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

Ouch!
Ya didn't miss the part where he asked what he could pour on his tires, or the part where I told him that bleach would help him "un-track" but wouldn't do any other good didja? Or where I told him how his tires would melt "little troughs" in the ice if he didn't cool em down before he parked? Or how bout the part where we all told him to get some chains? If cat litter worked for one guy, and bleach for me so what? What nobody has said yet tho is to never set the trailer brakes in the winter. Believe whatcha want. I carry chains and I don't mind usein em!

BTW,,,I never saw anyone get moving on packed snow or ice by spinning their tires at 40 mph.
Melting to the asphalt? Pure desperation and dumb luck if it worked. JMO

 

Why? Because it works great, it's much coarser than sand and tossing a scoop in front of my drives is all it takes. By time I walk in the truck stop, grab my coffee and greasy muffin, the salt has worked and I pull out of my slot. You don't need to melt the whole lot down to bare pavement.

If sand works better for you, that's great but I'm not inclined to haul sand and go through all the monkey motion before bedding down.

 

Salt will only work if the temperature is near the freezing point and if used and then it gets colder it actually makes a harder ice that will not break loose when the temperature gets real cold.
Having a couple of small pails of sand you can pickup free in the fall or reload at a highways yard.
In my area it is the law that you carry chains and winter tires. If you cause a problem and you do not have the proper equipment you will pay a fine.
If anyone is near me I have a few sets of singles. That is all you need if having singles and doubles is not mandatory.
If you are stuck spinning tires will only break things. slow and steady gets you out.
It is like a lot of things in trucking and life. Preparation works and could haves and should haves do not count.

 

a few of the grocery stores i go to were not only NOT sanded or anything (makes walking into the receiving area that much more fun), but the didn't plow where the docks were and at one store the plow drivers actually pushed snow up to the loading dock! i had to drop my lift gate, then back up, then open the dock leveler it was PITA i got a picture of it on my phone let me find it and i'll post it.

 

i know right? That's what i'm saying----commercial real estate "management" and "mall managment" suck donkey. Again, my rule of thumb regarding malls is that the parking lot areas are going to be plowed first and plowed well guaranteed. The loading dock areas are to be considered "area 54"/bermuda triangle/black hole etc.


2) So anyways i'm carrying my shovel with me. It's working ok. i ain't using sand unless i can get it for free. Will continue looking for kitty litter.

 

So who buys the kitty litter?

 

you want some used kitty litter???
1/2 price, comes with extra's

 

I really think it would be faster to toss on a couple chains before backing down into the mess.

 

Sand or even some crushed limestone in a bucket works well. Anything to get some grip on the snow and ice. Salt can be handy in some cases. I would use the ultra low temp ice melter if I really needed it though.

 

Off topic, Age 88, still intersted in trucking? No way. LOL