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DAS26miles
Explorer II
Nov 04, 2016

Carry chains- Travel Trailer and Class A Question???

My friends, one has a small pick and ultra-lite TT and the other with a 32ft Class A. We want to go to Yosemite in the coming months and the Park states that you must carry tire chains. I have been u...
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PA12DRVR
Explorer
Nov 09, 2016
Even though I've been putting chains on vehicles since I was 16 (and that was an unfortunate 4+ decades ago), it is still a PITA.

That being said, while one won't travel fast, there's nothing quite as secure feeling as being fully chained up on a slippery road...whether it's mud for the 4WD pickup or a dusting of snow on top of ice at 20F, chains on the front, chains on the rear (or drive axle if multiple rears) and on the right trailer axle make a very solid drive.

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