| | |  | Car | Home » » Security Chain Company ZT751 Super Z LT Light Truck and SUV Tire Traction Chain - Set of 2 | | | | | | | Description: | | Security Chain Company Super Z LT Light Truck and SUV Traction Chain is designed for virtually every type of use from passenger cars, SUVs to trucks, airport transporters, ATVs, garden tractor to snowblowers and forklift machines. | | | Features: | |
• Meets class S clearance requirements
• Fast and easy installation with included rubber tighteners
• Light truck and SUV application
• Durable
• For on road use
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 4.56 pounds | | Package Length:
| 17.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 14.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 38 reviews |
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18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 They workJan 26, 2009
By phillip anderson
I'm a rural carrier. I have driven through 100 miles, up and down the hills on the back roads, with 4 inches of snow on the roads with these on without a problem. Learn to put them on before it starts to get bad. I've gotten to where I can put on all four in 30 minutes. Just remember not to go too over 30 to 35 mph with them on. Otherwise you'll tear them, and your tires, up.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
So good, I bought a second pair for my 4X4Feb 04, 2011
By R. Brooks
"22Tango"
I purchased a 2010 Chevrolet 2500 4X4 last year and from previous experience of driving 4 wheel drive pickups as a civilian and in the Army, I knew 4x4s gave inexperienced drivers too much confidence in certain snow conditions, especially on roads having hidden layers of frozen ice underneath snow. I would have purchased 2 sets last year, but I read several bad reviews about the cables and decided just to try one pair. When my first set arrived, they were in use a few weeks after Amazon sent them.
I was very impressed with the ease of installing these compared to conventional heavy tire chains I've used in the past. I'm pretty darned decrepit but it was very easy installing these. I practiced first in my driveway on a "nice" warm day. It is a simple matter of laying the cables in front of or behind the tires on the ground and then pulling your vehicle directly over the cables and "draping" them on top of and over the tires and fastening a small hook on the back, and a "clog" like catch about the size of a pencil eraser on the outside. I have a torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder and bursitis in both shoulders as well as arthritis, and I was concerned when I ordered these from Amazon, if I would be able to install them by myself, but it literally (and figuratively) was a snap. The rubber tension bands easily connect on the outside and they snug the cables up tight on the tires.
When the first snow came last year, I found the cables worked like a charm on my farm. I used them hard-packed dirt roads covered in snow, in mud and slush and as well on the highway having both snow and ice. I was so impressed, I bought a second set to use on the front wheels. Today (exactly one year later), the second set was a life saver. (In the Army, we were trained to use chains on the front and the rear on 4x4s... and chains on all 4 wheels on a 4x4 makes a lot of difference in going forward, stopping and side-slip control and I'm glad I had these cables on all 4 wheels today! See my photo I shot on the day I wrote this review.)
I had to make an emergency run to a town 50 miles away (2-3-2011 in Central Texas) and the roads were mostly covered in two inch thick ice. In some places, there were patches of exposed asphalt and in other spots, large chunks of broken ice accumulations about the size of cinder blocks covered the road and I was concerned about damaging the cables. I made the 50 mile trip to town and 50 miles back and saw more than 40 vehicles (some were 4x4s) that had spun off into ditches or fences or off of culverts.
As I took the cables off this evening, they were easy to remove and I saw no evidence of damage, despite running them in the conditions I described above.
As per the instructions, I'll rinse these off with fresh water tomorrow morning and I'll spray them with WD-40 before putting them back in their plastic box.
In reading other unfavorable reviews about these chains, I can only imagine that people were driving faster than 30 miles per hour, or may not have installed the rubber tension bands correctly. The maker claims "Light Truck & SUV" and some of the people giving low opinions were running these on one-ton trucks pulling heavy trailers, not what these cables were designed for. I'd suggest that they invest in chains designed for heavier rigs. In reading complaints about these cables, I also might believe that there could have been some manufacturing defects in the crimping process where the cables bind at the ends or at junctions. China has some work to do in ensuring their products are made properly, but in my experience with these cables, I have no complaints. I'd suggest if you buy a set of these, look at the junctures (crimp connections) very carefully and if you see any frayed wires, contact Amazon for refund or replacement.
As for me, after my 100 mile "adventure" on two-inch thick ice and snow and driving partially on exposed asphalt, I am extremely impressed. They provided great traction, allowed me to slow down and/or stop easily and they offer a much smoother ride than conventional chains. I will be ordering a pair for my wife's Volkswagen Jetta. I'm sure she would be able to install them as easily as I was.
I'd like to add, avoid making tight turns on exposed asphalt with these because the stress-loads and torque factors might be too much for the multi-strand cables. Avoid rapid acceleration and do not "spin" your tires as one reviewer said he did. Mine never, ever failed to "bite" in snow, mud or ice and I can't understand why someone said he was "spinning" his tires while these were installed. These are not solid "bar chains" and thus if someone needs something that will never fail, get a heavy pair of conventional chains... I am totally delighted with the performance of these on my 4x4. Please see my picture, where I helped pull a driver out of a ditch while having these on my pickup.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Product for rear wheel drive vehiclesFeb 08, 2010
By American
I can't say enough how impressed I am with this product. The benefits all around out weigh the little cost of the product substantially. I live in the south east, so if it snows or freezing rain the city does not plow but major highways through town. I would recommend these for such occasions where areas of bad whether will literally shut your town down. Placing them on the tires was about as easy as it could possibly get. You do not even have to move the vehicle. It took me literally two minutes for each tire, and about the same removing. Once they were on my rear wheel drive Jeep handled the snow and ice perfectly. The rear tires never did spin and I always had traction.
If I had chains for the front tires as well I could have gone just about anywhere. It does make the ride a little loud and bumpy, but that's to be expected. As described by the manufacture it is not recommended for over 35 MPH. Nor would you in suchconditions anyway. I also would not use on streets that the snow has melted and only wet pavement is seen. These are perfect for the vehicle that does not do well in snow and for early morning drives to work in weather non-typical for your area. My neighbor was also so impressed with the design and the ease of putting them on, he ordered a pair for his wife and her rear wheel drive explorer.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
physical condition can hamper installation!Mar 22, 2010
By Galen A. Crandall Jr.
I was stuck with the rear of my truck (F150, 8cyl., long bed, extended cab, 2005, Curtis snow plow on front) in the ditch. One front wheel touching drive way. Opened new set of chains and with quite a bit of exertion (I'm 75, with some disability) managed to get one chain on the available wheel. In 4 wheel drive I eased the truck out of the ditch, put the other front wheel chain on, where they remained for the remainder of the winter. With the particular type of chain there's no problem running short distances. With old style of chains, where one has to drive on them, I'd have stayed stuck. I will be ordering another set to put on the rear. Common sense tells me that I should have tried the chains on when I got them but I ignored my common sense!
Galen
Perkinsville, VT
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Not DurableMar 01, 2010
By phrend
When I first got this product, I thought it was great - these "chains" go on so much easier than the kind that you have to lay out and drive on to... I've got a pick-up truck, and have used these "chains" about 6-10 times. My low rating is due to the fact that one of the cables is about to break (about 2 or 3 strands of the cable are holding it together, but it's not safe to use). The problem seems to be that the cable on the front and back side-wall is crimped in to these rectangular junction points and I'm guessing that when they crimped mine, they damaged the cable, because the cable is breaking right at the crimp point. I've had them for more than a year (the warranty period) but I'm going to contact the company to see if they will stand behind their product...
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