Thread: Snow Chains - D3/RRS

Originally Posted by Dougal

What size are your wheels and do they clear everything when turning?

The owner of the 20" tyred RRS I mentioned bought a pair of these from Thule:


Similar to the Landrover Spike Spyder chains, but half the price. These have nothing on the inner edge to interfere with suspension components.

I've seen some talk about these not being acceptable ('legal'?) at certain locations in Victoria such as Hotham? Does anyone know anymore about that?

I had a long conversation with the Mt Hotham rangers a couple of years ago, complete with swapping of photos etc to show them that their outdated policy of restricting chains to one particular type (diamond pattern, IIRC) had no basis in reality when dealing with modern 4WD's that couldn't fit them.

They eventually conceded the point and said they'd review the ruling, but I never heard back from them, and doubt they actually did anything.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by gghaggis

I had a long conversation with the Mt Hotham rangers a couple of years ago, complete with swapping of photos etc to show them that their outdated policy of restricting chains to one particular type (diamond pattern, IIRC) had no basis in reality when dealing with modern 4WD's that couldn't fit them.

They eventually conceded the point and said they'd review the ruling, but I never heard back from them, and doubt they actually did anything.

Cheers,

Gordon

A few years ago I again took my 1997 Prado, which I had bought new, up to the snow, and for the first time, they made me put its chains on. They are crazy up there. A member of our lodge has for years been putting on winter tyres on their Volvo 4WD for the snow season. Last year they made them put chains onto the winter tyres!!! Crazy ... And for that Prado, you put the chains on the back.

Originally Posted by Melbourne Park

A few years ago I again took my 1997 Prado, which I had bought new, up to the snow, and for the first time, they made me put its chains on. They are crazy up there. A member of our lodge has for years been putting on winter tyres on their Volvo 4WD for the snow season. Last year they made them put chains onto the winter tyres!!! Crazy ... And for that Prado, you put the chains on the back.

Not so crazy, haven't you seen so many disasters without chains.
No mater which vehicle, winter tyres are no substitute for chains.
Wait till you hit ice w/o chains and you'll know.
Even snow ploughs wear chains, enough said?

Look here
https://snowchains.co.uk/product/?br...RTS-SP-T&p=RTS

Originally Posted by Nicky

Look here
https://snowchains.co.uk/product/?br...RTS-SP-T&p=RTS

They don't look dissimilar in construction or price to the Konigs, but the trouble is the strut clearance with 275 tyres. 255s are /just/ narrow enough for conventional chains. Apparently. Tonight I'm going to try and put a pair of $180 Autotechnica easy fit chains (CA480) on the front of our RRS with 275/40/R20s just to satisfy myself I have to spend $450 to $700 for fancy chains and argue with alpine rangers about them!

Autotecnica CA490 fitted the back - just enough clearance to the compressor line - $150 on sale.
No go for the front, nothing but Thule K-Summit K66 will fit. RRP $780, best price bizarrely from LR, $657. Make time to get them to fit them too, for that money you deserve a laugh. Italian instructions...