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evenin all -
has anyone used 'snow socks' on the forum? .....errr... on their vans ....
al fraud is currently selling them for 50 squid a pair - and you only need a pair -
i'm assuming for the front wheels?? the 'driven wheels' -
does anyone know if they are effective?

Easy to take on and off according to the blurb -

any opinions welcome -

edoh

My van is rear wheel drive - well it was when I did the cv joints. Isn't yours?

errrr.... this may sound a bit naive - but how do you find out?

find the engine and see which wheels are connected to it

if you got a t25 its rear wheel drive unless its a syncro

cheers me dear
second paragraph of the dr haynes manual -
'the engine and transmission are mounted at the rear of the vehicle, with drive to the rear wheels...'
ahem......
thats where the socks are going -
thanks for your contribution

I used them on a car and they did help quite a bit, not tried them on the van yet. get you home things, you cant leave them on on tarmac though they disintegrate, heck of a lot cheaper than a syncro though!

the advice seems to be - only use for emergencies - take off immediately snow clears - 'does not replace snow chains' -
the way things are going with the mild weather 'darn sarf' - i might well be swapping them for sun tan lotion anyway...

You might find the socks will give you drive, but your front wheels won't have any grip for steering. In last year's cold snap I couldn't get out of my street because I couldn't turn the van around.

Years ago I had an Austin Maxi (I know, but was inlaws castoff) and used snow chains (gift from brother who lived in Switzerland) on it - great until you hit a stretch of cleared road. I imagine it would be the same with snow socks - if the roads were left without being cleared they would most probably be great.

Our boss (with a $h!troen C5 Picasso) fitted snow socks last year, apparently they worked quite well but he destroyed them on the first day.

Your standard rwd 2wd T25 camper is very good in snow IF driven correctly, I got to and from work every day last winter through all the snow and that's on the tops above Buxton in the Peak District.

Ian