Experienced motorists can give thousands of examples when mud, ice or deep snow prevent the successful completion of a trip. The power of the driving wheels is powerless in such situations - only a tug or a winch. After such unpleasant moments, some owners refuse to travel in bad weather, while others decide studded tires . However, there is another category of drivers who prefer to independently manufacture additional equipment to increase cross-country ability.
Alternative options
Automotive stores sell traction control bracelets - a worthy alternative to chain equipment.
They are distinguished by the possibility of quick installation and low price. But even here the engineering thought of our motorists does not stand still; they have skillfully learned to copy factory copies. Bracelets are the same homemade snow chains, but without longitudinal elements; their advantages are as follows:
- Ease of manufacture.
- Quick installation.
- High efficiency and reliability.
To make it you will need a modest kit:
- VAZ muffler mounting element made of rubber;
- bolts 40-60 mm long, washers and nuts;
- a tube with a diameter equal to the diameter of the bolt;
- steel chain with a diameter of at least 5-6 mm.
To equip wheels with standard sizes 195 and 205 mm, 4-5 meters of hardware products will be required. Stores also sell ready-made kits for self-assembly of bracelets, with the exception of Chinese kits, they are of fairly decent quality and inexpensive. It consists of:
- blanks;
- fastening accessories;
- sling;
- clamp lock.
The kit is easy to use, transported in a special case and does not take up much extra space. An important advantage of metal bracelets is the possibility of installation on wheels with disc brakes. And if you take into account the reviews, then owners of expensive foreign cars do not hesitate to use such devices, which also says a lot.
Climbing walls
And again we learn how to make climbing holds with our own hands. It’s not a fact that in the near future, given the political and economic situation in the region, we will need them (apparently there will be nowhere to spin them), but this does not prevent us from improving our combat skills for the future
