vail pass on snow

Chain Time=Nap Time=Go grab a beer time

 

I think between the other thread and the first half of this one that the back and forth over jakes or no jakes in winter conditions has been covered more than adequately. Lets try and put that behind us, shall we?

 

Cali requires chains on the wagon as well...

 

Where's the "Hover Control"?.......Isn't it supposed be right between the axle dump and the 5th Wheel Slide switches?.....

 

A skidding tire will attempt to lead a rolling tire. Try getting some skid-pad training then you'll understand. Or if you want to try it out on your own take your 2wd car to a vacant parking lot, pull the e-brake and try to keep it from spinning around.

Jakes are slowing the tires BEHIND the drive tires and if they break free, well the next thread will be "How I jackknifed". Getting on a skid-pad and pulling the trailer hand brake will also result in the trailer trying to pass the truck.

Advancements in truck brakes in the past 20 years have given the ability to use the pedal to safely slow on slick roads. There's a reason manufacturers of engine brakes warn against use on slick roads. Not a new warning either, my first truck was a 1981 Pete 359 and right on the visor was a big warning from Jacobs reminding me that using the engine brake on slippery roads was a really bad idea. Fortunately I got to spend a day on a skid pad early in my driving venture and still to this day feel that should be required for anybody wanting to drive a truck.

 

Big difference between a skidding 4-Wheeler and a tractor trailer skidding.....

Not to mention...All of those Single-props losing traction not only on Vail...But on I-80 in WY every winter.....Yep...No offense...But there's a reason why I-80 in WY is known as the "FedEx Drop-yard"....

 

Hah ya, if you are on I-83 at Reeser Summit just south of Harrisburg during any kind of snow storm you'll see Fed-Ex daycabs on both sides of the hill trying like the dickens to get up. Not sure why they even let those single screws try to run that hill in snow/ice.

 

You could always try this approach..

 

Don't laugh...Sometimes that's what it takes to get over Donner.....

 

That must be one of those new hybrid front wheel drive trucks.