How to use old tires to increase the patency of the car in the snow

Now, in order to increase patency in the snow, many car owners put chains or bracelets on their wheels. But they are expensive, and you can’t drive on asphalt like that. And experienced drivers use special "string bags", which young helmsmen have not even heard of. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells how to turn a car into a tractor with the help of driver's ingenuity.

What is an automobile "string bag", now few people know. Meanwhile, earlier drivers often used such a “gadget”, especially when it was just covered with snow. The principle of operation of the “string bag” was described back in the days of the USSR in one of the popular technical magazines. Today it's time to remember the old proven solutions.

Such "string bags" are made from old tires, which can be generally "bald". It is only important that the sides are strong, without damage, hernias and cuts.

Holes are cut out in the tread part of the tire with a punch or scalpel. The result is a semblance of large lugs that tractor tires have. After that, the wire rings vulcanized into the bead are removed from the tire. As a result, the old tire becomes flexible and in its pattern is very reminiscent of a shopping bag. Here and the name.

A pair of such “cars” needs to be pulled on tires that are on the drive axle of the car. To do this, you need to remove the wheels, bleed the air in the tires and begin the installation process. Let's just say, it is not easy and requires skill. To facilitate the work, use a mounting spatula.

After mounting and pumping the main tire with air, we get a two-layer tire with a very deep tread, which allows you to paddle in slush. And if the snow is very deep, you can lower the wheels and continue under the jumpers of the "string bag" pieces of the channel. So the passenger car will turn into a tractor and will pass even on the most severe impassability.

But having passed a difficult section, the channels must be removed, because it is dangerous to drive on asphalt on such a structure. But the "string bags" themselves can not be removed. At the same time, remember that handling on such two-ply tires will be different than without them.