How to Install Tire Chains Correctly, Tips, Tricks, and Safety!
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Great video. To the point and covers everything including putting the chains away in an orderly fashion so they aren’t tangled next time they are needed.
Thanks for the feedback and glad we could help!
pewag USA I’ve been throwing iron for 30 years on the Coquihalla hwy. ( high way thru hell) just nice to see it being taught the right way for a change.
It's so less stressful in a dry parking lot with new, clean chains compared to the side of the road, freezing your fingers and toes off in a storm with a Swift trailer sliding across the rumble strips towards you.
awwwwwww best feeling in the world. LOL
We at pewag agree Shadow Warrior, be safe out there!
Samuel I lmaoooo ur so right
Goofballs like you slide into the Swift trucks too!
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Really well done vid, thank you! I’m imagining applying the chains while in bad weather, and it makes me realize, even more, that truckers are a very hardy breed and are much admired.
Thank you so much ❤
Thanks for the nicely done video. It's hard to show every possible scenario and I like the way you did it. No "bleeps" either. Good job!
Thanks Vic!
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This is the best video I’ve seen and I used it for my Tacoma with 33” tires. Also thank you for the tip on what to do with the excess chain links that was an awesome tip
I’ve seen all the chain-up videos. This is the best.
Thanks Nube Toob, awesome name too!
i dont drive a truck or use chains, but this video was so efficient in its instruction and free of filler that i watched the whole thing...
Awesome, now you know how to chain up better than 90% of the people who actually drive trucks!
Thanks for the great teaching methods , I have never used any chains even thou i ran for a week or two during snow time On i-90 Pennsylvania to New York
I have watched a few videos of putting chains on. I have ag tractors with chains on to chore. One thing I haven't seen mentioned is put the chains on so that the crossbar hooks are not abraiding the tire- loop against the tire .
Peewag:
Been driving one year July, 2020. Never had any snow chain training in CDL School or when I became an employee of the company in with. It almost seems like everyone must already know how to clean-up, etc......Actually, the only thing my company mentioned about snow chains , was if it's cold enough for snow chains, "you need to go find a safe haven and wait for the weather to pass". That's the extent of training provided!! I'm glad I came across your video...👍
Thanks, let us know if you need anything else!
@An Austrian Painter And I think all car drivers should be able to change a tire, and demonstrate it before getting a driver's license.
Yes, you should know how to chain up. Should be required in ALL trucking schools. However, in 30 years of trucking ive only had to chain up 1 time, going over Donners pass. Was 80 degrees when we left Sacramento heading over towards Reno, NV. They made us chain up. Took 30 mins. Only needed them for like 3 or 5 miles, then made us take them off again. But your company is absolutely correct. if its that bad, park it and catch up on some sleep or something. Many people will disagree, but they chained up for free, cause you dont get paid for labor as a trucker. i sleep and still got the load there on time.
Drove doubles in Wyoming for two or three years before I chained up. Had to go down South Pass and of course got chicken skin but after 20 minutes I was glad I didn't have to ask another trucker how to do it. I guess they were on they didn't fly off?
Triple rails both drive axles will give u the best traction. I do it every night in the winter sometimes up to 5 times a night.
I hope you get paid properly for all of that work. None of that cpm pay for me if I had to do that like you.
My wife said UPS teaches them to drive the inside tire up on a board so you can put on the chains without needing to pull forward, only saves a few minutes but when you have to do it at least 10 times a day it really makes it easier
The best thing I found to do is to take one cross link off the chain at either ends of the chain. I have put them on in snow and mud without having to drive forward. works great.
I put my chains on the ground with the cams on the out side or farthermost from me. I found it's easier when I pick the chains up with two hands spread apart at the part closest to my feet, and I flop that side to the inside of the tire the cams will be on the outside and the dog paws will be facing outwards. In other words I lay the chains out in mirror image because when I flop then over onto the tire the chains will be in the correct position.
I often note that the spring tension set like you shown do not last very long. I simply use rubber bungee cords about 4" shorter than the tire diameter as I always have loads of them driving flat bed. I one is to long I just tie a knot or two in it and it works fine. Also with the loose chain that's left over, I wire tie it.. I keep a pair of side cutters right with the key and always a bag of 8" wire ties, however like you shown this is not mandatory. One company I worked for had old chains, and I'd wire the cams to the chain so they could not unlock. If I drove a little bit and the chains needed adjusting (and they usually did) I simply cut the tire tie, get another link or two, re tighten the cam and stick a wire tie or two to keep it held down. You were under the best of circumstances with this tutorial, and top notch gear. However, even with all my opinions and observations this was a really good demonstration and no one can go wrong using your method. Also a head band bright light on a hard hat light helps at night. I also have traveled at 45 MPH in deeper snow, but only 25 in light snow, ice bare road for long distances without problems. I also think that trucks do not chain up enough that they run in bad weather and then screw up the road. I can't tell you how often I've waited at the bottom of a hill because a tractor was not chained up and he was jackknifed from spinning. It's a little late to chain up when the truck is in that position and snow and ice are all caked up around it, not to mention dangerous.
CHP issues citations now...failure to obey traction control requirements....ie...did not chain up or lost more than one chain due to improper installation.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I always enjoy taking in other truckers advice and lessons whenever I can.
@@Kevnadian Every driver has his preference.... I use the bungee to control the left over chain links.
Never chained but learned it today, Thank you for taking time to give us some tips for the road.
Anyone who’s actually chained in the bad weather, when you need to, knows you never lay them flat prior. When you hang them up you make sure you do it in a manner you do not get twists. That way you can pull it off the rack the same way every time and put them directly on the tire.
When connecting the chain make sure you get it as tight as possible on the inside so when you tighten the cam locks on the outside it will make it so tight you won’t hit the underside of your trailer.
I lay my chairs down every single time before I put them on my tires.
@@crazyray4271 Let me guess, you never chain up so the only time you ever put them on was when you were learning how to chain? lol I run a dedicated route From Tacoma to Mountain Home AFB once a week, went of 2020-2021 was brutal. I changed up about 15 times during that winter.
@@aaronmeyers451 lol I chained 4 to 5 time a day throwing 8mm triples on. Not your dinky little 7 mm singles. 14 years in the bush in Northern British Columbia. When you're ready to learn how to really put chains on let me know.
Measure your inches, guys. Sack to tip.
Thanks for this video period it was really helpful today when I was chaining on the I-80 East
Ya know.....two minutes into this and this guy is FOS!!! Ten years in Alaska on the haul haulroad. 1st thing was the statement about the power divider. 2 no singles on the drivers unless it’s all you have. Bungees?!!! LOL!!!
You sound fun! FYI, most people use Singles
Some day someone is going to make a haul road across the Bering Straight and be top dog and call Ak drivers Almost the best there is. Safe trips to ya...from Wy
WM route manager-hey thanks for helping us with making this video,heres your 14 hour day to complete,get your ass out there and work!
Wow very good idea and fastest way to chain up tires....
If you have never been shown, it is a must for winter drivers. Not a big deal when done correctly.
Put a short bungee on the lower part of the tire to keep those chains from slipping forward or backward. When you're actually in chain installing conditions and it's just you.
Lol was a swamper on oilfield trucks, those chains would have been a dream.. we had 5/8 triples.. those things were great when they were packed with mud! Haha
Sounds Heavy
@@pewagTraction lol a tad
I was wondering if there are other videos, or maybe a website you could direct me to that would detail the effects of driving on a chain in some, or more, of the following 'for instance' situations:
•The chain is the wrong size for the tire.
•The chain is too tight or too loose.
•The chain is twisted.
•The chain is installed upside-down.
•The chain/hook/clasp/cam is damaged.
•The chain is being or has been driven on at excessive speed.
Although not completely necessary, images would be a big plus!
I've looked far and wide across the web, but I keep coming up empty on specifics, as far as being from an actual manufacturer's perspective.
I understand you actually test chains yourself. What experiences have you had when a chain fails? What kind of damage results?
I'm asking because I do chain instruction for my employer. I've been in the oilfield for going on 9 years, with 17 years OTR prior to this. The only failures I've ever had(knock on wood) have been 3 broken cross chains.
I'm well aware of all the 'hows.' I'd just like to have some reference to the 'whys.'
If I can explain the consequences of an incorrect procedure, and maybe even show some images of the resulting carnage, I'm sure it would tend to sink in a little more than the simple spoken word.
Thanks in advance!
Hey Louis, I'm not aware of a website or other videos that get into these instances, but I'm more than happy to discuss all of these with you. Call 1-800-445-2895 and ask for Luke.
Great video. Thank you from British Columbia. You Chauffuer, Bruce, Hollywood North.
Try this, carry a 20" length of 4 x 4 block. Run the INSIDE dual up on the block. Now you have a space to adjust the chain around the tire. Of all the videos I have watched, have not seen this method. They always want to put the block under the outside dual. This has worked great for me.
The trailer tire chain comes off on a semi while driver tires stay on . Same size tire , recomanded chains for drive and trailer .. however , lots of truckers keep having same issue ..and yes, the trailer tire looks different, more skinier.... for sure, I have to come with some other style to keep the chains on , maybe tighten them from inside or somethimg
West Virginia only buys your make of chains for Division of Highways they hold up well and we run them for days at a time
Appreciate it Ronald, we have worked with West Virginia for many years!
hi dear sir i am watching your vedio in sweden very easy to learn.
Hi Adil, that's awesome, we love Sweden
Austrian-American here... I pronounce Pewag as it's done in 🇦🇹🇩🇪!!!
This video explains everything in a simple to understand way. Thanks
This guy knows his stuff.
Lol no he doesn't sorry.
@@crazyray4271 ...but you do? sorry.
Such a great video and learned so much. Big Thank YOU
Nobody taught me how to put on chains but that's exactly what I figured out after doing it a few times. Good job. I guess I was doing it right chaining up 18 wheelers and a like and actually I did work for Waste Management up at Estes Park and I had to chain up all the time🐴
Sweet, we love Waste Management and Estes Park!
I always carried a couple blocks with me put it between cross bars made it easier and quicker your able to get the chain tight easier I pulled doubles was so much more fun on ice lol
This is aye 2016 video but it is well explained thanks for those triks and tool names .
I wanna see him toss a set of triples around like those light singles LOL
Now show us in a blizzard, with vehicles blasting by on the freeway, go ahead, squat down in that slushy shit.
Been there, done that, next video
The only thing wrong here is not freezing cold you’re not at the side of the road in the chain station with a bunch of snow packed. The chains aren’t wet and slippery and freezing and trucks aren’t changing aren’t zipping by you at 60 miles an hour.
Is how I seen truckers chain up is to lay the chain down on the parking lot then drive the truck up on the chain then bring them up and hook then together then go. They were chained up within 15 minutes up on Donner Pass. At that time I didn't know the first thing about chaining up.
Allan Hunter that only works in theory if everything is perfect, in our experience many times the driver drives on the side chain and can’t hook it without moving the truck multiple times. If that works for you, great!
I used to chain big rigs in Truckee CA going over Donner Pass. We drape them over the tire just like this video. Could be the DIY guys drive over them, I don't know. The guys who do this for money definitely drape them! Nice video.
Thank you for that bit of info about how to chain up. At the time I was just a dummy didn't know about how to's but I watched the other truckers and learned from them.
@@allanhunter2328 Everyone has their own ways. This way has always been the easiest for me. Be safe out there!
@@dynawobble Thanks, we agree, much easier to drape them.
Thank you you are a creator explained the subject in short and easy
That was a very educational video. Thank you for sharing this with the world 🌍
هل ستنفع هذه الطريقه بين الرمال في طريق كربه او ضمران القبيطه
Best chaining video I’ve seen
What good would looking for broken links do if you needed chains at that moment? Better look them over before winter if they are new to you.
Agreed, but some guys carry zip ties or bailing wire and will tie off the broken links instead of just whipping around
You were hard to hear. Too bad you werent in a quieter environment. But I heard some and could see your work. Thanks
Thanks 🙏
Cual es el diametro o espesor del eslabon ??
Going into trucking again next month where can I get that second cam lock you where using??
clear voice nice video thank you sir
This is one of those things I have never seen anyone do bc I live in the south and it never snows and if by some chance it does, it’ll be 70 the next day.
texas, now?
Try it when it’s dark snowing windy trucks and cars passing you all over good luck. Been there isn’t pretty
Dmitry N. We know it’s not fun, just trying to teach people how to put the on correct, be safe!
Dmitry N. auto socks
warriorblue63 😂😂😂
Where can I find that tire chain cam tool
Good to know in case it ever snows in Phoenix AZ!
You would be shocked to see how many chains we sell in Arizona, primarily Flagstaff but that still counts!
See what happened in Texas this week??? LOL.
Good job. Well done
The 103 multiarm bungee!
I like peawag best for how I chain and they last too
en el pavimento todo es más fácil!!!hay verlos en los lugares d los hechos!!!
Sandra Bertis Si, estamos de acuerdo
Thanks
I appreciate it , it's very helpful
Thanks 🙏 safe drive
Please mention over-speeding the rating, and the affect on the chain.
You are correct John, I should of mentioned that, recommended top speed is 35 MPH.
Great information! Thank you much
I've never heard a trucker say, ok, it is time to rotate the chains to the other side to prolong their life cycle.
What kind of truckers do you hang out with?
@@pewagTraction frac
@@CanadianBullFrog You are probably running studded chains then, thus you can't rotate them. Cheers Bull Frog!
If they are general service chains (without studs or V-bars), I've been known to completely dismantle my chains when they get too worn on one side, flip the crosslink connectors 180°, put everything back together and have the previously unused side of the crosslinks in contact with the road surface. Double the life of the chains!
@@louisbecker5941 I guess for non studded that makes sense. Around where I live mostly everyone uses studded.
Hey pwag, that tool box trick doesn't work the truck hits bumps and shifts the chains in the box.....just saying.
Snow chain for p/u are light and easy to put on the tire tractor chain are heavy and slow to put on.
Good work! 😊
Thanks for the info, very helpful.
Great explanation, but improve your camera work with close-ups!
Thank You
Get two 4x4 inch piece of wood 12 inches long...put behind inside drive tire. Back up truck onto wood. This will lift the outside tire 4 inches off the ground. Do both sides at once. Now you can easily put on both singles super tight without moving the truck. Singles are crap to put on in bad weather with snow on the ground...all these videos are in summer on bare pavement. Much worse to do when its storming with 5 inches of snow on the ground and is dark and minus 20...
So spend time shooting blocks of wood from under your tires when you could just roll on to them ?
Boys and Girls this is what YOU DONT do. If you do this method your chains will be loose less then 500 feet.
@@crazyray4271 Are you referring to the whole video, or the comment about 4 x 4 wood? And please explain why?
Nice
Great video god gab greeting!!
Thanks Ruben!
I have to do this in a water truck, in Alaska, … in the middle of winter.. in the mountains. Let me tell you it is not fun and wearing gloves makes it even harder. Not to mention it’s dark the entire time
Laugh out loud I agree with the last comment wish it was that nice when we chained up but no cold as shit trucks flying by everybody's in a hurry to chain up and run out we don't get dry Pavement in the big open Sunny area
Help!! My new tire chains are twisted but only on one side.. what the he’ll do I do!
It's like a puzzle, find the hook that has the twist and start there
great video ty
You are welcome!
Do you have a recommendation for single tire chain or doubles ( single wheel on your dually or cover both )? Do you have a preference which is better?
It's all about personal preference, but you definitely need to know what you are doing if you are throwing duals. Singles are much easier to install.
@@pewagTraction thanks. i ended up with doubles and i see what you mean by knowing what you are doing. But i've taken sometime each day to practice with them, (of course in a warm dry warehouse) so things are easier. Hopefully practice makes perfect
Why do you use hooks instead of boomers. And does your triples have cams on both sides or just 1 side.
Our Triples have cams on the inside as well, not needed on singles. If you buy our chains without cams, they come with "Boomers/ Levers" to tighten.
Chains add only 15% more traction than traction tires therefore they make a very dangerous situation into a merely dangerous situation. FMCSA regs require drivers not to drive in dangerous situations.
You are the captain of your ship.
You make the call.
But, I call 'Bullshit' on your 15% statement.
Cite your sources of Information, plz...
@@louisbecker5799 Yes, I'd like these sources as well, "Fake News"
Jeffry Gilbert How much experience to you really have with chains. My guess is limited.
My 85 yo boss with 40 trucks said they don't do anything. What in the world IDK
I think I need to do a video on chaining up. Nobody does a real good video.
Please send it over and I'll critique yours, LOL
A better video than the others but make better use of the camera. How some close ups.
It's too fast paced for me, too. You know how, I don't. ..I wish you people took the time to explain everything without looking like you need to start driving
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Where can I find a cam lock tool that you use?
Give us a call at 1-800-445-2895 and we can help you find a local dealer. I can't find any of our online retaliers selling these.
You didnt show what you did in the inside of the chain hook up
All you do is hook it, but try and stay even with the outside. Example, link on the 3rd link on the inside and not the 1st link on the outside, make them even.
Try to do all that at -40F windchill
Yes Vladimir, we understand, but try and do it when its 90 degrees, Very Hot!
Very informative. Kay?
MAKE SURE YOUR CHAINS R IN STALL RIGHT ! IF U CANT INSTALL CHAINS !>STAY OFF THE ROAD ! A FLIP OFF CHAIN WILL KILL SOME ONE! TIRE SIZES TO CHAIN SIZE ! READ !
I'm in for a world of shit.Otr first winter absolutely no experience in chaining up.First Day of Snow.any advise?
Fuck, same man
Have a safety vest, gloves, headlight, and do what I do!
pewag USA And don’t be afraid to ask for advice or help.
Be a doctor
Video installing a set of triples, in mud, in the rain! With out swearing!
This video is coming soon, can't promise without swearing though
Excellent video. Would have been even better if the engine wasn't on during most of it.
We agree it was shot in a live environment, the engine wasn't on but a loader was driving back and fourth the entire time
I like to chain up half way up the mountain.
I think I’ve seen you a couple times.😂
Hell. I'd be happy with just those meaty tires instead of the crappy highway retreads we put on our trucks.
Cam lock chains are for those who don't know how to put on chains. They never seemed to work well for those using them in the woods to haul logs.
Hi Steve, its more a personal preference, we sell a ton of our studded chains to loggers that think cams are the greatest invention on earth. Either way, we sell all of our chains with or without cams.
A good presentation just a pity about all the background noise. Difficult to hear what you say at times.
Yeah, we didn't anticipate the noise that day
@@pewagTraction
I watched IRT season 11 last week and the new driver got stressed out trying to fit chains in sub zero. Merely the lack of experience, she'd only been shown once.
Try that in snow lol
What is the life of a chain
400-500 miles on a dry road, Chinese chains last 32-37 miles on a dry road. Yes, I do the testing as well, makes for a long bumpy day.
U always drive forward not backwards, u can't always see whats behind u when there are other people also chaining up
Wrong, but good luck
You go the direction you can. If you are going uphill in snow when chaining then you roll back onto the chains. The chains do not care.
If you spin out you.....backerds
In this video looks easy but when there is a snow storm its going to be different situation.
We find it much easier in the summer!
Next time do your demonstration without truck traffic right next to you. That way we may be able to hear what you are saying 🙄.
Too much background noise