Are tire chains hung to be visible to law enforcement? I'd keep them secure in a bag

Chains, once unbagged, are better hung outside if possible. They are messy, salty, wet, dirty when the work is done and the last thing you want to do is try and wrangle them into a small bag with cold, wet hands when you need to get down the road. It's faster to hang them and helps to keep them from getting all twisted up balled up inside a bag or loose inside the "dog house".

I've not known "chain theft" to be a widespread, common issue but most chain racks can be locked. I think hanging chains is more a matter of conserving valuable interior storage space and making the job easier, then for display of compliance but it works out good for that, too.

 

The ghost of Christmas past may visit your openly available chains




Ethan

 

We can lock our chain rack.

 

So could we...... Bad thing is, we went one year without needing to use them once and when we ended up needing them the following winter, I had to cut the lock because it rusted solid.....

 

A ghost stole my chains, too

 

I keep mine bagged up. Cheap cotton pillow cases work great. 1 chain per bag.

 

Mine hang behind the passenger side step behind the dpf, not visable but if dot wants to see them it only takes a second