Expert Answers about Safety Cables

• Country of Origin of Dutton-Lainson # DL20119 Safety Cables
• According to my contact at Dutton-Lainson, the # DL20119 Safety Cables are manufactured in Taiwan. We have several safety cable kits from Roadmaster that are manufactured in the USA, you can see them by clicking the provided link. The Roadmaster # RM-643 safety cables would be closest to the ones you mentioned.
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• Do the Cross Chains on Cable Snow Tire Chains Move on the Side Chains or are they Fixed In Place
• The cross cables on the Glacier Cable Snow Tire Chains, # PW2045C, are clamped to the side cables with steel fasteners that will not move on the side cables. This ensures that the cables will remain evenly spaced when traveling with the chains installed on tires. The cross cables are not welded to the side cables. They are clamped to the side cables, similar to the way a ferrule is clamped to a safety cable in a garage door application. I produced a short video showing how the cables are...
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