Snow chains for Landcruiser tyres
 

Hello,

I'm trying to find some snow chains for BF Goodrich A T tyres 285/75 R16 on My Toyota Landcruiser 80 series.

I want them for on road driving occasional use say in Switzerland etc. where I believe they are a legal requirement, or possibly Morocco , but not for heavy off roading.

However I suppose the vehicle is fully kitted out and must be around 3000Kg and I wouldn't want one to break in the mountains!

I tried buying some from Rudd last year but their lighter ones would not have tightened and fitted the tyres as they wore down,( frustrating...), so their technical could only eventually suggest their heavy duty types, too expensive and bulky for me.

Anyone have experience?

Thanks

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you should be able to get them here , I got some for that size on my defender HTSH

Cooks Motor Spares Chesham shop and internet sales.

I'd be surprised if with those tyres and a loaded 80 you will actually need chains. Just lock the diffs and crawl through it. I had an 80 series with the same tyres towing 7.5ton truck through 8 inches of snow and wasn't any loss of traction at all.

But better to have them and not need them.

They are worth having , although havent used mine yet , including pulling a 44tonn artic uphill thru a foot of snow :thumbup1::smiliex:

they are a legal requirement at certain times of the year on certain roads in the Alps

4wd doesn't mean you won't crash, just that you'll be going faster when you do!:innocent:

I got cheap snow chains for my LR, one of them snapped and got twisted around the front axle and tore of the brake-pipe. doh

4WD doesn't help at all, when you drive downhill on an icey roads. Most accidents happens when you try to brake ?c?

yup, or on corners. It's not so much traction as grip you need (if you see the difference)

'ya canneee beat the laws a physics!!'

I've been held at French police roadblocks several times en route to our flat in the Alps and been told I must fit chains if I want to continue. Frustrating to have to get out of the Land Rover and grovel around in a pile of slush when we only have a few miles to go but the consequences of an icy corner and a 300m drop make it worth the effort. I never go out there now (other than in high summer) without chains in the luggage pile.

No matter what I do they never seem to fit properly and there's always a lot of banging and crashing so I try to get them off asap and almost never do more than about 15mph. As a rule of thumb on the L.R. I put them (only 1 set) on the uphill wheels so that's the front going up and the rear coming down. I've no idea whether that's right or not but it seems to work in practice. Our ordinary 2WD Mini just gets them on the driving wheels up or down.

Yes of course. 4wd just means you can get moving easier doesn't help you stop. But my point was that he most likely won't actually need to use them but seeing that they are a legal requirement he should have some but doesn't need to splash out on a super expensive set as in his case they are most probably just going to be there to satisfy the local laws.

I bought 2 pairs for my Landcruiser (same tyre size) from Toys4Cars Ltd about four years ago. Delivery was quick and they followed up in a business like manner when only one pair arrived and not two.

They are well made but seem fairly lightweight when compared with some you can get and I have never actually used them, but I am sure they would get you out of a difficult spot.

If your main concern is about being legal, they would be just the job.