Tire Chains??
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Tire Chains??
Hey Guys, I thought I remember reading that it is not recommended to put tire chains on our trucks. I'm going to be headed to Big bear for a family trip during late December and they say that tire chains are necessary. Is it sufficient for the 4x4 without snow chains. Also, I have a 06 f250 with a 10" inch lift with 38" tires and I'm not to sure if they make chains that big? Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
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This is where I live. If it's snowing, you only have to carry chains inside your 4x4 to show that you have them. They block the road, so you can't get around them. You do not have to have the chains on the wheels on a 4x4 unless there is severe snow, which is rare, and very unlikely in December- too warm still. They will not check the chain size to see if they actually fit your tires, so If you can borrow some just for show you will be OK. there likely will be no snow on the highway in December. Check snowforecast.com. It's what the locals use. Have fun!
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gryf250,
Here is a link to a recent thread on tire changes. I posted several links in post #3 this will answer your questions as to availability for tire size. Tire chains dot com has alot of info. And yes you can run chains on a SD.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/53...re+Snow+Chains
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Here is a link to a recent thread on tire changes. I posted several links in post #3 this will answer your questions as to availability for tire size. Tire chains dot com has alot of info. And yes you can run chains on a SD.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/53...re+Snow+Chains
Hope this helps
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gryf250, Nobody with 4x4 chains up in these parts unless it's a major, major snowfall. Just being practical, but it would be no fun to chain up that beast with 38's on the side of the road with all the honda civic owners looking for their chain instruction manuals!
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Thanks guys, I just remembered reading somewhere in the owners manual that Ford does not recommend chains for the SD. I figured there wouldn't be severe snowing during December. Hey nitrous, is there at least snow on the ground during DEC. or just at the skiing parks??
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Unlikely for snow on the ground in Big Bear in December gryf250. There should be snow on the ski hills because it gets cold enough at night to run the snow making machines now. My neighbor runs the snow making machines and he is already working nights blowing snow at about the 7000 ft. elevation level to get a good base started. usroute66, not sure about nevada, never driven in the snow there. I would think it would be the same with the chains. If they had to check the size of the chains you were carrying, they would have to stop every vehicle and verify that they fit, and nobody would be able to get to the ski hill because it would take so long to do it, and where would they find the area to pull all the cars over, and what about the manpower to be checking all these chains. In the San Bernardino Mtns, it's just " can you show us some chains?" "Good, have a nice day." If not, you are turned around, and a CHP officer is always stationed there at the checkpoint, but he's not the one checking for chains, he just sits in his car.
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i tried going up baldy last year (big truck 37's 4x4 and i am from canada so i have plenty of snow experience). there wasnt much snow down at all (especially by my standards), but they wouldnt let me go up without chains ON, i didnt have a set regardless, but cars had to have them on. to me it was silly as hell, having little civics go up because they had chains vs my truck.
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wera racer, that must have been a pretty unlucky day. In ten years in these mountains, I've only been required to chain up a 4x4 once, and in a blizzard. I'm from BC myself, and the snow in these mountains is much worse to drive in because it's wet, icy snow.
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I'd be amazed at the amount of snow required to put chains on the Beast. We had two feet at my place last month and it was like driving a hot knife through butter. I was wishing I had a plow because the big plows never even made it up here. If it's below the top of the tires, I don't think I'd have much problem getting going. 'Course high in the mountains all bets are off as to whether the main routes are powed in a any amount of time.
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I am going to use chains on my 38's this winter in NE British Columbia, but only because all of the heavy truck traffic on the forestry roads at work ices the crap out of everything....then add the stutter bumps and ruts....its a gong show.
