Thule 12mm XG12 Pro Deluxe SUV/Crossover Snow Chain, Size 245 (Sold in pairs)

• New pattern chain design with double steel plates to increase grip and performance
• Patented self -tensioning and is self-centering automatically tightens the chains as you drive away
• 12mm inside tire offering tread clearance
• Hand-made in Italy with special material alloy plates and strengthening ribs for maximum grip and long extended chain life
• Total alloy rim protection

I received the chains three days prior to a surprise snow storm. I ran an errand an luckily threw the chains in my vehicle, because in order to get back home I had to chain up or I wouldn't have made it home. My vehicle is a rear wheel drive pickup, but I was going places that four wheel drive vehicles were having problems.
My first installation was baptism under fire. The hardest part of the installation is hooking the back hoop of the chains. You want to make sure your vehicle has enough clearance between the tire and the body to allow you to reach in and make the connection. The connection is easy, but if your clearances are tight you may have some problems. After the back hoop is connected the rest of the installation is very simple. Once you have the chains mounted and you move the vehicle forward or backwards the chains will true up as advertised and tighten because of the design. I don't think most women would like the back hoop hookup because their sleeves are going to pick up the dirtand grime from the tires as they make the connection. Thule supplies you with a piece of plastic as a ground protector for your clothes as well as long clear plastic gloves neither of which were very substantial particularly if it is windy as it was the day I had to chain up. I would recommend you by a kneeling foam pad from a nursery and keep it in your vehicle to keep your knees dry and figure your sleeves are going to get dirty. All in all though the best tire chains I have ever purchased. By the way I am over 70 years old.

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I almost didn't buy these chains because of the price, but I decided to drop the cash and give them a try. What a brilliant decision!

They install so easily and with the auto-tensioner, there's no more pulling some black circular rubber band thing and trying to hook it in 5 places along the chain. You hook the chains around the tire, slip the auto-tensioner piece through the hole until there is no slack and drive.

Taking off the chains is just as easy.

I feel sorry for the saps on the side of the road struggling with their chains, then end up paying some chain installer to help them out.