Video Transcript for A Closer Look at the pewag Dually Tire Chains with Cams

Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be talking about the Pewag Assisted Tension Tire Chains. Now we do have these on some duly tires today on our rear axle as what the manual recommends. If you are unsure if this is gonna fit your vehicle, then you can actually put in your vehicle's information into our fit guide, and make sure this is gonna work for you. Now, these are gonna be a great option for you if you're going through some moderate to heavier conditions of snow and ice. And what's really nice about them too is, they're a little bit easier to tighten compared to some other options out there.

So let's check 'em out. So with these chains, they are gonna come in a kit of two, and with the links specifically, they're gonna be a square link design. Now with a square link design, what I like about that is, it gives you a ton of more bite when it comes to breaking through ice and snow, so great for your moderate to heavier conditions. Now we're also gonna have these grooves cut into 'em and those grooves also do give it a little bit more traction compared to other square links out there. And you'll see that this is gonna connect here in the center because I know some duo chains just come in two separate ones.

These are gonna be one continuous chain that reaches across. I like that because it's less likely of you losing anything. And these are gonna be in a ladder pattern. Ladder patterns are great for giving you that initial traction when you're starting, and you're stopping so you're a bit safer on the road. And then here in the center, you notice this is fairly tight, and that's gonna because again, these cams help us out a bunch where after you're gonna have three of them here in the front, and then we're gonna have two on the inside.

But the way this works is, you have this tool in this very end that's kind of bent, this goes into this section, you turn it, it either loosens, we have a lot more slack now or it tightens up. Now even though we do have the cams on here, I do strongly encourage investing in some rubber, tensioners. Because what happens when you're driving down the road is, things are gonna shift. They're gonna move around a little bit, and when they do, they loosen up. And what these rubber tensioners do, they keep things nice and tight, even if they do loosen up.

Now these chains are gonna come in this light duty bag. You'll get two of these bags because the chains themselves are fairly large. Now if you're using these fairly consistently, they're probably gonna rip through this bag fairly soon after a few uses. So what I'd recommend doing is investing in a small tote or box to keep you chains in. So they just last longer, and they're just easier to manage too. Now when it comes to the installation process, it can be a little bit tricky, but we do talk about some tips and tricks to get this on a little bit easier. So let's check it out. So the first thing we wanna do when we get a chance is just inspect them. We wanna make sure there's no damages to 'em, nothing is tangled up, and everything's in the right orientation. And I'd recommend grab some gloves. They'll make this a little bit easier so you don't pinch your hands. And the orientation that we want this in is, you're gonna notice we have some hooks on here. We want these hooks facing up so they don't damage a tire because the way we're installing it today is, we're gonna drape the chains over the tires. And a method of doing that is actually to fold over one half of your chains starting from the inside, going over to the outside. Over. Once we get this all the way across, I'm gonna grab it kind of from the center, one hand here, the other hand at this point. And we're gonna drape it over the outside tire, point it over and back in across like this. With it laying at this point, we're gonna grab the top section now, and we're gonna drape it over the second tire. And then we can just go from this point kinda adjusting this chain to sit in the center of the tire, and that we have enough access on either side. Now there's a lot of different ways to make these connections through this chain. What I find easiest though is to grab a bungee cord or some type of longer item with the hook at the very end of it. And we're gonna start with the center hooks, and connect those. Pushing this through in between your two tires. You could also use your road re-tensioner, but this is a little bit larger. So if you do have a bungee cord, it's gonna be probably a little bit easier that way. I'll show you how I do it. So you're just gonna go underneath here. Again, I'm gonna push this between those two tires until it reaches the other side, and you can try to get it to latch on from over here. I just find it easier just to get up, and make that connection like this. Once you have that connection made, then we go back to the other side. And then we're just gonna pull this across. So it's pretty tight. We're gonna grab the hook from over here. There it is. And you're gonna grab onto one of these links. I find it a little bit easier to go to the the second link because I don't wanna make this too tight because we still gotta put on those other chains. If you find this is still a little bit loose, once you get those other two hooks here connected, we can come back through, and tighten that back up. But connecting these ones is a fairly simple process. You can start from the inside. I have to do that most times, but I'll show you how I do it on the front, since is a little bit easier to see as you can see there. Maybe to make of connection, We can try to get a little bit tighter. You just have to pull in fairly tight. I'll probably leave it like this for now though, just in case it's too tight on the backside. Now when you got that backside connected too, it's gonna be the same process. I'll come back through, and kind of pull on this so it feels fairly snug, and sometimes you might find some extra slack there. I'll see if I can get this on a little bit tighter. In this case, I was able to, so it's a good idea to just to double-check. And from here, I'm gonna grab our tool to tighten up these. So, I'm just gonna start at this point here, and work my way across. It's just gonna turn this about 90 degrees. This is feeling a little bit tight now. Now I'm just gonna do the same thing for this side on the inside. Now overall, I think this is a solid chain for most tires or vehicles out there because again, they're gonna be a quality product made by Pewag and they're gonna have plenty of traction since they are square links with grooves on top of them. But let's say you're doing a little bit more off-roading or you're not on as much pavement, then I'd recommend one by Titan Chain. They're gonna have some chains with B-bars on them. B-bars are super aggressive. They're great for again, off-roading. I wouldn't recommend 'em for pavement. So if you're going on pavement, go with these now. If you guys have any other questions, let us know here at etrailer. And if you do decide to go with these, let us know how they're working for you in either a comment or review. But again, I'm Matt. And thanks for watching.