winter driving, little nervous

Also when your going around a curve that has any banking to it, WATCH YOUR TRAILER! If its icy it will actually start sliding down the banking into another lane!

 

Digger, if you're worried about needing chains in a lot or something like that, you can carry just some short chains with just a hook on one end that are just long enough to feed through the holes in a wheel and hook to itself. It's not near as effective as a tire chain, of course, but if you happen to melt through and need a little extra to pop out of the hole, they will do the trick. It's fugly, cheesy, and redneck looking, but it beats chaining up to move ten feet to get out of your holes. And you can get some nylon sleeves to protect the wheels from the chain as well.

Don't remember seeing this tidbit yet, but it's worth bringing up and ^^^this^^^ reminded me of it. When you stop on snow pack or ice, don't just set the brakes and leave the truck where it's at; move it forward or back a few feet after it sits for a few minutes. This will allow the tires to cool and not leave you melted through the snow/ice. If the roads were good enough that you've been rolling highway speeds, you might need to move two or three times before letting the truck sit all night.

 

Something I will mention; when you're moving along and one of the "hammer down" crowd goes past, back off a bit. Not for politeness. Trailers suck up a bunch of snow so the rear vision is near nada. You can almost always bet Mr Speedy is gonna come back over waaaay before he should. He can't see you and your windshield will be full of his snow.

 

digger, all good information thrown at you, when goin across iowa on I-80 stay out of packs and slow down, i have never seen an area so littered with trucks as that stretch........... and its every winter.

be safe and keep the dirty side down

 

Hey brother...

Slow your pace, increase your space. You sound like you've got more than enough good sense to safely navigate through a winter!

Try to enjoy the challenge of being a pro out there with all the ignorant four wheelers trying to whiz by you. Just let them. Don't let yourself get into a hurry.

Good luck and be safe out there!

 

Indeed. Better slow or late than hurt, killed or lost your load in a median or ditch.

I always stop when I'm uncomfortable. I have driven straight trucks in snow for years... I can only imagine how my first winter will be with a big rig.

 

On average, I maybe shut down one time a year due to weather.

But don't give newbies advice it's okay to run just because some of you run the fine line of death and had no incidents. They need to start at the over careful end and slowly build their confidence and experience up.

 

Condo, is that Wilson in your avatar?