Don't like chains?

*ding* *ding* *ding*....round 2

 

I run barefoot as long as possible and will use workarounds also. I have also learned about a few areas like cabbage in Oregon. If you park and eat lunch/dinner by the time your done they wont have the chain law up anymore LOL. They frequently use chained up trucks (poor suckers) to break up the snowpack . It will be "chunky" but driveable without chains.

 

lol true....

 

I'm only a few months with my CDL but last week I chained up in Colorado. I may or may not ever do it again but I wasn't going to sit there because I was scared to chain up. Just like everything else I have learnt since I got my "license to learn"- lots of common sense, patience and watch the old hands and I will learn something. I white knuckled it thru and gained some confidence if I ever have to do it again.
I did have an advantage because as a kid we often chained up the pickup to get out to the highway.

 

Heres something I learned from an "old timer" I carry 2 short pieces of 4 x 4 that are angle cut on the end. Most of the time you can pull your truck up on them (inside of duals) and chain away. I also found a small, fold up plastic snow shovel and have a piece of tarp to place my knees (and myself) on. I also carry some insulated (neoprene type material) waterproof gloves because thats the first place you freeze up and its hard to make things work then.

 

I seen the block angle trick pretty cool. I use to carry a shovel but it was too cumbersome in my truck. Now I just carry 2 pair of gloves in case one gets wet one stays on dash with heater on so u can switch if ur hands get too cold, a rain jacket with hoody and good kneepads so u can kneel and manuever believe it or not the kneepads save u a ton of time and ur knees dont get tore up. But when the road shuts down ur done boys n girls turn the heater on bring out the webasto stove n hook up the dvd player is gonna be a long wait. We are having Menudito tonight.