Chainin' Up With Dave In AZ

Ok so you threw iron on all 4 corners. That's an every day thing hauling logs or most off road driving. Sometimes you double chain a tire when it gets real deep. Just like my line of super trucker bs. Lol

 

Just had this thread pop back up. There are different restrictions and requirements for tanker and car haulers. A lot of tankers also have sanders installed or auto-chains, so what appears to you as them running barefoot, they might have something else going on.

 

As I'm getting older, decrepit, and tired of freezing my fingers and toes, I've begged my boss for auto-chains, he's randomly suggested I could switch back to one of the city trucks and be a flat-land/local driver, of course I'll lose some pay in the process from not getting the high paying loads. In the end, I decided fingers and toes will eventually grow back, and I'll suck it up.

 

I tried using WD 40 on my chains, but the wife complained it was staining the bedding, now we just get new ones every few months

 

Have you tried using mineral oil? If it's pure mineral oil, it's colorless.

Link. Can You Use Mineral Oil On Hand Tools? (theartofhandtools.com)

 

After reading this whole thread and not seeing one mention of Inga I deduced that she was hired in the previous 12 months

 

*super trucking walking into an already ended conversation”


.....I just want to say, bungees are stupid and you should only be throwing triples.

 

At initial chain installation...



After one retention (5 miles after install) and 50 miles of travel...

 

I think you missed the point of my comment

 

When properly installed a cam tensioner should never have a bungee on it. It will cause the cam to fail if chains are not installed properly causing a real loose chain. I used to install chains in Big Bear California as well as sell Peerless/ SCC chains. At my best I could sling six singles on a Semi in about 30 minutes. This was in Ideal conditions. Normally it would take 50-60 minutes and not a single rattle while going down the road.

Rather than using a bungee for the loose ends, get a quick link shackle to hold the tail piece. Bungees can and do work well on non-cam chains. Still if the chain is not installed right it will break up everything around it including the sidewalls of the tire.

Best tools for installing chains would be small rubber mat, 4x6 block of wood, great gloves not cheep ones, and at least a 24 inch set of bolt cutters. Load bungees are the worst to use as they do not hold up to the cold and shock on the tires. The best chain for the truck is a well fitted chain. Ice breakers, diamond link, alloy....... all these have one advantage or another. For most truckers you are just trying to get to safety so any brand will work. My preference would be the Z style cables as they go on the quickest, take up less room and are the lightest to carry around. Even the Tractor Pushers in Colorado are using the cables successfully.

Here are the last two videos I had posted on the cables. The ones on a tour bus and a semi must have been deleted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dChiXrVZzeU


Then again I am sure someone out there will think otherwise. I have never lost a chain, wrapped a chain around an axle, nor had a chain break from proper use. Spinning will break the toughest of chains. For the snow plows and plow tractors I sold the largest square alloy chains I could get. Still they would go thru 2-3 sets in a season. If you drive all day on a chain it does wear out. On the other hand I still have the same 3229 cam sets from over 15 years ago that are holding up well and have probably 500 miles of use. My cables tend to last 3-4 seasons but with a heavy load in my truck I preferred a chain as it would take more abuse.