where did you first chain up?

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  1. Roadgeek395

    Roadgeek395 Light Load Member

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    Bishop, CA is my home town. On 395 between Bishop and Reno requires chains regularly in the winter months. Those steep grades can be treacherous in the snow.
     
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  3. akfisher

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  4. striker

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    2:30 am, Wolf Creek Pass, snowing like a MoFo, UPS driver helped me with the first one (I'd done it once before in a heated shop while in CDL school), took me 45 minutes to put on 4 singles, I was cold and soaked. Come to think of it, it was also my first time going over Wolf Creek Pass.
     
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  5. striker

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    There are several inconsistencies in the song, the low underpass is probably the snow shed on the South Fork side, and the closest thing I can think of to a feed store is the lumber store. However, a few of those switchbacks do resemble a malaria germ.
     
  6. Edjahman

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    How's 395 going to LA heavy in the summer?

    Is it good road?

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  7. Saltyoldone

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    Last year.
    First Ontario, OR
    Second North Powder, OR
    Third La Grande, OR
    That was the first 7 hours and 250 miles
    Second 250 was reverse of that another 7 hours.
    So 14 hours 6 x chaining. Of course I only have 6 tires total so I only have to chain outside dual.
     
  8. '88K100

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    image.jpg 1987. I broke through the winter road. This unit came to give me a tug. They had equipment spotted 3 areas they figured would give me trouble, I found a 4th
     
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  9. Roadgeek395

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    You have some downgrades to deal with. Conway summit and sherwin summit are the big ones. Lots of break fires on sherwin so be careful. Besides that it's a nice drive.
     
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  10. rachi

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    First chained up on Donner summit near Truckee, ca. Me and my wife put em' on at like midnight. Cold, wet, and muddy. An hour later we had to take them back off.
     
  11. Edjahman

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    Do you think it's much better then going over Donner and 5 to LA?

    Thank you
     
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