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When the roads are covered in snow or a thin layer of ice, these square link chains dig in to keep you moving forward. The smaller, uniform links bite consistently and give a smoother ride compared with rougher ladder styles. You get steady traction without the bouncy feel, so driving through deep or packed snow feels more controlled and predictable.
The diamond pattern design spreads the chain evenly across the tread for a more continuous grip. This layout helps the tires maintain traction through every rotation, even when turning or braking on icy roads. It’s the kind of setup that feels balanced and sure-footed on slick or uneven surfaces.
Getting chains snug on your tires doesn’t have to mean fumbling with loose parts. The integrated tensioners on these Konig chains let you pull them tight by hand—no tools needed. You simply tug the built-in adjusters to center and secure the chain. Since the tensioners are part of the chain, there’s nothing to lose or misplace when you’re working in the snow.
These chains are made from high-quality manganese nickel alloy steel for strength and longevity. The powder-coated side chain helps protect your wheel rims while the alloy steel stands up to moisture and road salt. This construction not only fights off rust but also holds up to repeated use season after season.
Designed for commercial trucks that need dependable winter performance, this pair of chains gives you the traction you need without taking up excess space. They require 5/8" of internal clearance and include a durable nylon bag for handy storage when the weather clears.
These chains fit the following tire sizes:
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Adam: Hi guys, it's Adam with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be looking at the Konig XB-16 series snow tire chains. These tire chains are going to come in handy to keep in the back of your pickup or in your SUV, RV, to get you out of those snowier, icier situations.What makes these XB series tire chains really, really easy, it has a built-in self-tensioner to basically keep your chains wrapped around your tire while you're going down the road.With most tire chains, basically what you've got to do is you've got to purchase a separate little piece to tension your chains to your tire, but in the XB series 16, basically it is all built-in, so it's just one piece and you just got to put it on real quick and get down the road.These tire chains are going to have a nice, even tire pattern all the way around your tire and it's going to distribute that chain surface to the ground evenly to get you stopped, started, and turning properly.These XB-16 series tire chains are going to be a D-link style made of hardened steel. These D-link style tire chains are going to be in the middle of your aggressive side V-bar style links being at your top most aggressive and your rounded link style at the very, very low end of that.These tire chains do come in a very, very nice, sturdy handling case. It's going to be easy to take them off and store them away without them getting tangled. Some of these snow tire chains have come in a little cloth bag, which rips over time.
This is a very sturdy case and they come in a pair of two and I'm going to show you how easy it is to install these on your vehicle.The first thing you're going to want to do before installing your tire chains is lay them all out flat, make sure there's no kinks in your links or any hang-ups anywhere.One thing you do want to note, you want to have this smooth side facing in towards your tire when you install.First thing you want to do is start fishing this cable to the front of your vehicle, behind your tire, trying to get it evenly distributed behind that tire.Then what you're going to want to do is, behind your tire, grab these cables and lock them into place. And while you're back here, grab your chains and start draping them over your tire, making sure that this little cross point right here is in the center of your tread.Once you have your tire chains in place, next thing you want to do, take this red hook and hook it onto the red link. Just like so.And the next thing we need to do is use the manual tensioning mechanism that's built in to the XB series, and basically all you do, you take the plastic part of your chain, pull back this hammer, fish it in there, and pull it as tight as you think is fit.Once that's done, Konig went ahead and gave us some red color coordinated clips and basically you just snap those into place and then find the right link to get the right amount of pressure. And as you can see, these are very tight on the tire, but we do recommend that you put it in drive, roll it over a couple times, and then come back out and just make sure that everything is just as tight as it was before.Well, that's going to do it for our Konig XB-16 series snow tire chains.
Ratings & Reviews
Paul C.
11/25/2016
Great! The chains are on standby in case I need them!
Kevin
1/23/2022
1 year follow-up: I used the chains on a recent road trip to a mountain snow elevation. They worked as a nice option for traveling through the mountains to get to the snow shoeing area in uncertain weather, but be sure to add extra time for the 30mph speed limit when using chains. The tension chain did seem a bit longloose on one of the tires, so I double backed to keep things tight. Not sure if thats necessary.
Brett
1/19/2023
The chains work great. Super fast and easy to install.
Merlin T.
12/1/2018
After a season where Ive been forced California to mount the Konig tire chains twice on almost a dry road I am very happy with the speed of mounting and the relatively quiet operation. They also show no signs of damage due to the dry roads.
John U.
11/27/2017
have not had to use them, but they fit both truck tire sizes and install quickly and easily
Todd
1/17/2025
The snow chains that we bought from etrailer saved our figurative skins on several occasions when we found ourselves caught in very icy weather. Once we figured out installation, it was actually a pretty easy process the second time around.
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Simon E.
2/17/2020
Unstoppable with these chains on