When the road turns into solid ice, these V-bar studs — also called icebreakers — dig in deep. Each V-shaped cleat cuts through ice and hard-packed snow for real traction when things get slick. They give you the grip you need to climb hills, take off from a stop, or get down that long, icy driveway without spinning.
The ladder-style pattern gives sure traction when accelerating and braking. The cross chains run straight across, so every section of the tire gets solid contact with the snow. That layout helps the tires claw forward in deep snow and hold steady when you’re trying to slow down on packed surfaces.
Getting chains snug around your tires can be a hassle, but the built-in cam tighteners make it simple. Just turn each cam with the included wrench and the chain pulls tight. You can fine-tune the tension without fussing in the cold, and add optional rubber or chain adjusters for an even tighter hold.
These chains are built to handle repeated winter driving. The low-carbon steel links are strong and durable, and the zinc finish helps resist corrosion from road salt and moisture. You can count on them to stand up to the abuse of ice, snow, and slush from season to season.
With a link thickness of 0.312" (8 mm) and a 30 mph maximum speed rating, each pair is made for secure traction on paved snow routes. They come with a tote bag for storage and work on either front- or rear-wheel-drive setups, making them a dependable choice for tough winter conditions.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Adam: Hi everyone. Adam, etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Titan chain, snow tyre chains. So this does have a V bar style link, which is going to be the more aggressive style of your snow tyre chains. This is going to wear down a little bit more than some of your square shaped links, but it is going to give you superior traction to all of those. It may be a little rougher ride, but this is definitely going to get you out of those snowy or icy situations.
So this is going to be a ladder-pattern style tyre chain. Also, it is going to be made of a low carbon steel construction. It's going to last a decently long time and resist against rust and corrosion. Whenever you have these on, it's probably going to be soft on the roads. So having a nice, solid metal is definitely going to help it wear away.So, these do come in a pack of two, which have a decently sturdy canvas bag.
So for your all wheel drive and four wheel drive applications, you can just grab two sets on etrailer.com and it's going to be the same exact installation process on all four of your tyres. So the first thing we're going to want to do is lay out our chains and make sure there's no kinks in our links. Also, something to note, we want to make sure that the V-Bar is going to be facing out away from our tyre, and the open end here is going to be facing out as well. Once all that's done, we can try to grab the middle of our chains and drape them over our tyre.We'll make sure we get it nice and even. So now that we're back here, we're going to take our spare links here and our hook.
We're going to find a chain. I want to do the second closest, and then we're going to go around front and complete the connection. So around front, we're going to take our metal portion here, put it through a link and bend it over like so, it connects it to our spare link here. Now we can take our cam tensioner tool, put it into place and rotate this around to get that desired tightness.We don't have to do all of them, but I am going to do two here. We do have about four on this kit.
That should be pretty tight. So these cams did do a pretty good job at getting these chains nice and tight. And I only use two of them. There's two more that I could tighten down if we needed to get a little bit tighter, but if you want that added security and comfort, you can go on etrailer.com and purchase some of these rubber tensioners. And all you really need to do is just have the hooks facing out away from your tyres and then go on a diamond or star-pattern just across from each other to get them installed. That's something that you would like to have with your tyre chains. They don't come with them, but, we do sell them here at etrailer.com. Well, everyone, thanks for tuning in and taking a look at Titan chain, snow tyre chains..
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