Snow Socks
Find snow chains for your truck tyre
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Read the marking on the tyre sidewall. For example, 205/60 R17 means width 205, profile 60 and rim R17. More
What are Snow Socks?
SILKTRUCK Snow socks are an easy fit, fabric snow chain for: Trucks, HGVs, Buses and Coaches. Each pack contains 2 socks that are fitted to your drive wheels (powered wheels) and a pair of fitting gloves. SILKTRUCK is a heavy duty snow sock produced by SILKNET, it’s flexible fabric allows you to fit and remove the socks easily in comparison to traditional metal chains.
SILKTRUCK are produced in multiple sizes to optimise the fit to the tyre and performance. Enter the tyre size below or use the table below to find the suitable size.
SILKTRUCK are an essential, safety critical device approved for use and used in vehicle fleets throughout Europe. Lightweight and easily stored using minimal space join the hundreds of fleets using SILKTRUCK across Europe. If you are managing a fleet and require snow socks for your commercial vehicles, please visit our wholesale page.
Find snow chains for your truck tyre
Find my tyre size
Read the marking on the tyre sidewall. For example, 205/60 R17 means width 205, profile 60 and rim R17. More
Silktruck Features
Fitting Snow Socks
How to fit snow socks
1. FIT THE TOP OF THE SOCK
2. ROLL FORWARD
3. FIT THE REMAINING SOCK
FAQ’s
Unused products can be returned to us within 14 days of delivery for a full refund or exchange. (Taking chains or socks on a journey where they might be needed or legally required is considered use). Products and packaging must be in the same good condition that they were supplied in. Please quote your name, address and order number and the new product part number required for exchange or request to refund in with your return and ideally inform us before they are returned and return them using a tracible delivery service. Full details about returns can be found on our returns page.
Fitting can be done in 2 minutes with a little practice, however 2-4 minutes is easily achievable on snow socks. Snow socks are far quicker and less complicated than chains.
Snow socks ideally will last for a few winters at least, provided they are used on snow and ice covered roads, they show little signs of wear. Hard driving or driving on non covered or patchy roads will damage the material. The same applies to chains where the chain links which can break when chains slide too much on the road surface.
No, like snow chains, you must remove them from your vehicle in non snow or ice conditions.
Yes, all of the products that we sell (chains and socks) are legal for use in the UK and Europe where snow chain signs are shown. With one caveat: In Austria, whilst you can use socks, you are still required to have metal chains that are ready to use where the snow chain sign is shown.
Snow socks and chains should be fitted to all drive wheels. If you have a 2 wheel drive vehicle you need two socks, four wheel drive vehicles need four socks. Our Snow socks and chains are all sold in pairs, so if you order one product/set, you get two socks or chains included.
Simply enter your tyre size in the size search and we will display all the products that are suitable for your tyre size. How to read your tyre size.
Watch the video
Watch the Silknet Plus video, it shows the fabric snow chains in use and up close video of the product.
