Advice needed: home time parking in winter

If you're not opposed to parking elsewhere, call your nearest wrecker outfit. Who would tow you out if you got stuck? Ask them where they would tow wrecked or abandoned trucks. They're likely to have or know of an impound lot. It should be plenty suitable for parking a truck, and probably secured in some manner. Ask if you can park there. At the very least, they'll know right where to find you if you do get stuck and might even pull you out for free!

 

Stay out, home time is overrated

 

I got my cab stuck in the snow where I park.

I now carry an old painting tarp that I tore into 4 pieces. Very lightweight to carry and it gives great traction on ice and snow. A lot easier than chaining up for just a possibility of snow. And it gets sucked under the tires as they spin.

If they plow you in, then you either have to shovel or bring the snow blower.

I was curious about New York's chain laws and this was all I found

It looks as though you are not required to have them in the truck, only if running in a snow emergency. Some states require them to be in the truck during certain times of the year. Are you OTR in many other states?

Mikeeee

 

One thing to remember. If you are stuck and have shoveled all the snow out of your way and your tires are spinning. Put the truck in low gear and let the tires slowly dig their way to dry pavement. Do not use the throttle. It takes a bit but it will dig itself out. If you try to power out your tires will spin fast and if the suddenly grab, you could snap a drive line.

How do I know that? Experience. A smart man learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others. That is what my father told me every time I messed up.

And you should have chains. Some states require you to have them. Not that you use them but you have to have them.

 

You don't even have to be parked a day or 2. Even overnight if your at a truck stop. The back end of my bf's trailer got buried that way at a truck stop in Gary last week lol

 

Actually, I was spinning the tires on some ice and snow. before I had the tarp with me. Even with DIF lock on I was going nowhere.

I had an old jacket in the truck and I through that in front of the spinning set. But then the other side just spun. I found another piece of cloth and that made the other side grip and got me out.

If you put the fabric down first it will probably get covered in snow and ice. I poked it a bit under the leading edge of the tire sets and it grabbed right on and drove right out.

Mikeeee