[VIDEO] How to Install Snow Chains

Edmunds video (1:43 min.) shows you how to install traction cables on a car in three steps

Dec 21, 2015

Despite the consumer-level equipment demonstrated in this video, it includes some sound practices to make sure you're safe and your equipment is protected when you need the extra traction that chains or cables provide. 

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