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Nov 20, 2016 | 09:17 PM

#16

bkuuz1

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From: Brighton CO.

I wish I had taken some pictures when I had all four wheels of my truck chained up and all four wheels on my toy hauler too.

A couple of years ago we were traveling on I70 east bound on our way home from a 3rd season elk hunt. We got hit with a huge snow storm and the temps were down to -5F or lower when the sun went down. If CDOT would have changed their road signs and let everyone know prior to getting to the point where you couldn't get off the road we would have spent the night in the town of Eagle. We had no choice but to chain up and deal with it. What normally would have been about a 40 minute drive took almost 10 hours to just get through the pass.

I have a stock 350 with 18" wheels. I run V bar chains with the cam tightener. I also use chain tighteners and I also add several of the black thick rubber bungees with the S hooks for added insurance to keep them tight. When using chains we check them all the time to make sure a cross chain hasn't broken and is slinging around the wheel well. I have had a couple of them break before.

Nov 20, 2016 | 09:27 PM

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HRTKD

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Originally Posted by bkuuz1

I wish I had taken some pictures when I had all four wheels of my truck chained up and all four wheels on my toy hauler too

I had to do the same thing many years ago up in Wyoming. I think my kidneys are still bruised from that.

It's interesting to hear that you chained up the trailer too. That would not have occurred to me to even carry chains for the trailer. Do you need all four trailer wheels chained up? I would have thought two would do, but chaining up the trailer is completely new to me.

Nov 21, 2016 | 06:18 AM

#18

radium

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From: upstate New York

no one likes auto chains ?? they make them for small trucks too and my friends runs on electric power 12 v no air need take care

Nov 21, 2016 | 06:20 AM

#19

scraprat

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From: Itinerant

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Originally Posted by bkuuz1

I have a stock 350 with 18" wheels. I run V bar chains with the cam tightener. I also use chain tighteners and I also add several of the black thick rubber bungees with the S hooks for added insurance to keep them tight. When using chains we check them all the time to make sure a cross chain hasn't broken and is slinging around the wheel well. I have had a couple of them break before.

I use and have the same for both my dually and SRW trucks don't leave home without them. Better to have them and not need them than need them and not have them.

Nov 21, 2016 | 10:28 AM

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bamcq

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Originally Posted by radium

no one likes auto chains ?? they make them for small trucks too and my friends runs on electric power 12 v no air need take care

radium no your not the only one. Those auto chains looked really cool never even had an idea they made such a thing. Grant it where I live isn't anywhere close to alaska type snow to really need them or be able to justify buying but really cool idea!

Nov 21, 2016 | 02:24 PM

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EDC8008

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From: Washington Coast

I've ran Stevens, Snoqualmie, Bluett, Meecham, White, and Siskyue Summit in Washington and Oregon. The only used chains twice, Meecham in a snow storm that was dumping 3" an hour across Meecham and one time pulling my trailer because of chain law in effect on Siskyue Summit.

I've ran Transforce AT's once on the grades in Wyoming and swore off on those. I loved my Toyo AT2s in all sorts of weather including snow pulling a 12,000 lbs tool trailer on I 80 2 years ago and ran BFGs for years and actually like my new Cooper ATPs up here in Alberta.

You won't have issues if you really want to run chains but you really won't need to where you're talking about going. add some ballast to the back of the truck, I got 80 gallons of fuel in a transfer tank against the front of the bed and have no issues, 300 to 400 lbs makes a big difference. Just slow down a touch and give yourself extra following distance.

Have fun

Good tread properly inflated and some extra ballast

Nov 21, 2016 | 03:43 PM

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darren32

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From: Edmonton Alberta

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Originally Posted by Bohen

me my wife the kids have no plan for for off-roading is just going to wear the snow is and just having a little fun on the side but thank you everyone again

I would say some cables for the rear would be all you need.

Keep in mind with chains your are really limited with speed, you need to drive slow.

I have never needed chains in an on road situation, studded good year duratracks work well for me. I put chains on for fun, and usually only the rears ..... and usually only after I am stuck