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I have never had chains for my truck. We used to chain our tractors for logging when I was a kid, so I have played with them a quite a bit, but these were fairly loose and had huge lugged rings.
I searched and found this with lots of good info, but thought a stand alone topic might be worth having.
I have a Ram 3500 CC LB and it will have my Northstar Adventurer on it most of the time.
I intend to spend lots of time in VT/NH and Maine during the winter.
I was just up there this past week, and it was a perfect example of why I need a set of chains.
The weather was great, but there was snow most nights. Two of the days were that perfect combo of sun and mid 30s that makes snow that instantly fills lugs and makes perfect tire shaped holes in the snow that are hard as a rock and as smooth as glass if you spin a tire even one turn
We saw two nasty wrecks from idiots driving too fast, one flipped and required extraction through the roof.
I’d like to invest in a good set of chains(all 4 tires)
They need to be semi easy to install and remove, as my driving goes from unplowed class 4 or worse road to plowed asphalt state roads where traffic is moving.
I thought(am still thinking) about actual snow tires, but they are big bucks and I would tear them up on the highway.( I have a couple sets of pure snows for my wife’s and kids cars)
I think I rather have chains???
Thanks for any help!
Keith
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I have never had chains for my truck. We used to chain our tractors for logging when I was a kid, so I have played with them a quite a bit, but these were fairly loose and had huge lugged rings.
I searched and found this with lots of good info, but thought a stand alone topic might be worth having.
How far should I trim my fender back for chains?
Test fitting a set of Pewag Brenta-C chains before we head up to Maine. Tire size 265/75/r16 with the mud flaps removed. Looks like I have an inch of space there between the chain and the fender. I have a 2013 Mercedes’ sprinter 2500 2wd with an Agile off-road suspension kit on the van with...
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I have a Ram 3500 CC LB and it will have my Northstar Adventurer on it most of the time.
I intend to spend lots of time in VT/NH and Maine during the winter.
I was just up there this past week, and it was a perfect example of why I need a set of chains.
The weather was great, but there was snow most nights. Two of the days were that perfect combo of sun and mid 30s that makes snow that instantly fills lugs and makes perfect tire shaped holes in the snow that are hard as a rock and as smooth as glass if you spin a tire even one turn
We saw two nasty wrecks from idiots driving too fast, one flipped and required extraction through the roof.
I’d like to invest in a good set of chains(all 4 tires)
They need to be semi easy to install and remove, as my driving goes from unplowed class 4 or worse road to plowed asphalt state roads where traffic is moving.
I thought(am still thinking) about actual snow tires, but they are big bucks and I would tear them up on the highway.( I have a couple sets of pure snows for my wife’s and kids cars)
I think I rather have chains???
Thanks for any help!
Keith
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro