Where's the rub? Cutting them to size with bolt cutters seems trivial and less painful than forking out a few hundred for a new set of four.
You sure have a special charm at times. I don't "need" to save a few hundred dollars, but I don't like wasting it. I could see how cams might complicate if the difference is large, but I've always used the rubber chain tensioners.
Dear charming, with the money you would have saved cutting used chains to size you could have bought a lot of chill pills. But I digress. Even when it is dark, cold, and snowy, I just lay the chains on the ground, back over them, and then connect the ends. Then I snap the rubber tensioners in place and go. You have to lay them out straight, but it isn't rocket science. Maybe someone can explain the pros-cons of cam vs no-cam for those of us who haven't felt the need to change what we've been doing.
It appears straight answers are tough for some... So do the cams give enough slack that you can connect the chain ends without moving the vehicle?With the Vbar cam locks Les Schwab will throw in thicker skin.
I have 2 sets for my Jeep but generally only put on the fronts. Drape them over hook um up and away you go. As long as they go back in the bags without twisting them up they come right back out the same way.
A chain tool can be handy at times when things go to shit.
Yep it’s the off season.
