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Old 05-16-2007, 06:06 AM
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have anyone ever used them?

check it out...

http://www.onspot.com/indhisfr.htm
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I didn't click the link but I know they are on a lot of school buses out in the NW. Even some in the midwest.


We thought about using them but it's a waste of money and weight IMO if you don't plan on running on those types of roads. If the roads are bad enough for chains, they're bad enough for us to park and watch movies.

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The Fire Dept. I was on years ago started using them, and they work really well as long as the snow is not too deep.
If the snow gets too deep, they don't like to laydown right. When we called the manufacturer to complain, they just said gun the throttle, and they'll laydown.
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I'm old school and I wouldn't trust them but that's just me.
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I'd rather have the standard chains. :P
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I jumped on this thread in February. My initial post is on page 6. I do not think OnSpot and Insta-Chain are the same company.


http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...r=asc&start=75
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My fire dept I volunteered at in Northern Virginia had them on all the trucks and meat wagons. They're great but you do have to maintain tire speed to get the chains to lay down. I heard they're designing a double chain set (two sets of chains spinning instead of just one set spinning per axle) to help increase traction.

For uses such as school buses/fire trucks/meat wagons they're good... for trucks IMO not so much. Old skool works... no need to reinvent the wheel (or chain in this case).

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