stuck in snow and ice

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  1. Chinatown

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    Yes, kitty litter; that's what I used also.
    "Oil dry" works also, but kitty litter works better.
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    calcium chloride melts faster than salt and in colder temperature
     
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    Autosocks
     
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    I was doing perfectly all right on a perfectly all right morning yesterday.

    In the yard just backing under a trailer when suddenly out of nowhere a snow flake fell under my drive tire.

    No sooner could I get the second axle locked in another snowflake fell and straigically placed itself under the second axle


    Now I was really Stuck.
     
    tommymonza, Nov 29, 2018
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    thanks guys. i was thinking of buying wooden planks. 12 inches to put under neath my drive axle if i get stuck. pr should i stick to kitty litter?
     
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    As soon as your spinning tire hits those planks they instantly become a projectile.
     
    Lyle H, Nov 29, 2018
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    Is this at a customer's place?
     
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    No he owns the rail yard....
     
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    Do ice fishermen use kitty litter?:biggrin_25512:
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    And be sure to cut toward your leg while standing on a trap door with the other one.:biggrin_2552:
     
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