Autosocks
I have new 3 peak mountain snowflake AT tires on my four wheel drive F350, and am travelling to Utah the end of December. I carry a set of cable chains I've never used, and am considering picking up ...
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Why would you use either? Are you planning on going off road, towing a heavy trailer or afraid of snow?
Cant think of a much better setup than a 4x4 with new tires and a couple thousand lbs in back.
In my area, you must carry chains or traction devices over mountain passes November 1st through April 31st. If your vehicle is under 10k GVWR, you do not need chain up if you have 4wd and are not towing. If towing, you must chain up a tow vehicle drive axle plus add a drag chain to your trailer. If your vehicle is over 10k lbs GVWR, you must chain up regardless of how many driven axles you have.
Well, my $80 chains were lost by USPS with no more in stock for that price, so I went on the hunt for the next deal after getting refunded by the seller. I found a pair of Autosock AL64 for $125 and just received them today. Now I need a dry day for a test fit on the 245/70r19.5 tires.
Bedlam wrote:Well, my $80 chains were lost by USPS with no more in stock for that price, so I went on the hunt for the next deal after getting refunded by the seller. I found a pair of Autosock AL64 for $125 and just received them today. Now I need a dry day for a test fit on the 245/70r19.5 tires.
I had not heard of Autosock's until this thread, let me know what you think of them after giving them a test. I've lived in Alaska for 26 years previously and we all ran dedicated winter tires (studs or Blizzaks) and nobody carried chains.
Think of the textile weave of the socks like siping the tread on a tire. It offers all these extra nooks and crannies to get a better grip on a slick surface. They are flexible enough to make them self clearing but I suspect slush may be a negative for these socks.
