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From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Cable Chains
Message-ID: <508@ihuxk.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Dec-83 18:12:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  7 18:12:27 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Dec-83 07:49:28 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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Several mail order outfits, as well as the Sear's Catalog, advertize
"chains" made out of some kind of plastic, or teflon, or something.
I had a set for a Fiat Spider, and they work very well.  They consist
of plastic slats with metal studs on them, held together by nylon
cords (a slat about every 5 inches around the circumference of the tire.
They go on relatively easily.  With them I could drive through any snow or
ice that was low enough so that the Fiat body cleared the snow (~7 in.,
or more).  When a slat breakes (and they do, if you really spin the wheels)
repair kits are available from Sears, at a reasonable cost.  Like any chain
set, they will wear out pretty quickly if driven on dry roads at a high
speed (not to mention the buckboard ride).

Bob Schleicher
ihuxk!rs55611
Bell Labs, Naperville, Ill.