Winter car anti-skid --- Elecdeer anti-skid chain articles
Winter car anti-skid --- Elecdeer anti-skid chain articles
Winter driving anti-slip skills to help you get home safely!
The end of the year is approaching, and snowfalls have appeared in various places one after another. For drivers, snowy days in winter are the most prone to traffic accidents, and many accidents are mainly due to car skids, so how to prevent cars from skidding in winter? Let's take a look at some of the best ways to prevent skids in winter.
01 snow chain
Anti-skid chains are not something you can install as you want
Although the anti-skid chain is the No.1 in the "anti-skid" technique, the installation process is very particular, and if it is not done properly, it may damage the car body.
correct way
The first thing to check is whether your car is front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive, because the chain must be installed on the set of tires that will play the main role. Especially for automatic transmission models, it should also be noted that snow chains should be installed on both front or rear wheels at the same time. In addition, anti-skid chains also have sizes, so pay attention to choosing anti-skid chains that match the size of the wheels.
We all know that the driving of a vehicle depends on the friction between the tires and the ground, and on ice and snow roads, the friction between the tires and the ground is often very small, so how to increase the friction? Snow chains are one of the saviors, installed on the surface of the tires The anti-skid chains on the tires can instantly transform the tires into uneven off-road tires, greatly increasing the grip of the tires in the snow and helping the vehicle to drive normally in the snow.
In addition, which material of anti-skid chains to choose is also very important!
Anti-skid chains can be divided into three categories: iron chains, tendon anti-skid chains and rubber anti-skid chains.
iron chain
The iron chain is the most common and classic type (there are two kinds of rhombus and trapezoid). The advantage is that it is cheap and durable. But the disadvantage is that it is noisy, difficult to disassemble and assemble, and the weight of the iron chain is relatively large, which causes serious wear and tear on the tires when driving.
Beef tendon chain
This is a chemical mixture of PVC, PP, and PT. When opened, it looks like a scarf with several diamond-shaped patterns in the middle and several steel nails on it.
The advantage is that it is easy to install, as long as the anti-skid chains are laid flat on the ground, the car is slowly driven up and then picked up and fixed on the driving wheel, the disadvantage is that it is easy to break.
· Rubber chain
The shape of the rubber chain is basically similar to that of the beef tendon chain, but a tensile nylon thread is added to the rubber, so that it can have a stronger pulling force.
Although the appearance is similar to the tendon chain, the overall thickness and mesh shape of the material are significantly larger than the tendon chain. The advantage is less tire wear and strong friction, but the disadvantage is that the price is slightly expensive.
So how should anti-skid chains be chosen?
Ⅰ Look at the model
For general household cars, if you only go on ice and snow roads once in a while or not always, choosing steel anti-skid chains will cause greater damage to the car body and make more noise. The advantage of iron is that it is durable and has a good anti-skid effect. Compared with rubber anti-skid chains, it is more suitable for family cars, with low noise, convenient installation, and good anti-skid effect.
Heavy-duty trucks and off-road vehicles generally use steel anti-skid chains, which have a better anti-skid effect than rubber or beef tendon and are durable. After all, trucks are much heavier and more used than household cars. Of course, the price of snow chains for large trucks is also more expensive than that of small family cars.
Ⅱ Look at the brand
There are many types of automobile anti-skid chains, but many non-brand products do not have their own production technology, no unified testing standards, let alone after-sales service. Therefore, you should choose a big brand, reliable and mature anti-skid chain products.
Ⅲ Look at safety performance
At present, the production process of anti-skid chains on the market is generally very simple, and some nylon filaments are arranged in the chain body and side ropes of anti-skid chains, just like the manufacture of tires. Nylon filaments play the role of resistance and reinforcement. There are steel nails on the body for anti-slip effect. The tear resistance of this kind of anti-skid chain is doubled, and the safety is naturally doubled.