Too late to get chains, what can i pour down for traction?

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  1. Prairie Boy

    Prairie Boy Road Train Member

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    Can you imagine how many gallons it would take to get up Donner Pass ??? :biggrin_2559:
     
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  3. Prairie Boy

    Prairie Boy Road Train Member

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    And salt doesn't work in extreme cold temperatures.
     
  4. Prairie Boy

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    Go to any Sandblasting business. They will gladly give you the sand as they have newhere to get rid of it. Some will even come with lead from old paint.
     
  5. High Desert Dweller

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    You don't need to pour anything.

    Engage the power divider, put it in 5th or 6th gear, mash the throttle and get those tires spinnin'. They'll melt though to the pavement sooner or later. :)
     
  6. Rollover the Original

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    ROFL! You mean the military doesn't use them any more?
    OK here is a really nice one thats not military issue but woiw I wish I had something likethis when I was in!
    http://sogknives.com/store/F08.html

    But this picture is what I was issued back in the 70's!! Just use a hack saw and cut from one corner of the point to the other and then file it smooth. Works like a charm in snow!
     

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  7. Powell-Peralta

    Powell-Peralta Road Train Member

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    Actually yes. My statement remains true. And i still stand by it---the parking lots get cleared first guaranteed and most likely the loading dock areas remain untouched as if they're ("the plow company") is afraid to go in that area like it was kryptonite or something.
     
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  8. Rollover the Original

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    :biggrin_25514::biggrin_25514::biggrin_25514::biggrin_25514:

    And wear 10,000 miles of thread off of them also!! ROFLMAO! OH use bleach too!

    Oh, I kill myself! LOL
     
  9. Powell-Peralta

    Powell-Peralta Road Train Member

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    This does work, but not good for the diffs.
     
  10. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    The beach.:biggrin_2559:
     
  11. Stunt_Driver

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    When I worked for Pepsi up north with the bay trailers being so lite we would use a piece of chain about 3 feet long maybe and a climbers clip and wrapped it around one drive tire and you could get out of any where.
     
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