Dually Chains?
We have a F350 4x4 dually with an Arctic Fox 811, and plan on using the rig through many of the coming fall and winter months in BC, Yukon, ID, MT, OR, CA and WA. I found that Washington State require...
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trail-explorer wrote:Grit dog wrote:
Chain the outside rears and fronts if necessary.
If all 6 are needed to get through, you're in the wrong place!.
That was my thought too.
I know it happens that WSDOT (Snoqualmie Pass) will require chains, but it's very, very rare that it happens. Generally when it happens, I think they post it as "rigs over 10k GVW I typically monitor the DOT pass reports regularly.
If the weather over Stevens or Snoqualmie is bad enough to require chains, I don't think I'd want to be travelling in that mayhem.
Outer chains only is what I'd do.
Like you, In 20 years of living in mountains I don't recall seeing chains mandatory for 4wd passenger vehicles. Plenty of little cars chaining up though.
And yeah, in WA anyway, by the time it's THAT bad, there's an accident or 6 that close the road.
Just have some tires that are up to the task. They do make that much of a difference.
