Tire Chains (Part 1 of 3)
Channel: Tim
Date: 2014-02-11

Several winters ago I got this idea to go out and pick up tire chains off the highways. What was initially a way of making extra cash turned into a study in why tire chains fail. All chains had the same failure points, and this helped me to better understand the proper way to install tire chains. This video sequence is in three parts: Part 1, in house discussion on how to install bungee cord on inside of wheel. Part 2, how to install cable chains to reduce failure probability. Part 3, Up a hill demonstration of how much abuse tire chains take, and why they must be secured properly. Part three will also include my utilization of the car's RPM to determine proper up-hill 'paddle wheel' speed. When on snow, or slushy snow, you "paddle wheel" to keep your car in motion. The term "paddle wheel" is a boating term, and is used to emphasize the greater than 1:1 ratio between paddle wheel and vehicle speed.