Why don't they sell chains that attach in segments to holes in the rim?

[Williy]

On my pickup when I lived in Wisconsin I
put the chains on and used hog rings to
make sure the clasps did not come undone
I have seen bungee cords used to tighten
the chains and

willy

 

[oosik]

I found that upgrading to a much heavier tractor no longer required chains. HURRAH!!!

I see most of those "strap on" chains are called emergency. Designed to get a vehicle out of a single situation. Probably would not last long with continuous use.

 

[fishhead]

Chains like studded tires are pretty much needed here. I have found the place behind and drive forward method really works well. Then too a switch to euro style chains gave much better traction and ride with the side benefit of not wanting tight chans.

 

[rScotty]

When I first started putting chains on my tractor it was a wrestling match that ended with a heavy rubber tension tightener in the middle of the wheel to help hold them in position. They worked pretty good with a lot of grinding and clanking until something - usually something on the tensioner - came loose or broke.

As the years went on, I found that if I just took the trouble before the snow season to make the side chains fit right in the first place, the whole chain set became easier to mount, nothing broke, and the center tightener no longer necessary.
rScotty

 

[not2old]

When I was a kid, snow tires were a luxury we couldn't afford. Dad kept an old set of tires mounted on extra rims that were fitted with chains and kept in the trunk for use when needed. They were installed on the tire, tightened, and then had the tires filled with air to make them very secure. A 1953 extremely gutless Buick easily went through 2' deep fresh snow when my brother needed help delivering newspapers. Some others had chains that used leather belts that ran through the holes in the rims to secure them. Two sections of chain per belt and three or four to do the whole wheel. Dad didn't use those because he told me that they didn't last long and caused lots of damage when being thrown off.

 

[LouNY]

They do for short low speed distances;
here you go,
https://www.amazon.com/Chains-Emerg...ocphy=9004960&hvtargid=pla-584307701949&psc=1

 

[SmallChange]

here you go

Yes, this is definitely what I was asking about!

Now, these are for cars, and say they're just for short distances at low speed, just for emergencies. I wonder why? Perhaps it's because they are held on by fabric straps, which they may have done because people tend to have expensive decorative wheels on cars that they don't want scratched. On top of that, a car can easily go fast enough that a chain flailing around could do major damage including to other drivers.

I think if I were going to design something from scratch I'd make them entirely out of chain, and design mounting hooks into the wheel on the inner face, and an attachment point on the outer face of the wheel that includes tightening ability, such as a bolt you drive into the wheel. Nice and strong, so it's not breakable by use.