Chain season is coming!

45 mins is with a coffee break. Lol
It easy to hang and secure iron in a very short time when your dialed. I didn't want to sound like a super trucker.

 

That is just who i am . The slowest one to tarp , the slowest one to throw straps, so naturally the slowest one to throw iron. Fast or slow, as long as we all get up n down the mountain in one piece is all that really matters

 

There's alot to be said for being deliberate and consistent. Slow & steady gets it done.

 

I looked them up a bit ago and read they tear easy; has this been true in your experience? Might be a brand thing too

 

I can get down in a couple pieces no problem hehe

 

Last winter was my first time with them. But they held up good. Yes they will rip apart if u drive on dry pavement with them. They are to be used for snowpack only.

 

I don’t wanna be sitting at the truck stop like a coward this winter so I’m gonna have to figure something out; is it just the drives you chain up?

Rofl it looks like you just put trash bags on them

 

Depends on the state. Some states ur good with just the drives, some like oregonand washington make u chain all 4 drives and 2 trailer tires.. If im really light i will throw a drag chain whether its required or not. Last thing u want is the trailer breaking grip and racing u down the hill...Really only need chains running out in the western mountains . Nothing wrong with staying in the truckstop if ur not comfortable.. The most important thing to remeber is be patient. U cant have the gotta go gotta go mentality when running thru snow and ice.. Slow and steady wins the race..

 

Lots just time the drive so that they are hitting the passes in the heat of the day. So the snow/ice has had time to melt. So rather than hit it at 6-8am they're hitting it at 2-3pm. As an example.

 

i worked for companies that did not supply them. they had a philosophy of, "if you need to chain up, you don;t need to be driving".....park it, wait it out.

it took me an incredibly short period of time, to fully embrace that philosophy.

as such, i never learned to chain up, and frankly, never WANTED to learn.

i think it's a matter of,

#1..."go and earn money, and hope for the best i don't crash, kill someone or myself, and get into even DEEPER crap with the insurance company and all sorts of lawyers"

or

#2....stay OFF the roads, till they are passable again.

i take option # 2 each and every time.

you would actually HAVE TO inquire at your company. they may have a strict policy of STAY OFF THE ROAD....

or...chain up