If you are new, watch this little video about chaining up in the snow and ice.

Good catch CAXPT

 

It can be done either way..ive done it both ways.

 

Very nice video first of all. And thank you for the information.

 

I only drive in Chicago.

We don't get any snow here... Heheheheee
Mikeeee

 

Thanks Indiana Jack for posting that. Its also good if you guys unfamiliar with chaining practice hands on ahead of time. This will make it a hell of a lot easier on the side of a highway in a blizzard if you can do it with your eyes closed and have practiced multiple times. Also good to prepare ahead of time and sort and untangle all your chains. Even better to store them in a dry box instead of hanging them. Cold rusted chains that are tangled and frozen together are a lot of fun to wrestle with on the side of the road when its -20 outside!

 

Just to add to the chaining preparation, guys/gals its a good idea to carry a couple bags of ice melt with you because most of the time this will get you out of the situation without having to throw chains. Personally I would recommend that if you are not stuck and in a fairly safe place I would not throw chains on to take you where the weather and roads are worse. Never throw chains on just to keep going. If the roads are that bad, park it for a bit and let them clear them up. A hot cup of coffee and a good conversation always trump being wet and having frost bite!

 

Another thing I have heard concerning the bungees, is to place the hooks on the chains *in between* the cross links. Evidently if you hook them too close to the cross links, or right on the cross links, the cross links can fail.

 

Hey jack nicely done!! Who knows maybe I will bump into you someday !!