Larger tires on F350

45Ricochet wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
I had one parked right next to me today, looked sweet but it was tall. Not sure it would match up with a fiver though. I would never chain the front end and I don't think Ram or Ford would recommend it either so clearance wouldn't be a problem for me.

Has a manufacturer ever recommended chaining the front . I have been chaining the front end on nearly every truck I've owned when hunting . The front is much more effective when chaining up and have chained all four many times . Never an issue other then turning sharp .

You would chain your front if you were in snow to nearly your front bumper :B

Yes I've been there and chain's ain't going to help that. That's why they make plows :B Actually I've only chained up the rear maybe 3 times in the last decade but that was for ice down the mountain road, not snow. At 300" per year I rarely even need a 4WD truck, about any AWD SUV can get the job done with the right tires..... No studs BTW :B

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They don't have plows where I hunt, yes the front bumper is a bit much ,but I have hunted many times in the snow where you either chained ALL four or you weren't going hunting.

Back in the day I have seen the old ford hyboys with the pizza cutters chained all four brake trail in snow that was too deep for the Blazers, jeeps etc.

I think we are talking about two different things here, no I don't chain up here in Utah , unless I'm hunting in mud or snow. Our SUV will get up the hill to our house with six inches of snow, now my new ram the jury is out on where that thing will be able to go :@