Socks are best for snow covered roads, ok on ice, unneeded on wet roads, destroyed on dry pavement. If you buy something just to show you are carrying approved traction devices, socks are light & take less space than chains.
Question about chains and laws requiring them.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Sixela918, Dec 15, 2022.
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Great thread. But again I fins myself unprepared for the law....back to the stoee I go
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I carried a set of socks for those occassions that I needed a little more traction to get under a trailer or out of an icy dock... Anything going down the road I strictly ran chains.
Socks work AWESOME for adding traction to the steers on polished icy lots when trying to maneuver a trailer into a tight spot. -
If you use cable chains, the cable that runs around the outside must be 3/8 of an inch thick. 1/4 cable in the edge is not enough.
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Are cables installed on tires the same as chains? I`ve only done chains before
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Socks work, but they are not durable by any definition unless you run so far north or northwest that the roads are snow covered, not a mix of dry, wet, ice, snow. I used socks to climb and descend a big mountain/hill in the Wilamette National Forest that was snow packed. I never slid or felt remotely out of control. The socks get wrapped around the hub if you spin a drive wheel such as if you try to rock your way out of a parking spot. Regardless of which direction you are trying to move, if the wheel spins even 1 revolution, the sock will be either wrapped around the axle between you dual tires or thrown off.
Obviously steel tire chains also break links, etc. And that can cause lots of damage to the tractor or trailer. There is no free-lunch. If anyone is planning just to carry socks to legally be allowed to drive in an area, IIRC WA & OR require you carry traction devices (socks or chains) from Nov 1 to May 1. Tire socks are a good option, many drivers and their companies use the activaton of chain law as the red light that causes them to park. Socks are good for that use. -
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