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etrailer | Installing the Konig Tire Chains on a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox

Click for more info and reviews of this Konig Tire Chains: https://www.etrailer.com/Tire-Chains/... Check out some similar Tire Chains options: https://www.etrailer.com/fitguidechai... Search for other popular Chevrolet Equinox parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2026... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-k... Hello, neighbor, this is Curt with etrailer, and today we're gonna take a look at the Konig Self-Tensioning Tire Chains on our 2026 Chevy Equinox with 235/65R17 tires. Now, tire chains are a really good way to navigate in deep mud, snow, and ice, giving your vehicle traction and control, you know, so that you're able to get out of those kind of tight situations. In fact, there are many areas in the country that are gonna require you to have tire chains in the vehicle at all times to help with any kind of recovery that might need to take place. And these self-tensioning tire chains from Konig are as easy as it gets when it comes to installation. They are self-tensioning, and what that means is that we have this device right here that's gonna keep constant pressure on our chains to keep them tight on our vehicle. Assisted tensioning and manual tensioning chains require you to put on a tensioner, but not only that, they also require you to check on them constantly to make any adjustments to keep them tighter. Having them be self-adjusting, like we have right here, is gonna eliminate any of that. So, the chains themselves are a nickel-manganese alloy, and that's gonna do an excellent job against any kind of rust or corrosion that you might come across. It also is in what's called a diamond pattern, meaning that our links crisscross with each other over the middle of the tire, rather than a ladder pattern, where they're just gonna constantly go straight across. And what this is really gonna help with is eliminating any of that lateral movement you might get. Ladder styles are great for traction, moving forward and back. You still get that with a diamond pattern like this with the added bonus of having a bit more control when it comes to turns. And again, eliminating any side-to-side type of movement. It is a square-length-style chain, which means the sides of the chain have an edge to them, they're not rounded. This is gonna really help when it comes to breaking up any of that ice and getting that extra traction. And in the middle here where they crisscross, we actually have them come into this kind of square right here, right on the center part of the tire. That is gonna do a really good job of just completely breaking apart that ice as you roll over it. Now, let's go ahead and walk through how to get these installed. First and foremost, I always like to recommend wearing gloves whenever handling tire chains. They do have some sharper edges, and you don't want to get cut or pinched while you're handling them. Another thing is, is even when you're getting these and just trying them on for size, I still recommend wearing gloves. It's just good practice to use them when doing this because, honestly, if you're putting these on out there in the real world, likely the conditions are gonna be calling for gloves anyway. So it's a good idea to get some practice in putting these on while you're wearing them. But the first step to installation is always to get them out of the case and lay them flat. The reason we're doing this is we're looking across it and inspecting it. We're looking for any kind of twists or kinks in the chain. We wanna make sure we don't have any of that before we put them on. And if this is not our first time using the chains, we also want to inspect them to make sure there wasn't any damage caused from our last use. When we lay them down up here on the cable end, these links that are attaching the chains to the cable, they have an open hook end right here. We wanna make sure that's facing downward when we're laying them down like this. That's gonna ensure that when we put them on our tires, that open end of the hook is facing away from the sidewall. It just helps keep a sharp edge away from that. We're also gonna make sure we get some separation out of the bottom here. This is gonna have to go around the back of our tire and it's gonna reconnect at this point here. So, we're just gonna kind of gather them up a little bit without twisting them up and feed them around the back of our tire. So one of the reasons why this is a good way to do this is that manual tire chains are gonna require me to get underneath the vehicle and make some connections back there. And if it's muddy, or snowy, or icy, that's just not a whole lot of fun. So being able to do thi