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When the snow piles up or ice starts glazing the road, these pewag chains give serious traction. The grooved square links cut in better than standard square or round links, and the ladder pattern grabs with each rotation to keep you moving forward. Whether it’s icy gravel or packed snow, the 5.6 mm (0.220") thick links dig deep so you can climb, descend, or pull through with confidence.
These chains are made from nickel manganese alloy steel that resists rust and stands up to hard use. The case-hardening process adds another layer of strength, creating a tough outer shell that fights off wear while the inner core flexes to handle stress without cracking. Ideal for repeated winter runs or rough off-road snow, they’re built to last season after season.
Each chain link is designed to wear evenly on both sides. When one side starts showing wear, just flip the chain over and you’re ready to go again. This simple feature extends their lifespan and keeps performance consistent in every kind of winter condition.
There’s nothing worse than a chain working itself loose halfway up a snowy hill. These manual-tension pewag chains don’t use cams, so there’s no risk of one popping open when you reverse or hit rough patches. Add rubber adjusters (sold separately) for an even tighter fit and steady grip mile after mile.
Covering tire sizes from 15" up to 22", this pair of pewag chains gives you versatility for different setups. Whether you’re headed into a snow zone, pulling a trailer, or tackling a steep rural driveway, these ladder-pattern chains deliver dependable bite and durability right when you need it most.
To determine whether you can use snow chains on your vehicle, or if they might affect your ABS/EPS functionality, consult your owner's manual.
These chains fit the following tire sizes:
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today in our 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 crew cab, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Pewag all squares snow tire chains, and that's going to be part number PWE2226S. The tire size we're going to be working with today is 285/65-R20. These Pewag chains have a ladder patterned design to them with square links and that's going to provide you with great traction through snow and ice. Their nickel manganese construction is going to make them durable and last a long time. These chains have a maximum speed rating of 30 miles per hour, and they come in a quantity of two with this nice carrying bag for easy storage.Now, that I've gone over some of those features. I'll go ahead and show you how they install.
The first thing you want to do before installing your chains is to lay them out flat like we have it. You want to make sure there's no kinks, twists, or tangles in it. You also want to make sure that these hooks are facing up because once we have our chains installed, it's going to be this flat side that rests against our tire, so that's going to help prevent any damage from occurring.Now, we're going to grab our chains by the middle and drag them over the top insides of our tire. Once you do that, you can go ahead and tuck the first rung under the front and back of the tire. To get our chains under our tire, we're going to have to go ahead and back up a bit.
So, you want to make sure that this slack right here is moved to the front side of our tire and if you needed to drive forward to do this, you would simply just make sure the slack is at the back of the tire.As you can see, there's no slack, so we're ready to back up.We're going to hook up the back of our chains first. We're behind our tire right now. We have this extra five links right here that we're going to choose from for the tightness of our chain. We'll start at number three, and see if we can get our hook around it. We can get it up and around like that.
Now, when we hook the front, you want to keep in mind how many links you went up when you hooked the back because you want to do the same length or within one. You could do the second, third, or fourth rung. We'll go ahead and start with the third and if we have to, we can go up more.We're going to take this hook and slide it through that link. We pull it up and under. So, we can see that's pretty loose, so let's try our fourth link.
As you can see, that's a little tighter. Once we slide that around, we're just going to fold it up and hook it on this extra link right here. As you can see, we do have a little bit of slack in our chains, and that's primarily because we don't have any cam tensioners around the perimeter of our chain. It's important to note that you can use a rubber adjuster to make sure they stay snug against your tire.You just want to spread it out as far as you can. Make sure to get it as much area as you can. As you can see, as I tighten it, the tension in the actual slack is going to come out. Now you can see, there is no slack. Once you've completed this process, you'll want to repeat it on the other side. If you have four wheel drive and you'd like another set, just use the same part number. There you have it for the Pewag all squares snow tire chains on our 2016 GMC Sierra 2500.
Ratings & Reviews
great product and a great web site they have what you need for towing and more
Just received them and test fitted them on my Falken Wildpeak AT3W 275/65R18 backtires. It was a tight fit, but they made it, plus the tires are brand new. Havent used them yet, but they seem well made.
Awesome chains, made in the U.S.A. no cheap import/sub-par chinese garbage. No need to say more.. Buy American
Have had these for less than a year and they're already cracked and rough-looking. Hoping this is just aesthetic but I'm afraid they're going to fail soon!
Just got chains, came when said they would. Put them on they fit fine and got good traction. First set of chains I have ordered for a pickup. They a little lighter weight than I expected. But other chains i have used have been on farm equipment and were made from heaver material. I wouldn't purchase anything lighter weight or cheaper than these unless your using them solely for on road use. On a 2018 Silverado 1500 18" wheels pickup the chains fit well, but you definitely need the chain tightening bunge or the chains do hit the fenders on the rear. Not the chains fault, just GM should have left more space between the rear wheels and the fenders.
the chains came the other day but it has been so cold that I haven't tried them to make sure these do fit.going to be warmer this week so I will try them on.
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