Varieties and Alternatives
- Diamond chains - diamond pattern car or truck chains
- Link chains - same as tire chains or snow chains
- Traction cables - formed from cable wire instead of chain links
- Cable chains - same as traction cables
- Snow cables - same as traction cables
- Snow tires - tires with deep and wide slots and knobby treads to aid traction
- Studded tires - snow tires with metal studs used in icy conditions; only legal in certain conditions
- Spider shaped chain mounted onto the tires from the side
- Snow socks - fabric rather than chain or cable
- Polyurethane or rubber instead of chain
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