Which tires on Triple Axle to put tire chains on?
We will be headed up to a ski area in a couple weeks, and I want to know which tires/axles to put chains on the toy hauler if I am required to. Triple Axle, 40' fifth wheel toy hauler.
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For some of you saying wait it out! Does not work that way for the 200-300 RV's in ski area's overnight parking lot. We go up heck or high water! only time we do not, is if the road is closed. Some cases, yes one does wait it out, but most of the time not.
I used to do the rear on BOTH sides with the tandem axel TT. I also did a spring over axel lift to give me a bit more clearance for both the chain clearance to the body of the RV, along with deep snow clearance to the tanks etc under.
I also installed the covers for the overhead vents too. Do not remember the names, but that helped when one had 1-2' of snow on the roof, one could keep the vent open more than a crack.
I preferred chain chains to cables, as they have a bit more bite on the road, seen 30-40% more bite from tests.
Good luck, have fun. Hope you do not have to come off of the Timberline road with blowing snow and ice on the road. Did that with 40-50 mph winds one time....quite fun!
Marty
I used to do the rear on BOTH sides with the tandem axel TT. I also did a spring over axel lift to give me a bit more clearance for both the chain clearance to the body of the RV, along with deep snow clearance to the tanks etc under.
I also installed the covers for the overhead vents too. Do not remember the names, but that helped when one had 1-2' of snow on the roof, one could keep the vent open more than a crack.
I preferred chain chains to cables, as they have a bit more bite on the road, seen 30-40% more bite from tests.
Good luck, have fun. Hope you do not have to come off of the Timberline road with blowing snow and ice on the road. Did that with 40-50 mph winds one time....quite fun!
Marty
