Snow chains

Assuming the autosock works (and if it does, thats pretty sweet), you still need chains since some states don't support the sock. So unless you want to buy both, the sock wont be the only device u need.

 

The thing is they won't last on pavement. Most states put up the chain law at the first sign of a snowflake... so you're going to get stretches of pavement and ice/snowpack. You can't take those autosocks off in the middle of the road... takes about 5 miles of pavement to ruin them.

 

Wheel sanders are legal in CO which takes care of the premature chain law announcements.

 

You mean studded tires? They're still around but a few states have banned them because they are hard on the pavement. The states that allow them for the most part only allow them during winter months. Before I owned anything four wheel drive I used to have a set of all season tires for the summer and a set of studded snow tires for the winter mounted on another set of wheels. These days I carry chains and the only time I've had to use them was on ice.

When I ran my Mustang in the winter I carried a set of cables. They were very easy to install and remove, but probably not as effective as chains. However, they are much more durable, rated for 350 miles at 45 MPH on dry pavement. Not that you would ever do that, but you should never have to replace a set if you take care of them.

 

It's a small box before the front tandem with two rubber tubes that releases bits of sharpened coal to aid in traction.

 

what about those auto chain things you see on school busses. Why dont they make those for trucks?

 

They do...

 

I've seen them on straight trucks, never on a semi.

 

I've seen them on semi's... they're very expensive, and only make sense if you need to chain multiple times every day during snow season.