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exabrial
1269 days ago
Freaking cool, but maybe a slight projectile hazard?
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sparrish
1269 days ago
And likely beat the crap out of your undercarriage.
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tmoertel
1269 days ago
Related question: If the alignment of the rotating discs goes out, can these chains turn into undercarriage destroyers?
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Eddy_Viscosity2
1269 days ago
Looks like the tires causes them to rotate, they don't have motors. So if they aren't aligned and the chains can't get under the under the tires, then they won't spin and hit the undercarriage.
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Evidlo
1269 days ago
You'd probably hear the rattling and stop driving
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zeckalpha
1269 days ago
And rough on the pavement
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askvictor
1269 days ago
Possibly the opposite if they can be dis-engaged easily on sections without snow, where drivers would otherwise keep chains on
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zeckalpha
1263 days ago
I live in Minnesota which gets plenty of snow, and chains are banned on public roads.
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s1artibartfast
1269 days ago
Doesn't seem rougher than normal chains
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rtkwe
1269 days ago
Maybe slightly as the chain is slung under the tire so it's travelling faster than it would otherwise just being mounted onto the tire?
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chipsa
1269 days ago
The chain gets compressed between the tire and the ground. It can’t really have a much different speed than the tire itself.
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rtkwe
1268 days ago
I was thinking about the initial swing in.
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