Satisfying Oregon's Snow Zone Laws
I will be towing our 5th-wheel south from the Seattle area at the end of December to snowbird in the Palm Springs area. I plan on taking I-5 thru the Siskiyou Mountains in southern Oregon, and I know ...
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ksg5000 wrote:
Consider buying your chains from Les Schwab - if you don't use them you can return them for full refund. Worth a phone call - think you have to keep them a number of months b4 they allow you to return but it's still an inexpensive alternative.
x2. and while my denali manual says no chains on the tires I have it is beyond me why chains wouldn't work on the rear if needed. And I did get a set of HD chains from Les for the denali and a few years ago I did need to use them even with 4wd (no trailer) no problems.
ODOT normally won't check for chains in decent weather. there are times they will either check or not even let you proceed w/o chains especially when towing. But the weather needs to be pretty extreme, weather where you would normally decide not to proceed.
Hint. In the winter we plan on being able to hit Canyonville (7 Feathers casino) before dark, stay at the RV park cheap for the night then go over the pass in the daylight after any bad weather clears.
