One of the must-haves for driving on ice and snow: snow chains, are they better made of iron or plastic?

It snows in winter, and the roads are blocked by ice and snow, which makes it difficult to drive, so many drivers think of buying a snow chain as an emergency, but they don’t know that there are many types of snow chains on the market, and the coach basically didn’t talk about the snow chains in the driving school. How to use it, I didn’t even mention it. This has led to many drivers who don’t understand anything. They know how to buy anti-skid chains but don’t know how to buy them. Today, the editor will briefly explain to you.

According to the structure, automobile anti-skid chains can be divided into two types: one is a cover-shaped iron anti-skid chain, which is more complicated to install, but the price is cheaper, and the other is the latest type of rubber tendon anti-skid chain, which can be installed Relatively simple, but the price is more expensive than the former. Let's analyze the performance and advantages of these two anti-skid chains

Iron chain anti-skid chain:

The use of iron chain anti-skid chains is mainly focused on large and heavy vehicles, with limited coverage, and it is also the cheapest type of anti-skid chains on the market. The advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance. Advantages: cheap. Disadvantages: loud noise, complicated disassembly and assembly, relatively heavy, serious tire wear, and even more chilling damage to the road surface.

Because the iron chain is fixed by steel wires on the front and back of the car tire, the iron chain exposed on the surface of the tire is free to move forward and backward. During the anti-skid process, the iron chain, the ground, and the tire move with each other, causing the car tire to be damaged. It's like a rasp. The shape of this iron chain has simple trapezoid and rhombus. The use effect of rhombus is better than that of trapezoid. The diamond-shaped iron chain has more fixed points than trapezoidal chain so it wears less tires. This iron anti-skid chain is now gradually withdrawing from the car supplies market and will be replaced by rubber anti-skid chains.

Rubber snow chains:

Rubber anti-skid chains are made of special rubber materials, which are wear-resistant, cold-resistant, tear-resistant, flex-resistant, corrosion-resistant, easy to store, and light in weight. They are easy to carry, easy to install, and save time and effort. The rubber anti-skid chains can be tightly wrapped on the tires without wearing the tires and the road surface, which can protect the tires and enhance the driving safety factor in winter.