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jay2578

Anyone use tyre socks?
« on: December 08, 2010, 09:29:42 PM »
As above, do you use them? What are your opinions?
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piper5

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Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 09:46:55 PM »
we have them on half the fleet at scottish gas they are brilliant on snow , ok on ice but they must be taken off when you reach tarmack
don't know what they cost but our front wheel drive vans were going places i would never have dreamt, the ones we have are tyre size specific and are held on with elastic they fit over like a landrover vinyl wheel cover.
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jay2578

Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2010, 09:52:32 PM »
They start at about ?40, and they do look pretty good where I saw them. As you say, tarmac is a killer for `em
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piper5

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Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2010, 06:06:40 PM »
we have had 2 vans rip brake pipes off with tyres socks today both were using them on tarmack after coming off the snow
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Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2010, 06:13:42 PM »
Innocent abroad I have never even heard of them,can someone provide a link
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jay2578

Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2010, 06:25:15 PM »
I just typed in vehicle tyre sock into my browser
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Stoddy

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Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2010, 09:15:01 PM »
They are sold in pairs and fitted to the driven wheels. They assist with tracksion for two wheel drive vehicles.  Not heard of anyone fitting them to a 4x4.  I would have thought a decent set of tyres on a landrover would be sufficient.  I bought a set for a van derived motorhome and they were ?65 for that tyre size.

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Re: Anyone use tyre socks?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2010, 11:06:58 AM »
supervisor at my work had 4 fitted to his rear drive lexus, and drove to work no bother even in the worst of it from west lothian. ave also seen a seat leon with a set on driveing up the shieldhill brae in the snow ok,  was only none 4x4 to make it.
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