SNOW CHAINS

Shotover Engineering stocks the largest range of snow chains in Queenstown Lakes.

With every pair of chains sold from our premises, we give the added service of instruction on fitting and test fit to vehicles to check the size.

We stock snow chain tensioners or bungies that are used to take up the slack in ladder chains. They come in three sizes; car, 4×4 or bus.

We also stock common sizes of plain ladder chains for buses and trucks. This includes Dual Wheel Chains.

We repair chains as well as stock a large range of chain parts.

Sorry, we do not offer a rental service – Shotover Engineering only sells snow chains.

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What Snow Chains are best for you?

Use our flow chart to work out which Snow Chains are best for your vehicle:

Visit us for snow chain fitting, available Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We can help you get prepared for the road ahead!

Quick and easy to fit
Suited for cars & small 4x4s, ideal for the local area and accessing the ski fields
Diamond pattern of chain across the tyre provides an almost continuous point of contact between the chain/tyre and road. This minimises the slip and then grip that can be experienced with a straight crossbar chain/ladders.

Quick and easy to fit
Suited for larger 4x4s & utes, ideal for local area and accessing the ski fields
Diamond pattern of chain across the tyre provides an almost continuous point of contact between the chain/tyre and road. This minimises the slip and then grip that can be experienced with a straight crossbar chain/ladders.

Often require bungy – additional $40-$57.50 per pair
Ideally suited to deep snow (and/or mud) eg unplowed roads or farm work
Medium and heavy-duty chains available
Note: This is a softer chain than used on the Pewag quckfits and will wear down if driven on plowed roads.