CHAINING...are you ready?

Ah hell.. I chained up an old fart 5 times on my way up to seattle 5 winters back.
He seemed to keep up my pace. Said I remained him of his son. And pop got my 2 days of meals in return.

 

Let's see, if I stay below Dallas, only chain I have is on my Motorcycle. Ice belongs in tea, not tire chains.

 

I bet if you seen a pretty little driver you wouldn't charge her anything or half of what you charge other drivers,lol.Does all the west coast require you to have chains in your trk during certain months?

 

Let's see, if I stay below Dallas, only chain I have is on my Motorcycle. Ice belongs in tea, not tire chains. Mumbles as he put's his snow suit on,

 

CDOT requires you to carry chains from Sept-May on I 70 between Dotsero and Genesee...

 

oh ok so the entire state isn't a requirement?I always thought the entire west required it since you see mountains more then anything else and if you don't have chains its a hefty fine.

 

Right.....But there are times on 25 you might have to chain-up or the 550 or the 160...If you call DOT's # @ 511...Press the option for Trucker info....
As for California...

IIRC....On Donner...You have to carry chains but I haven't been on Donner in awhile.....So I don't recall the time frame...

The rule of thumb as it were about chaining up....
You chain up to get out of trouble....Not to get into trouble....

 

My boss from the company before the one im at now and I had an argument over chaining.He said you didn't need chains in Colorado or Idaho in the winter.He probably meant not everywhere although he didn't specify.

 

thank you much,ill check out that website and maybe print it for future refference.