Maximum Chaining

I totally feel for y'all. I don't even carry chains on my truck at all. Legally I don't need them and if the roads are bad enough to need chains I'm not gonna be driving anyways. In 3 years I've never been in a situation bad enough that I'd have considered chains a possibility. I will drive on slush and snow all day long but not ice.

The winter of '16-'17, I chained up 7 times at age 65 with 4 but usually 6 chains. This past spring I chained up 3 times at 69 throwing 6 on. The second time I was being a smart-azz and asked if we got chain up pay... and got a $0.02 mile raise 🙂😁😍

My back east to west dispatcher told me the other day they are holding me up as an example. I asked what for. Apparently the company has one team of two guys, with one in his 30s, and they paid $200 to a guy to put 6 chains on to go over Cabbage (outside of Pendleton OR). The company would not reimburse them and told them if I could do it at my age they need to get out and do it.😁😆

The above picture was February 15th to go over Snoqualmie Pass...and I had my gallbladder taken out on 27 Dec! The first time I do it in winter, it usually takes me a good hour or so. After that I can get it done in about 35 to 45 minutes to put on six. Not bad for a young old lady! 😉

Laura

The winter of '16-'17, I chained up 7 times at age 65 with 4 but usually 6 chains. This past spring I chained up 3 times at 69 throwing 6 on. The second time I was being a smart-azz and asked if we got chain up pay... and got a $0.02 mile raise 🙂😁😍

My back east to west dispatcher told me the other day they are holding me up as an example. I asked what for. Apparently the company has one team of two guys, with one in his 30s, and they paid $200 to a guy to put 6 chains on to go over Cabbage (outside of Pendleton OR). The company would not reimburse them and told them if I could do it at my age they need to get out and do it.😁😆

The above picture was February 15th to go over Snoqualmie Pass...and I had my gallbladder taken out on 27 Dec! The first time I do it in winter, it usually takes me a good hour or so. After that I can get it done in about 35 to 45 minutes to put on six. Not bad for a young old lady! 😉

Laura

And you didn't show off the new tire cables you acquired yesterday in Cheyenne. 🙁

Laura, On a good day, i can throw 6 chains in 27 minutes, my all time record, much loke life, some days they install like butter over hot biscuits, and other days everything is a tangled mess :)

And you didn't show off the new tire cables you acquired yesterday in Cheyenne. 🙁

LOL

I didn't see you offering to help me young man 😉 But then it wasn't necessary....there was no snow and I haven't been in snow yet this winter!

Laura

I'm from the desert. I've chained a tire maybe 3 times in my life. One of them was during training lol A week or two ago, I was headed up Snoqualmie when they put the chain laws up. I parked. I pouted. I waited. It took me probably 30 mins to gird my loins enough to even attempt chaining. I got all bundled up, got out there, got one chain off the rack (I have cables too, but have never used them and have NO idea about how to install them...I assume they are like chains, but I digress), laid it out, got it all straight, put it on the tire and straightened it out. The driver from the truck in front of me came back and I thought "What a nice guy, he's going to help!" Nope. He told me they lifted the chain law. I do not know how long it takes me to chain, but I do know I can unchain in seconds :D

I drove over the mountain and parked for a break....called my husband. To make a long story short, I am getting Autosox for Christmas :D

A key to using the Auto Sox is that the pavement needs to be completely snow covered. If any mix of dry pavement asphalt or ice, it will rub a hole in the fabric-like material. On pure snow, the grip level is unsurpassed.

When I purchased mine a few years ago from the Iowa 80 truck stop, these were $235.99 per bag (2 tires), so not exactly "disposable income".

A key to using the Auto Sox is that the pavement needs to be completely snow covered. If any mix of dry pavement asphalt or ice, it will rub a hole in the fabric-like material. On pure snow, the grip level is unsurpassed.

When I purchased mine a few years ago from the Iowa 80 truck stop, these were $235.99 per bag (2 tires), so not exactly "disposable income".

They are about the same price now. I had told my husband that I was going to start buying them a set every payday until I had 3 sets for super singles and one set for dual tires (my tractor has super singles and our trailers vary). He got a very nice unexpected Christmas bonus and called me and told me to buy them. I haven't yet...because I am in SoCal and none of the truck stops have them lol) I may just order them online and have them shipped home. I can grab them when I go home in January. We have them for our 4runner, so I am familiar with using them the once or twice a year we take the dogs up to play in the snow.

How’s the battle to get over Donner Pass going

Record Snow

John miller,

I was able to miss most of the record snow and deviated from normal duties, last tuesday ran a load up to washington, then back down to bakersfield, then I sat in sacramento monday and tuesday this week waiting for the pass to open, made it over donner this morning and am now back to normal duties of round trip reno to modesto trips