When ice has you stuck on small grades...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by l84work, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    yea! those rumble strips do WONDERS for traction:biggrin_255:
     
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  3. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    You have to get far enough over to get to the GRAVEL shoulder,.....But like I said,...don't get sucked into the ditch!!!
     
  4. l84work

    l84work Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the info. I now feel like I did all that I could. I felt like I just may have been uneducated in that situation. .......and about the kitty litter, i had that on the truck for those situations when a bathroom is not convienient (know what I mean?)
     
  5. l84work

    l84work Bobtail Member

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    Good help Walleye. I'm gonna put that advice in my toolbelt.
     
  6. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    Like I said,....Don't get sucked into the ditch!!!....Be careful,...
     
  7. GasHauler

    GasHauler Master FMCSA Interpreter

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    But that's not putting it down on a public hyw. I'm just saying I'd check it out before some do gooder makes a call.
     
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  8. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    I wouldn't worry to much in rural WI,...Just about every farmer I know has a few 50 pound bags of it in the back of there pickups,...

    For that matter I don't think barn lime is gonna be illegal to use,..If it was I don't think they would allow the use of it in barns,...
     
  9. heyns57

    heyns57 Road Train Member

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    Sanders are used by railroads, and truckers had them in the old days. Look for the containers and dispenser pipes in front of the drive tires.

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  10. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    Jeez,..And I thought the single screws with "On-Spot" chains were cool!!,...Those helped a lot!!,..

    But them sanders are something I have never seen,...Thanks,...
     
  11. GasHauler

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    I'm just saying you'd be surprised on how the EPA works nowadays. You can't even wash your truck legally anymore because of the storm water run off laws. But yeah, I'd use that too.
     
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