LIDL 21/11/2011. Snow Chains €29.99 & 5kg bag of Path & Driveway Salt €2.99.

Super-Rush

Deals start on Nov 21st.

Snow Chains.

Description

• Choose from sizes 70, 80,90 or 100

• Includes: 1 pair of gloves, 4 replacement chain elements, 2 full snow chains and practical storage case

• Features: High quality squared alloy steel links with galvanised connecting elements, Wheel-friendly tension and side chains with plastic coating, Tested as per Ö-Norm V5117 (Austrian standard), Permitted speed limit 50km/h (30mph), User-friendly clamping chain construction

• Optimal Safety On Snow Or Ice

• Up To 17" Wheel Rim Diameter

• Suitable for valid standard dimensions and wheel rims as per DIN & ETRTO (European standard). Please check packaging for tyre sizes. Please only use when weather conditions dictate (snowing etc.) for your safety.

Salt.

Hopefully we won't need to use them but would be handy to have them in the boot just in case.

long_b

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Choose from sizes 70, 80,90 or 100

Any idea how to tell which size you need ?

SpiceWeasel

Thought snow chains were illegal on irish roads? Damage to the surface of the road or some such? Can anyone confirm?

vibe666

SpiceWeasel wrote: »

Thought snow chains were illegal on irish roads? Damage to the surface of the road or some such? Can anyone confirm?

it's illegal to damage the road (obviously) but not illegal to use snow chains in the appropriate conditions (i.e. on packed snow).

if you go tearing off down the road in full snow chains when it gets frosty and end up smashing up the tarmac, you can expect a knock at your door from the garda, but as long as you only use them in the proper conditions you'll be fine.

bmaxi

vibe666 wrote: »

if you go tearing off down the road in full snow chains when it gets frosty and end up smashing up the tarmac, you can expect a knock at your door from the garda, but as long as you only use them in the proper conditions you'll be fine.

Maybe on an episode of The Big Bang Theory, in one of Sheldon's alternate universes.
Trucks have been tearing up the roads for years and I've yet to hear of Gardaí arriving at the door of any haulier. The only offences punishable under Irish motoring law do not comprise Gardaí expending any energy.

vibe666

bmaxi wrote: »

Maybe on an episode of The Big Bang Theory, in one of Sheldon's alternate universes.

okay, so *in theory* they could come knocking at your door.

Hogzy

This could very well be a retarded question but i have never used snow chains before so go easy on me...

Do you need to Jack up the car to put these snow chains on?

Super-Rush

vibe666

no, most of them can be installed with the car stationary, although some may require you to roll forward a bit once you have them almost all the way on, then you can finish off tightening them. most of them can be done without moving the car though.

if you were to buy them for use here, the best way to use them would be to keep them in case of emergencies and to wait until you actually get stuck before putting them on and then take them off again once you've unstuck yourself.

WalterMitty

could i drive the sally gap when its full of snow with these?

Hogzy

vibe666 wrote: »

no, most of them can be installed with the car stationary, although some may require you to roll forward a bit once you have them almost all the way on, then you can finish off tightening them. most of them can be done without moving the car though.

if you were to buy them for use here, the best way to use them would be to keep them in case of emergencies and to wait until you actually get stuck before putting them on and then take them off again once you've unstuck yourself.

Thats what i plan on doing. There is a hill at the entrance to our estate which is completely inaccessible when it snows. Id just be keeping them in the boot until i get to the hill.

CJhaughey

WalterMitty wrote: »

could i drive the sally gap when its full of snow with these?

Your car will probably be limited by ground clearance rather than traction with chains on.
No is the answer.
Oh and see the maximum permitted speed limit with these on @50Kph?
Thats not just for fun, if you speed and the chain comes loose, it will make shyte of the wing.
Seriously its not a pretty sight to see what happens when they come loose at high speed.

touts

WalterMitty wrote: »

could i drive the sally gap when its full of snow with these?

I wouldn't. These look more like get you out of an emergency chains rather than the heavy duty all season ones they use in places that get real snow. I'm going to buy a pair (partly because they are cheaper than snow socks) but I wouldn't risk my life on them and going up the mountains in snow that is what you are doing.

Please Kill Me

long_b wrote: »

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Any idea how to tell which size you need ?

I would think it goes by the profile on your tyre? eg 185 70 R16, then you need a 70? Or am I wrong?

SpiceWeasel wrote: »

Thought snow chains were illegal on irish roads? Damage to the surface of the road or some such? Can anyone confirm?

Damage to the roads?? They're in bits anyway from tractors and over loaded trucks!!!! How could they be more damaged than they are?

CJhaughey wrote: »

Oh and see the maximum permitted speed limit with these on @50Kph?
Thats not just for fun, if you speed and the chain comes loose, it will make shyte of the wing.
Seriously its not a pretty sight to see what happens when they come loose at high speed.

Absolutely. I think the idea is to get you to your destination safely and not quickly. It makes sense, jeez can you imagine the damage if they came off?

elsparko

SpiceWeasel wrote: »

Thought snow chains were illegal on irish roads? Damage to the surface of the road or some such? Can anyone confirm?

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, damage the roads.. in THIS country!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha, does it make a difference when you sh!t on sh!t??

uck51js9zml2yt

WalterMitty wrote: »

could i drive the sally gap when its full of snow with these?

Of couse you could drive it...but you might end up taking the short cut to the bottom if you did drive

Do-more

long_b wrote: »

I
Any idea how to tell which size you need ?

Each snow chain size will have a list on the box of what tyre size that size snow chain is suitable for. Each snow chain size is suitable for multiple different tyre sizes.

I don't know for sure but I think that the snow chain sizing is pretty similar between brands having this type of sizing designation so if you check your tyre sizes on this snow chain selector you should be able to narrow down the likely size you need.

Note this selector also has sizes such as 65, 75 etc. which Lidl won't be stocking.

scudzilla

Cheers OP, just bought 3 bags of Salt, 2 for the gaff and 1 to keep in the boot

phasers

scudzilla wrote: »

Cheers OP, just bought 3 bags of Salt, 2 for the gaff and 1 to keep in the boot

The deal doesn't start for another week, do you have some kind of inside man in lidl?

scudzilla

phasers wrote: »

The deal doesn't start for another week, do you have some kind of inside man in lidl?

Nope, went into Lidl in Coolock today and picked up the salt, had loads if it there, loadsa car gear too, didn't spot the chains but wasn't looking for them.

byte

Yeah, the salt was in the Lidl in Donegal Town over the weekend, albeit without pricing. That said, due to the construction work, maybe it went on the floor before intended, due to lack of store space atm.

Stevo105

There will be zero snow this year.

vibe666

Stevo105 wrote: »

There will be zero snow this year.

there is also zero chance you can say that with any real degree of accuracy.

in any case, snow chains (despite their name) are useful in other conditions too. if you ever plan on driving through a muddy field (festival season anyone?) or a sandy beach, chains will get you through without getting stuck.

olliewexford

hi
it says "Choose from sizes 70, 80,90 or 100" mes a little confused?
and later says Up To 17" Wheel Rim Diameter
100 mm is 3.9370078740200003 inchs
height of the tyre wall?
can't figure out the conversion ?

oh missed that link from Do more i get the size thing now .eg mine is size 90 for 205 55 16

Italia

I bought a set (6mm chain links) in Italy 2yrs ago - best buy I ever made.

Takes approx 3min per tyre to fit and about 5 min to remove (mainly because of the packed crap behind the tyre). Plus practice makes perfect and reduces time.
Came in a nice plastic carry case. Kept in boot takes up almost no space.
When everyone was parked or sliding all over the place on the M50 carpark, I was going about my merry way on the back roads at a blistering 20km/h.... virtually zero traffic.
Was actually stopped by the Gards (traffic) - all they wanted, was to know where they could buy a set for themselves
The only downside is having to take them off when there is no snow and back on when you get areas of snow. IMHO a small price to pay.

muincav

elsparko wrote: »

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, damage the roads.. in THIS country!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha, does it make a difference when you sh!t on sh!t??

More of a chance that you may damage the snow chains with all the damn Potholes....
and as for using salt on your drivewa,,, it will be bye bye driveway as the salt eats it away...:mad:

Daibheid

If you're buying these for an SUV or 4WD you should be buying them specifically for 4WD vehicles (Jeez I sound like a Garda!) Seriously, tyre sizes alone are enough to size snowchains only where you're buying for a standard car.

demoreino

This maybe a silly question but can they damage your tyres?

Capt'n Midnight

vibe666 wrote: »

it's illegal to damage the road (obviously) but not illegal to use snow chains in the appropriate conditions (i.e. on packed snow).

there is also the slight problem that snow chains on tarmac will rip your tyres to bits

Esel

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

there is also the slight problem that snow chains on tarmac will rip your tyres to bits

If they get me home in time for Corrie....

neiphin

do you need two or four ?

CJhaughey

neiphin wrote: »

do you need two or four ?

On a two wheel drive car you just need the front wheels with chains.

vibe666

all well and good on a front wheel drive motor, but if it was a rear wheel drive car i'd be a lot happier with 4. you'll want traction for your driven wheels or you're not going anywhere, but that's only going to be any good until you need to change direction.

nc6000

I'm guessing that everyone will be so well prepared with snow chains, bags of salt, shoe grips etc etc that we probably won't get any snow.

NickDrake

Mildest winter in years. Dont waste your money lads

vibe666

NickDrake wrote: »

Mildest winter in years. Dont waste your money lads

mildest november so far maybe, but anyone forecasting beyond that is pretty much just guessing and some of the worst winters in history have come off the back of some pretty mild novembers.

in any case, i'm sure plenty of people would rather have them and not need them than need them and not have them.

iMADEtheBBC

Do-more wrote: »

Each snow chain size will have a list on the box of what tyre size that size snow chain is suitable for. Each snow chain size is suitable for multiple different tyre sizes.

I don't know for sure but I think that the snow chain sizing is pretty similar between brands having this type of sizing designation so if you check your tyre sizes on this snow chain selector you should be able to narrow down the likely size you need.

Note this selector also has sizes such as 65, 75 etc. which Lidl won't be stocking.

Thanks for the link. The calculator there says I need 95s.

Does anyone know if the 90 size that Lidl are selling will be ok? I've done some reading online and getting conflicting information.


updated: I decided to take a trip out to LIDL to check myself. The case is nice & neat. There is a comprehensive listing of the correct tyre sizes on each box.
Unfortunately my size wasn't listed on any of the boxes.

In happier news I was standing next to a character/actor from Father Ted while looking at the boxes. He had the same problem, and a terrible secret.

uck51js9zml2yt

They all have the tyre sizes each suit on the box.

Loads left in Glasnevin.

No salt left

Ardent

vibe666 wrote: »

in any case, i'm sure plenty of people would rather have them and not need them than need them and not have them.

Correct. I picked up a set of these snow chains this evening, I hope I never have to use them!

Thanks to the OP for the heads up.

k123456

Hogzy wrote: »

This could very well be a retarded question but i have never used snow chains before so go easy on me...

Do you need to Jack up the car to put these snow chains on?

Not a good time to learn to put em on when snowing dark etc ;

Put them on pre snow, get used to how to put em on


Wear gloves supplied, wheel arch will be filthy, especially if snowing

Not essential , but a cheap head torch and something to kneel on makes like easier

touts

I got these yesterday. I haven't tried to put them on but I was quite surprised that there were stacks of them left in Lidl in Limerick when on Monday Afternoon. Normally you have to fight your way to the real bargains at 9am. If there is a lot of what appears to be an exceptional bargain left it is usually because everyone else knows something you don't know. At €29.99 versus €60+ for snow socks and €150+ elsewhere for chains I just couldn't leave them behind but I'm worried that so many of them were left.

headmaster

These snow chains are a pure waste of money and remember, the salt will ruin your drive or concrete, absolutely ruin it. I'm not a bit surprised there were so many of these snow chains left unsold.

ectoraige

headmaster wrote: »

These snow chains are a pure waste of money and remember, the salt will ruin your drive or concrete, absolutely ruin it. I'm not a bit surprised there were so many of these snow chains left unsold.

Care to explain why?

k123456

headmaster wrote: »

These snow chains are a pure waste of money and remember, the salt will ruin your drive or concrete, absolutely ruin it. I'm not a bit surprised there were so many of these snow chains left unsold.

You must know a lot about snow chains ? Why are these a waste of money :rolleyes:

I have driven in Alps for many years and these are identical to ones I have used there

touts

k123456 wrote: »

I have driven in Alps for many years and these are identical to ones I have used there

Any tips for driving with them? Of course now that I have them global warming will kick into overdrive but just in case ....

headmaster

k123456 wrote: »

You must know a lot about snow chains ? Why are these a waste of money :rolleyes:

I have driven in Alps for many years and these are identical to ones I have used there

Well, good for you but i'll tell you one thing, they weren't identical to what Lidll are selling I got 2 sets and both fell apart in double quick time. By falling apart, i'm saying they broke everywhere, got my money back, no question of that not being given. Yes they were put on properly. Like I said, a pure waste of time and money. Hope yours continue to give you years of happiness and remember me if anything goes wrong on a freezing cold night. Hopefully it will not happen

touts

headmaster wrote: »

Well, good for you but i'll tell you one thing, they weren't identical to what Lidll are selling I got 2 sets and both fell apart in double quick time. By falling apart, i'm saying they broke everywhere, got my money back, no question of that not being given. Yes they were put on properly. Like I said, a pure waste of time and money. Hope yours continue to give you years of happiness and remember me if anything goes wrong on a freezing cold night. Hopefully it will not happen

Where was it snowing that you were able to test them out?

headmaster

touts wrote: »

Where was it snowing that you were able to test them out?

The Alps, the same as the other poster. Anything else you'd like to know? The snow was white, cold, sunny, cold, used the chains on a Sportage, ok?

scudzilla

headmaster wrote: »

These snow chains are a pure waste of money and remember, the salt will ruin your drive or concrete, absolutely ruin it. I'm not a bit surprised there were so many of these snow chains left unsold.

headmaster wrote: »

Well, good for you but i'll tell you one thing, they weren't identical to what Lidll are selling I got 2 sets and both fell apart in double quick time. By falling apart, i'm saying they broke everywhere, got my money back, no question of that not being given. Yes they were put on properly. Like I said, a pure waste of time and money. Hope yours continue to give you years of happiness and remember me if anything goes wrong on a freezing cold night. Hopefully it will not happen

headmaster wrote: »

The Alps, the same as the other poster. Anything else you'd like to know? The snow was white, cold, sunny, cold, used the chains on a Sportage, ok?

Are you an Aldi shareholder because you've been nothing but negative in this thread.

If you're going to make accusations (like salt ruining drives) then back it up

touts

headmaster wrote: »

The Alps, the same as the other poster. Anything else you'd like to know? The snow was white, cold, sunny, cold, used the chains on a Sportage, ok?

Bought the chains yesterday and already back from testing them in the Alps. That's dedication to the consumer testing cause.

headmaster

touts wrote: »

Bought the chains yesterday and already back from testing them in the Alps. That's dedication to the consumer testing cause.

While you're shopping, make sure you drop into specsavers because I don't know where you read that I purchased anything yesterday. Someone looked for advise, I gave my experience of both the salt and the snow chains. Oh yes, they are the very ones that are on sale now. Others have different opinions to mine, that's perfectly normal. I have given mine so less of the sarcastic remarks.