Are tire chains recommended?
Hi all, My wife and I are heading to Glacier Nat Park in early September. I`m just wondering if having a set of tire chains is advisable? Thanks!!
Forum Discussion
rhagfo wrote:blt2ski wrote:
Generally speaking, the laws state for trucks/trailer combo's of RV size, a set on the main drive axel of the TV, and at least on chain on the trailer. I personally have found it best to have two chains on the front axel and left the rears to them selves. I also prefered chain chains on the truck and trailer while using my TT as a ski hut in the winter at local ski area's. So the it is snowing I'll stay put does not work for some of us! Some of us purposely drive into the mtns etc in the winter. Be it to a ski area, pulling snow mobiles, use as a base for cross country skiing etc.
Like anything we do, better to be prepared than not and suffer the consequences.
Marty
Must be another former Boy Scout! We have had to tow in the snow a couple times. Never do bad we needed to throw on The Iron but had it just in case! I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Year round camping has it's surprises!
Yeah to the BS part.......then if you did weekends from mid dec to mid march as I did going to the mtns, you put on chains an ave of 1-2 times per winter. Mostly when I was coming down vs going up. Coming down is harder than the up part most of the time. Including a sheer ice on the road coming down from timberline with 40-60 mph winds! Overall, not to bad on that trip down, but the iron was what made it nice despite a 10% grade for 6 miles or there abouts!
My kids used to know as soon as I did if we needed the chains to go down the hill. They would have the truck/trailer axels dug out, so when I got back from teaching clinics sunday eve, all I had to do was change out of ski gear, put the chains on and we could leave. I even had to use chains once ALL the way home one sunday night. That was an interesting trip. Then near my house an a short steep grade, a number of cars were spun out, a bus on the side of the road, a cop stepped out to stop us, but I drove around him to the bottom, stopped, turned the 90 corner at the bottom only to have a chain break half a mile later, just at the bottom of the 10% grade up to my house! one drive chain, new tires, ala new truck and a posi, I was at the top a mile later! Properly setup, one can go just about anywhere!
Marty
