Chaining Up

Super Trucker i am not, If needed, I'll chain up, in my eyes it's part of the job.
What I don't like about it is taking them on and off every 45 minutes or so and
some times my hands freeze. Rolling along at 25/30 mph has its moments too

I've noticed some think of chains as a dirty word, to each his own.

Could say more but it's already been covered by others

 

I'll chain up and run with a semi, just not with doubles.

 

Same here, yet I see some do it. Wouldn't that be fun..

 

8 axle super B trains carry a ton of chains well at least a few hundred pounds. Ran Triples in the snow a few times but very sketchy.

 

I hate chaining up as much as the next guy. I always carry four pair of leather work gloves, keep the last set on the defroster vents to heat em up. Rubber gloves just don't keep the cold out of those fingers at all and they slip so they are a waste of time and money.

 

Guess I have to explain more in depth for the slow folk on the thread.

Chaining isn't a bad word. Nobody is afraid to chain, families aren't driving around snowy mountains during chain laws all day long, seriously there are some dumb folks out there!

The chaining dilemma is as follows, if you are inexperienced, don't know how to chain, never driven through a winter etc... then when there is a chain up sign in effect, PULLOVER! You don't have to chain up to get further down the road or get into a situation that you are not familiar with or comfortable in dealing with. Drivers, if you have driven through a winter or two then go on to the next thread, this info is not for you. Yes we realize all of you know how to drive (or something to that effect). If you are a new driver though, simply pullover and wait until the roads are cleared up or the weather subsides.

Everyone understand the chain dilemma? This thread only effects you if you have never thrown chains or have no clue what you are doing.

 

If the newbie NEVER chains, and instead parks the truck, then how does said newbie learn how to do it, and drive in it, safely?

You have to do it to learn it. If you old farts* would stop trying to frighten the newbs, you'd have more time to teach them to do it safely.

*said with a smirk

 

I can remember the day when cars in Gary, IN used chains, its been too many years to pinpoint the exact year, and not real sure how many times dad put them on.

 

don't spend much time in Colorado do you? we have this really weird season/industry, it's called skiing. Apparently some companies make millions off idjits who like to run into trees, rocks, poles, signs, each other while freezing to death in the white stuff that falls from the sky. According to said skiers and the industry which they support, they have the right of way on the roads in the winter, and thus, will drive in many inches of snow, ice, etc to get and from said ski areas so they can enjoy themselves. As a result, as truckers are the enemy, even though statisically said skiers cause more accidents, delays and road closures because they:
A. drive too fast for condition
B. drive ill prepared for conditions
C. drive drunk
D. drive vehicles ill prepared for the conditions
E. Travel to said states to ski from places where they don't have snow/ice and magically expect to be able to drive on it like it's dry (see also Floridians, Texans, Californians)
F. All of the Above

Oh, and we cannot impose a chain law or other restriction on how their vehicles must be equipped for winter travel as that might cause them to go someplace else (factually unproven). Instead, the 99% (skiers, ski industry, tourism industry) feel it's their obligation, job, duty, responsibility to punish the 1% (truckers) because they know that to be a truck driver your already a multi-zillionaire with gold lined pockets and money falling out of every crack, crevice and hole on your body.

No, the chaining dilemma is as follows, if you've never run in the snow, ice, etc. and have never learned to chain up and don't want to do said chaining or drive in said condition, then either stay home from Sept. 15 til May 15th. or operate only in areas that do not get snow, ice or require chains.....Florida, So. California, Mexico. But, if your going to come out and make money during this time period, you either need to learn how to drive it in, fully, not partially or you need to have the above mentioned gold lined pockets and money falling out of every said crack, crevice and hole.

 

Yep, over your head....