Annual tire chain thread
We're heading to Arizona again this winter but this year with the truck and camper. I have no chains for the truck and although I have no intention of driving in the snow I want to have a couple of s...
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HarmsWay wrote:
Thanks for all the great info. Washington state seems to be the most restrictive. According to WAC 204-24-050 Section 2F I would have to carry two sets of chains although that sounds more like commercial vehicles.
I'll see what Les Schwab suggests but sounds like V-bar are overkill for my purpose. I don't expect to be on any snowy backroads.
There is a good reason why US lawyers population per capita beats average in the World by 40-fold.
The section you quoted apply to EXTRA (read spare) chains.
Or at least that is how I understand it.
Bottom line, if your truck is below 10,000 GVW and 4 WD, not likely you will be required to use chains in any western state. But in some situations it is going to be judgement call of local officials this way or the other.
So your choice is to assume that you will wait till chain restriction will be waived, what in Sierra usually means overnight, or carry 2 sets of chains/cables just in case.
