Video Transcript for Glacier Tire Chains w/ Cam Tighteners Review

Adam: Hi, everyone. Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be talking about the Glacier Chains V-Bar Snow Tire Chains. So this is going to be a ladder patterns chain. So we are going to have little gaps in between each of these here, but what really stands these out from most is the fact that they have a V-Bar right here. This is going to be one of your more aggressive if not the most aggressive type chain that you can have.This is going to be something for extremely deep snow, something with ice, or something like that.

It is not only just a twist link, they actually integrate these V-Bars on top of that. So just imagine what a twist link would do. If you ever use those before. Just add two spikes per link, this thing will literally tear up any of that ice you may hit whenever you're going down the road. All of it is made of a steel construction, and it will resist against rust and corrosion over time.One negative thing about these V-Bars is just the fact that we have these two really sharp edges on all of these.

That's what's going to be hitting the ground first. So you might see a little bit more wear compared to some of your just square link or twist link style chains. So, one thing that I noticed when I put these chains on is we have four different cam tensioners. Some of the other ones that I've messed with in the past only have about three. So, that's just going to give you that extra amount of adjustability.If you have two vehicles that have this similar size tire, we might be able to use them on both with all that adjustability.

So first thing you guys really need to do before buying your chains is just figure out what size tire that you have. If you don't know it off the top of your head, I know I don't. It's actually right here right next to your rim. So it's going to be a series of numbers, they're going to be about three, then a group of two numbers, and then an R, and then the size of your rim.So when you go on our website and you have your vehicle and the fit guide, you go on there and you can actually have options for different tire sizes. So just click that and you'll be ready to go for the specific tire that you're needing to chain up.

They do come in a pair of two. So if you plan on putting this on an all-wheel drive vehicle or a four-wheel drive vehicle, something like that, just be sure to check your owner's manual and make sure that you're able to do that on both of the tires.Usually it's going to be the same size for front and back, but just obviously check, but it is going to be the same exact installation process on both sides. But one thing that we do get a lot of questions about is sometimes when you're in a really aggressive situation, a lot of snow, a lot of ice, but then the road starts clearing up. What we really need to do when that road starts clearing up, because these V-Bars are extremely aggressive. You probably should take those off after a while, because they will wear down relatively quickly in light conditions.So whether the roads are clearing up and you need to take them off, or the roads are getting bad and you need to put them on, it is really easy to just put them on and off. So let's just go ahead and show you guys how. So the first thing we want to do is lay out our chains and just take a couple of things into account. One, we want to make sure there's no kinks in our links or anything like that. And two, we just want to make sure that these cams are going to be on the outside of our tire. So once we get all that squared away, just kind of grab it in the middle and we can go ahead, and drape it over our tire.We want to make sure it's nice and even, and also I want to make sure there's an even amount of slack on the right and left. Once that's good, we can go around back and make a connection. So we are going to have a hook over here and some spare links on my end. What we're going to do since this is the first time, I don't know exactly which link is going to be best, but once you guys put these on, you'll pretty much know.I'm just going to go with not the last one, but the second to last. And I do honestly suggest putting these on before you get into this situation where you're actually going to need them, just so you don't run into any roadblocks. So now we can go around front and make another connection. So we're going to have our spare links here and our tensioner. I'm going to try to find the best one for it. That one works, but we'll see if we can get it to the next one up. Probably not. So I'm just going to pick this one and loop it into itself here.We've got a spare link, just hanging there. And that's what that's for. We don't have a whole. We have a decent amount of slack, but now we're going to go ahead and actually tighten our cams. So luckily we do have a tool that comes with our kit. We don't have to grab that separately, which is a plus. And we can go ahead and start with the cam. I want to start with this one here. Pretty simple, a little better. We can do more.Getting there. All right, we are pretty close, but I'm just going to go ahead to see if I can get this one tightened down too. All right. So I tightened down all of them and we really do have a decent fit here, but we do suggest grabbing a rubber tensioner and hooking that up as well. So this is what your rubber tensioner is going to look like. We do carry these at etrailer, but they don't come with the kit. So be sure when you buy your chains, grab some of these.All we really need to pay attention is just the hook. Just make sure it just faces out away from our rim. And then of course just be as symmetrical as we can. Once we get that on there, I'll move that. We do suggest that you guys roll over them a couple of times, let them settle into your tire and then come back out, check them. And if you got the right amount of tightness, you're ready to hit the road. Well everyone, that's just about it for a look at the Glacier Chains V-Bar Snow Tire Chains.