snow chains

I see that you beat me to it...and with a link to support it. Better than I would have done.

 

I hear ya ol' buddy...I used to run Donner Pass ALOT in the winter time, so I knew that info. To be honest though, sometimes 16 chains wouldn't be enough up there...

 

Shoot, I'm surprised CA don't make ya go ahead and chain up the steers too.

 

The old timer that I used to work for way back when, used to talk about having had to chain up all 18 back in the days of the old Donner Pass(before I-80 was built). He used to say that quite a few guys would die up there every winter because they couldn't get any traction to get up and over the hill and would end up stranded and freeze to death.

 

What a way to go!

 

Sorry to revive an old thread. I have a question about chains. When using chains, exactly what tires on a tractor/trailer need to be chained?

 

Legal by state im not sure:

but in the oil fields in utah and wyoming during the winter when its as common to chain up as it is to fuel up most guys chain a double chain on the rear driver axle or singles on the out side of both drive axles then one single chain on the steer axle

then 2 singles on the trailer unless your only climbing or on flat ground but going down hill its no fun to watch your trailer rear end pass your tractors front end.

And if you plan on running chains a lot i cant tress PEWAG square link chains enough they last at least 10 time longer than cheapo china chains and stay on much better. mine where 575.00 for 2 doubles and 2 singles at Fleet Truck supply.

 

OK, this will be a spread axle flatbed. Should I assume the chains will go on the rear tires?

 

The proper chain locations are; one set of doubles on both sides of the rear drive axle, one set of singles on the outside tire of both front drive axles, one single on an outside trailer tire(either side)of the front trailer axle, and one single on the outside tire of the rear trailer axel on the opposite side as you put the front trailer axel on.

 

Look up poiuyt too. It explains everything. :smt067

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