Stupid question but could be a factor...

These boys do this a few times a day. Don't need bungee cords when you use real chains.

 

Apart from living in the Rockies or the northwest somewhere if you have to chain and its not time sensitive its better to park it. If your in that part of the country get good at chaining is my advice, don't let it hurt your paycheck

To add To that i was in the oilfield and constantly off road and only had to chain up a handful of times. With good tires 30-34 on the drives you can go threw quite a bit before needing chains........getting started again is a diff story though

 

I've driven in 40 states over 25 years. I've never even touched tire chains. I did see a couple of YouTube videos.

Don't believe every story you hear.

 

There’s all kinds of unpleasant tasks to deal with in trucking especially in the winter months. Having to chain up isn’t something I ever worried about.

 

Basketball shorts, filthy socks, flip-flops and tire chains. I can see it now.

 

Is that all there is to it? Why all the fussing?

 

Here is my chain story from my first gig.
Company said we gotta have chains on the truck. We said Fine. They said if you guys pay for em you can keep em forever and ever. We said if YOU want chains on YOUR truck, YOU are gonna pay for em, not us.
So they finally said ok we will buy em. And they did, not once but Twice lol -

And we never put em on one time either.

I am also in the camp of if its bad enough for chains, I aint gonna be on the road.

 

I will do it at least once so I can say i did. Want to drive up to Alaska too so i assume I would be doing it frequently.

 

Western states have a penchant for enacting chain requirements at some of the most ridiculous times.

Take I-80 east or west in california. I have started over that hill in somewhat nice weather only to find winter storm up top. No warnings, chains required.
Any driver that has been on that road once, knows your not going to find parking any place. Your hanging iron and rolling on.

 

That's why those of us who drive it frequently check the weather and road conditions before even considering making the trip. We usually know a couple days in advance if it will be snowing over Donner summit, and even when the weather report calls for some snow, you can check the Caltrans web site for chain restrictions. If it calls for a winter storm, don't even bother going. You'll waste an entire day to go 40 miles, and that's if you're lucky. One accident and everything shuts down for many hours.