Chainin' Up With Dave In AZ

Pewags or tryggs are the only way to go if you want them to last.

 

All I know is the chain up pay has increased.

 

Hmmmm. And I have to go over Donner summit tonight.

 

Problem solved

 

I've only seen two trucks with those on so far.

 

I just can't picture it in my head. They spin underneath the tires. But the second axle is too close to allow that.

They aren't on the trailers.

It never occurred to me to look at the second axle, you can see the whole set up clearly on the first.

 

I’ve used them twice.

Once in the gorge in Oregon. About 5 miles worth of wet road. The night before was 10x worse at 3 in the morning but no chain law in effect.

Then the other time was at home in the flat driveway. Parked with warm tires on the ice. Came back out and just spinning....... put 2 Sox on and backed right into the shop.

I have never thrown tire iron. I avoid the bad weather as best I can and if it’s bad enough to have to chain I’ll just park.....

I have been checked twice by CO for caring chains. Passed both times with the socks in the bags.

 

By the way it didn’t take 5 total minutes to install and remove them. Takes longer to get stopped than to actually install or remove them.

I have 1/2 fenders really close to the tires so the socks were really my only choice or remove the fenders?

 

I think they'd be ok for light usage.

Chaining up or unchaining isn't bad. The passes aren't bad. It's the stretches leading to them that are the kick in the ###.

From what I've personally seen, the inexperienced driver, or the one that just shouldn't be there at all, fouls up long before the top.

You just have to hope it's not in front of you.

Your skills, you'd have no problems.

 

Good.