if the wheel rests on the chain send a little forward or back and extract it in this case obviously I did not move after using it when you get home it is advisable to clean it obviously if you wash it with water then dry it well otherwise they would rust very quickly remember gloves and that's all for this video I hope you liked it that it will be helpful in these winter months for any comment or curiosity I recommend write me in the comments below and on all the social channels of EICOLTECH EICOLTECH