AUTOSOCK 697 Size-697 Tire Chain Alternative

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I even tested them one day in the snow, I stopped on a steep hill in thick snow and pulled away in first gear. They do wear quite quickly so ours sit in their bag in the car (not taking up much room at all) for emergency use should there be an unexpected snowfall before the winter tyres have been fitted. Most of the copiers have copied the concept without understanding the engineering, doing it as cheaply as possible, which is why some copies don’t last as long and are prone to failure, e. These “hairs” penetrate the slippery water film and connect the tires directly to the surface (snow).

The media often make the mistake of assuming that all snow socks have the same performance as AutoSock, and may be used where AutoSock are approved for use as a snowchain alternative. I turned around and headed off into the moors, with no-one around to ask what on earth I was doing attempting such a journey in a clearly unsuitable car.

When they do get too holey, I WILL replace them - they are cheaper and more effective than snow tyres. I live on the side of a hill which can be a challenge when the snow appears and have struggled on several occasions. I loved them, I knew that no matter where I went, in whatever weather, my Ford Ka would get me home (and it did) in fact it got me where most 4x4 dared not pass!

I drive a rear wheel drive E class estate, terrible in the snow, the socks proved to be great, I would not be without them. The arranged fibres, used for the road contact fabric of AutoSock, facilitate the textile to absorb and ‘wick away’ any water between the ground and the tire, thereby maximizing the dry friction grip. 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. Fairly easy to fit the grip is amazing - we found ourselves able to go uphill on an uncleared hill in snow that had beaten a Discovery. Chains off course are more durable, but it takes a lot longer to fit them up, and good ones are very expensive, so if you change car and this has different tyres from your previous car, your expensive chains are no longer suitable.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. Each of these items is offered with the full guarantee as if it had been purchased new, unless we state otherwise. is the profile, the distance from the edge of the rim to the top of the tread (the tyre "wall") in mm, expressed as a percentage of the width, i.