SNOW CHAIN comparison TEST - Which is the best?
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- Hi everyone! Join me today in the middle of nowhere to test some snow chains and other similar products. We'll try to find out if actual snow chains can be replaced by other similar products from China or not.
We'll take into consideration the reliability, the price, the ease of use and, of course, the increased grip.
Initially I planned to test 4 products, but the cheap snow chains were the wrong size and could not be fitted to the car. So only 3 products are tested in this episode.
If you wish to support the channel, you can follow the link and become a Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=26494467
Follow me here:
Facebook: / sergiu.gabor.youtube
Instagram: / sergiu.gabor
Twitter: / gabor_sergiu
Website: www.testedbysergiu.com
Contact me at:
sergiu.gabor.yt@gmail.com
Link to PEWAG snow chain install guide:
• pewag servo SUV ITALIA...
About the Rating:
At the end of the video, I thought that it would be a nice idea to have a rating for the products that I test. So, based on the general 5 star rating used all over, I made my rating to better suit my personality. The rating is based on my testing and my opinion of a specific product. It takes into consideration many factors like performance, reliability, availability and many other aspects which are essential to a consumer. Of course, some of these factors may not be applicable to other regions or demographics. As price is another factor in this rating, a product may be cheaper in other regions, rendering my rating as inadequate. In this case, you should reconsider if the product is suitable for you or not.
About the car:
The car used in this video is a 2017 Dacia Duster 1.5 dCi 4WD equipped with Continental Cross Contact LX AllSeason tires which had ~50% wear.
About the test:
Each product was tested the same, using approximately similar throttle so that the wheels would not spin and loose traction. The ESP (traction control) was ON, because during the test setup, it seemed like this provided the best results.
Video content:
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - Tested products and test setup
4:03 - Control test - 2WD AllSeason tires only
4:53 - Zip tie test
7:19 - TPU “snow chain” test
10:49 - Pewag snow chain test
12:48 - Conclusion
16:20 - Control test - 4WD AllSeason tires only
17:17 - Outro 
Авто/Мото
Love the totally legit, profesionally made licence plates
A word of warning about any product where the fitting strap goes through the wheel. Check that the straps do not foul the brake callipers. Some cars have very little clearance between the calliper and the wheel.
Good point - I had to get larger wheels when I upgraded my brakes and the clearance is very tight. Also, the spacing of the spokes can make even spacing of these impossible, which will make durability even worse
Quality of production 10/10. Informative 10/10. Entertaining 10/10. Came here looking for copper and found gold!
I understand you gave the "expensive chains" an X on affordability because they are the most expensive of the products tested, but remember that getting stuck and calling a tow will already negate any savings from a cheaper, but much less effective product. Buy the right thing once instead of buying the cheap thing over and over!
Yup, like everything else.
Or AAA, Lol! Premier of course
@@lisalee2885 if you are someplace with a cell signal or with 2 hours of AAA.
I am guessing this video isn’t the normal roads they you find yourself on either.
Yeah its really not worth risking your vehicle with a shitty product(and probably unlawful on many mountain passes)...its cheap when thinking about it as extra insurance.
This just goes to prove the old saying so true: "There is no cheaper than the expensive".
Thank you for your sacrifice of enduring the cold and snow to review these products so we don’t have to waste our time and money! The content was clear, unbiased, entertaining to watch and very helpful! Thanks so much!
I love your sense of humor! Your very practical tests were very informative. I hate metal tire chains, too, but it seems that’s what I’ll have to resort using on my ski trip.
Having spent a lot of my life off road in the snow, quality chains are a must. Also, it’s more work, but chain up all 4 and be in 4 wheel drive!! The heavier the vehicle with more ground clearance and narrower tires is also important. Too light of a vehicle, will stay on top of the snow and the chains will not dig into the ground.
whats the best for front drive sedan ?
Love this guy. He's just happy to be in the middle of nowhere.
Foarte bine punctat. O singura data am folosit lanțuri de zăpadă și am rămas impresionat cât de bine a reușit sa urce mașina. Felicitari.
Thanks for the great video. Real world tests like this are very useful. It was entertaining too!
Well done, I've been looking for this test for a long time. Very good review
Excellent video, thank you!! I really appreciate your scientific approach to testing; looking forward to more videos!
This video was beyond helpful. Thank you so much for making this!
some time ago I was thinking about zip-ties, I am glad that I forgot about it :)) .Thanks for your video :)
@@krisg822 8 bought similar ones in a shell station as I forgot my chains. 10€. But they feel more like rubber /soft plastic opposed to the hard plastic used here. I only put on one of them and got out. Sometimes you just need a little traction to get you going. It's similar to using a stick in your rims if you need to get out of mud.
Not that I would advise that this is a full replacement for traditional chains.
Zip ties work on a packed road but will not tolerate the spinning. Nylon rope tied around rims will work too.
tire4coin have best prices
abia a inceput videoclipul dar ma bucur enorm ca ai testat asa ceva. nu exista niciun material pe tema asta. felicitari!
tire4coin is best for tires
Great video. Actually, is so hard to find good independent reviews like this one!!! Thanks!!!
Most useful review of this kind I could find. Thank you!
This was a great video, great quality picture, and great quality content(layout and whatnot). Very well done
Bought this for my small back deck in the Eastern Sierra. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN We get A LOT of HEAVY snow so I was a bit skeptical but it was worth it! After the first storm of the year this has exceeded expectations! It throws snow very well, even 10-12” + that said the more it piles up the harder it is to maneuver the machine. It is exceptionally light weight and overall exactly what I was looking for. If you have a large amount of snow and a lot of area to clear, you may consider something with a drive engine to help maneuverability, but for decks, second stories, roofs etc, you can’t beat the light weight to great snow throwing ratio. Side note, the chute rotator is a bit flimsy and it initially didn’t seem to work, after a few uses it seems to have loosened up.
Foarte educatv videoclip-ul. Mulțumesc pentru comparație. Chiar nu mă mai gândesc să probez altceva în loc de lanțuri. S-a dovedit eficiența lor, clar. Succes in continuare.
Your results were exactly what I was expecting you to find. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.
A few years ago I bought a Chinese copy of these pewag chains, and they are wonderful: cheap, reliable and durable. They are both suitable for my Lacetti with 185/65/14 tires and the lada with 175/70/13 tires. If necessary, riding on chains on a fairly deep snow is fun. Because without chains Lacetti still behaves quite well in the snow,
but the old lada is completely hopeless.
This was great! Saved me money from buying the Chinese ones off of Amazon! The tried and true chains are the best! Thanks!👍
Yeah, theres a reason a lot of these easier solutions aren't listed as approved/legal for mountain passes; even studded tires on my pass don't count as replacements for chains in really severe conditions (all vehicles in winter going over the pass are required to have them in the trunk.) so for that reason I prefer studless snow tires for just snow and cables/chains for ice.
Studs belong on roads with packed down snow and ice not just mountain passes.
I'm surprised by the snow chains to be honest. I knew they were good, but i wasn't expecting such a big difference
You will be even more surprised when you try them in person. Here is my video about chains in fairly deep snow on an old rear-wheel drive car: ruclips.net/video/7qn-sLhCGgQ/видео.html
Chains turn almost any car into a rather powerful all-terrain vehicle!
@@jbnrusnya_should_be_punished Chains always worked!
@@jbnrusnya_should_be_punished Yep, used to take my 84 2WD Ford Ranger up hunting on the same back country sometimes snow or mud covered roads...throw the V-Bar chains on and that truck would go anywhere the guys in their jacked up 4x4s were going.
Many of today's cars, SUV's, and pickups don't have space for true chains so you are stuck with lesser quality cables but those do work they just don't last as long.
@@wildbill23c And two sets of chains on a diff locked jacked up 4X4 work even better
@@jbnrusnya_should_be_punished I wonder if Chains work in the Mud.
Good video. I bought a pair of those yellow cinch strap snow chains for my wife and I. they do work but they are not designed for deep snow. they are more for a surprise snow to help you get home. I still need good tires and common sense. Once again, great video.
OMG, this guy is awesome!
Very informative, thanks!
Very helpful. I just returned from a 7,500 foot / six-inch snow event in which I got stuck. Never again, LOL, and you have helped.
in Russia they say: I go where wolves are afraid to shit.))))))))))))
Thanks for video!!!
😂😂😂
Well if this isn't the most straight forward and convincing test/comparison video on a product I've ever seen. I was real close to get those yellow ones on Amazon but I'm gonna get some full on snow chains.
Thanks! Great video! Informative and fun to watch!
Thank you so much for doing this review! I’ve been doing research to find the best snow chains or alternatives to use and this was REALLY informative!!
Excellent video! I like your sense of humor 👍 thank you for sharing
Excellent comparison in the same location. Thanks for the effort.
Esti cel mai tare omule! Imi place content-ul tău.
This video stopped me from buying option 2 bracelets, which looked so great in the presentation.
Thank you!
Even though the fresh loose deep snow is not what you are going to face traveling through Alps in winter.
I would like to see how they work on asphalt with 2-3 centimetres of snow just 20 minutes after the snowstorm started. Inclination like 10-20°.
Great video! Keep up the good work
Very informative video sir. Still viewing but I appreciate the depth and extra cameras 🎥
Thank you for your work on this video, it is such a great video.
Thanks for this video - it was informative & amusing. I especially liked watching you try to catch increasingly heavy sets of chains. ;)
To be fair, some TPU chains may be better made & from better materials than the specific brand you happened to have - but they would probably also be somewhat more expensive.
I live in the US, & here I think most people would consider 130 Euros (about 150 USD at this writing) is about mid range for a reasonably set of snow chains. The cheapest chains I'd personally want to rely on run about $115 or so (roughly 100 Euro), and it's hard for most people who don't regularly drive in snow to justify spending much more than $200 (around 175 Euro) on a pair of chains. But then, the US and Romania are different places.
The traditional snow chains that you did not install are a major PITA to install, especially in the dark in snow. But they are the best of all your options, because they give the best traction
Honest and Informative Keep up the excellent reviews
I think this video was very informative THANKS MAN
GREAT VIDEO!! For the harsh winters in canada I always buy great studed tires like nokian hakka, and drive an awd car. I never needed chans.. Some mornings I have to push 3-4 feet of snow just to get out of my driveway..
Thanks for the demonstrations. I need something for my Tacoma to get out on the logging roads to the natural hotsprings. Cheers from BC, Canada
Thank you for your review, it was very helpful
Dude, Definitely appreciated the test. last example works best. Thanks. very helpful. i subscribed. yeah!!!!
Thank you for this test, i almost bought the zipties. U saved my money !
THANK YOU!! Great video!!
Great test, you helps us!!!💙
Great review! Thanks!
Thank you for testing these chain substitutes.
Excellent review. Now I understand what to buy.
i got my tires from tire4coin
James May approves of the car lol, definitely buying the zip ties to be used as zip ties lol
Thank you!!!! Great information - kept me from wasting money.
You can also improve traction a bit by letting pressure out of the tires. Just make sure you have a way to reinflate once you're back to clear roads. 10-25 PSI is sufficient.
While this is true in snow, most of the time on the road you will be dealing with ice. Letting out air will actually worsen traction on ice, as you have a larger surface area and therefor less pressure on the ice. Basically the opposite of spiked tires.
@@yeetandskeet which was why I said you'd need to reinflate once you hit the roads again.
My truck is 2wd. I run goodyear durations and air them down if it snows. I also throw some weight in the bed I never have a problem in the snow
@@leadnsteel1428 Come to Wyoming for a true test!
congrats! very nice review!
Thanks for the video, we have a lot of snow here in Spain these days, so this comparison video is very useful.
It was only missing in the video, the "blanket" or fabric style no chains. Thanks Sergiu! 😉👍👏👏
Is the Mexican food good in Spain? Is the salsa and tortillas there different than in Mexico?
Must be from all the global warming 😉
The great fact to remember is that you will rarely be putting chains on in good conditions. It will probably be dark, snowing and far from home, help or streetlights. You have a new subscriber.
Good test definitely and now I feel I made a bad decision when I bought the second test you did with the Chinese product. Maybe those wrap around would work fine with less snow on the ground or when not going on a steep road. Thank you.
Good video! Love the intro! Audio is a bit on the quiet side, though.
Keep those videos coming!
Nice video!
That TPU ones (one piece on each front wheel - FWD car) saved me this week on big ice hill ... but as you said it really isn't a long lasting product :-)
Subscribed.
Bro, you are awesome.
All the best from Denmark! Stay safe.
If snow chains haven't changed for so long its because they work like nothing else. If it aint broke and works well don't try to fix it.
Good point!
@@SergiuGabor the one thing that this ignores is that while they work and they aren't broke they are often difficult to install and often are damaged by use and living in an area with a lot of ice that requires you use them regularly. Something that lasts longer, works, and simplifies the installation, that would definitely be a good thing, for example what if you have an area where you go to bed and sometimes wake up it's snowing ice a wraparound may not work very well because your car cannot move well to install and drive over, so I sent style that will allow you to partially install, it's much nicer, however these styles often suffer from breaking much easier than the steel chains, as they are often flat with spikes or otherwise that breaks. I think a better approach is that if it isn't broken don't completely try to create something new but never stop improving
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing.
"less expensive than a new liver"...LOL. I had to subscribe to your channel for that bit of winter humour.
Nice, aștept cu nerăbdare testul cu curele-le de distribuție :)
When i was little and it was snowing really hard while we were on a trip my dad got out the car and did this to the tires. All this time i thought i imagined what i saw or imagined/dreamed the whole trip since my father hasnt been in my life since i was 6. After searching "snow spikes for tires" this finally solidified the fact that i wasnt dreaming!
I once had to go somewhere in my 4 wheel drive Ford Ranger in deep snow. I put bar reinforced tire chains on all four wheels. It would go in snow that was all the way to the tops of the fenders. There just is no substitute unless you go to some sort of tracks. In that case, get a Bombi or a Weasel.
Those "cheap chains" in a bag are truck style chains and are easy and quick to fit and removeand won't be as tangled as intimated. So long as they are kept tight (which is the secret of using any chains) they will out live and out perform any of the more fancy alternatives. Look for cam tensioners, but decent spider tensioners work fine and make sure of good steel quality (reputable manufacturers). They are also easy to repair - all chains eventually break. They weren't given enough attention here. Pity. As a former truck driver and UK resident of Scottish Highlands and used to working in the Lake District and Snowdonia, I speak with some experience. For more level terrain, socks and, even better, studded tyres (if legal) work very well. For UK residents, unfortunately, silly governmental capers have made obtaining decent chains more expensive, as European continental residents will be aware. Good video, though.
Ok, Sergiu, few obs:
1. Not only steel wheels can cut that plastic, but also "diamond cut" can have sharp edges, depending on each style.
2. I will NOT recommend under no circumstances to have anything tied up to the rims - especially if you have some after market ones. Minimum contact with the alloy is best.
3. You did not include in the video "tyres socks" or "huse" (in romanian). It would have been very nice to have a comparison since they're kind of different approach.
4. It is worth to mention that no insurance company will cover damage caused while using snow chains. So choose wisely when you buy it.
Tire socks are garbage. They have no traction on ice.
@@MG-ks1qg Depends on what sock you get, as multiple tests has shown.
Exactly what I wanna see, thanks for share
Bine facut si util review-ul!
This is super useful for me to pick my next set of snow chains
Thank you so much for doing this test. Now I know which products to avoid.
I absolutely agree with others, "expensive" chains are always worth the price when you consider the alternative, which is getting stuck in snow... or worse!
But honestly cheap snow chains aren't so difficult to install if you have the bare minimum of manual dexterity. Of course just reading the instructions for the first time once you're at -10° in a storm with knee-deep snow isn't the best policy...
Try and install them beforehand in a dry and warm place, and you'll be so much better off 😉
Excellent review video Thank you
you had found a great place to test the stuffs! thnx
I had bought those yellow ones on Amazon, but couldn't trust them so ended up getting a real snow chain. This video confirmed that I made the right decision. Thank you.
Your video was very helpful. Thank you.
Great Video, thanks for doing the test, I bought a good set of Snowchains a year ago and so far I have not had to use them, finger crossed, I am pleased I paid the extra money and bought Weissenfels, Awesome set of Chains.
Great job!Thank you very much.
You're funny I subbed. Greetings from Texas 😁
I am looking for emergency snow chain accessories as well bc of the storm LOL
thank u so much 4 this video.....i wish u did this video back in december because i bought the TPU "snow chains" and not only did it damage my car bad but it barely worked they broke and snapped off the wheel and wrapped around my axle...very bad......i bought some peerless auto trac snow chains for $90 still kicking myself for wasting money on the TPU
Omg thank god I went with chains. We just got about 7” of snow
The video explanation is very good. I bought this renhotecic brand Tire chain not long ago. It is easy to install and has a good anti-skid effect. If you have troubles with your car, you can try it.
Just looking at those 1st two product makes me laugh so hard. I wouldn't even waste money on junk. Just by watching your video. It has given me a ton of product to steer clear away from at all cost. Really helps me narrow down to quality product over junk products
I remember seeing tire chains on a car for the first time back in the 80's in Rocky IV when the Russian agents drove Balboa to the cabin out in no mans land. There is no substitute for metal chains when it comes to adding snow traction to tires.
Very helpful information, thank you
Looks like a fair testing procedure with a bit of humor thrown in. Nice.
Loved that license plate 😝😂
Dropped 120$ for chains at Les Schwab today..... I’m glad I got them, 7inches of snow
Great video! I’d like to see the cable chains tested. While I’m sure they won’t hold a candle to real chains, I’d be interested to see how they stand up to them.
I was having doubts on buying the plastic "chains" or the cloth ones. But after this video, it's clear to me that the steel chains will always be the top choice.
Thank you for such a Great video.
Great video!
LoL! " Go Home, son, You're Drunk"....... that was funny!
Wow, great video, really good job. You saved me from trying out the steaming pile of horse products from China. Nothing replaces a good set of chains.