Eli5: why you should go slow with snowchains and does it matter if there are winter tires or all weather ones underneath and why you should keep wheels spinning in deep snow(and maybe in mud etc.)?

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**E: I ment the last one without chains, sorry!**

Hi! So basically the title. Watched a clip from top gear and all those questions popped up.

Cheers! 🙂

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Answer 1

you’re in a low traction environment. Without context Im not sure if they/you meant keep wheels spinning or keep vehicle moving. Either way, it’s a low traction environment, if your wheels aren’t spinning the chains can’t grab anything to gain traction. They might need to dig a little bit through teh snow or mud to gain traction on the solid ground or ice or whatever is beneath the snow/mud