Chains?
Do you put chains on your trailer? What kind? Are they the same as regular truck chains? We hope we don't need them, but want to be prepared. Thanks!
Forum Discussion
Been skiing since the mid 60's...mainly Tahoe area. Some times S Cal and Boise.
Ranges from powder, ice, slush, mixture of them all (that is the worst) and all
had sections of pavement sprinkled in between them
Have used regular links, re-enforced (bar to V-Bar), cables, cables with hardened
tubes, plastic straps (worst of them all for a truck)
From my 2 seater (Datsun 240Z), to sedan, to station wagon, to 4x4 SUV, to 2WD
pickup, to my 4x4 Suburban
My setup is a 5 gallon plastic bucket (before they were around, a 5 gallon
steel paint bucket) that has the chains, repair kit, gloves, roll of plastic
runner to kneel/lay on, baggie of tie-wraps & wire, misc stuff. The bucket has
a plastic lid that I sit on.
No longer use rubber bands (tossed them around 1969) and use truckers steel
springs. With my own mod's reducing the chain connection. So they are under more
tension than normally designed for. For the cars use steel springs of smaller
dia and also reduce the connective chain to increase their tension.
This keeps the road salt and snow/ice/etc from melting into the vehicle floor.
Cleanup back home is to dump the whole thing on the driveway and hose them off
Hang everything on hook in the patio to dry...after spraying them down with WD40
At one time, had around 5-6 buckets for the various vehicles I took up there.
Now down to one bucket for the Suburban
This AutoSock would not last in my usage. As the sections of pavement between
the snow/ice/etc sections would destroy it, IMHO.
Also understand, I think, how it works and in slush/ice it would not work for me
PS...whatever you folks use, do NOT let them spin. Have seen FWD guys
having fun spinning them at the chain stations...then BANG...when they
dig down to pavement.
At that instant when the chains contact pavement (good traction),
something breaks. Usually the axle...
Ranges from powder, ice, slush, mixture of them all (that is the worst) and all
had sections of pavement sprinkled in between them
Have used regular links, re-enforced (bar to V-Bar), cables, cables with hardened
tubes, plastic straps (worst of them all for a truck)
From my 2 seater (Datsun 240Z), to sedan, to station wagon, to 4x4 SUV, to 2WD
pickup, to my 4x4 Suburban
My setup is a 5 gallon plastic bucket (before they were around, a 5 gallon
steel paint bucket) that has the chains, repair kit, gloves, roll of plastic
runner to kneel/lay on, baggie of tie-wraps & wire, misc stuff. The bucket has
a plastic lid that I sit on.
No longer use rubber bands (tossed them around 1969) and use truckers steel
springs. With my own mod's reducing the chain connection. So they are under more
tension than normally designed for. For the cars use steel springs of smaller
dia and also reduce the connective chain to increase their tension.
This keeps the road salt and snow/ice/etc from melting into the vehicle floor.
Cleanup back home is to dump the whole thing on the driveway and hose them off
Hang everything on hook in the patio to dry...after spraying them down with WD40
At one time, had around 5-6 buckets for the various vehicles I took up there.
Now down to one bucket for the Suburban
This AutoSock would not last in my usage. As the sections of pavement between
the snow/ice/etc sections would destroy it, IMHO.
Also understand, I think, how it works and in slush/ice it would not work for me
PS...whatever you folks use, do NOT let them spin. Have seen FWD guys
having fun spinning them at the chain stations...then BANG...when they
dig down to pavement.
At that instant when the chains contact pavement (good traction),
something breaks. Usually the axle...
