-
Tire chains
I have always for years, believed staying parked, starting the Gen, and turning on the coffee pot was the answer to needing chains.
well now it seems inspection are taking place in CA. and OR. . For years signs have been posted saying in effect to carry chains regardless of conditions. Well I never drove the bus on roads that required use of chains and I never carried chains on dry roads.I guess if I want to leave home for warmer WX this next week I better have chain that would work on the bus ( I still will not chain up ) to show the Highway Patrol to avoid a $5000. Fine.
The chains to carry can’t be just a prop but actual chains for the bus. Any ideas, what have other law abiding folks been hauling around.
.
-
16 Replies
-
Larry,
I was turned onto another option by a PC member. They are not chains but fabric of some sort you put on the Tire it’s approved by CO DOT so my guess is it would work in CA and OR. I can run out to the bus in the morning and give you the details if your interested.
Bill
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Larry,
I have never used them, or even seen them. However, I have heard of them.
https://shopautosock.mcgeecompany.com/truck-autosock-89/p25229/?from=120r22.5
-
Thanks Bill and John. Anything to get pass Smokey helpers.
-
Ever consider avoiding California?
-
Prevost parts sells snow socks
Chuck
-
We carry “auto sock “ in the bus. They are C-Dot ( Colorado) approved. They don5 take up much space
-
Jon, I consider avoiding CA. All the time.
-
Thanks to ALL for info on Auto Socks
-
I usually leave my chains at home (very heavy) but this year we had to cross the Siskiyous during snowfall. So I took them. Did not have to chain up and nobody checked.
My take is before you cross the pass take a look at the chain up area cameras. If you see trucks chaining up, either wait or carry chains. If nobody is chaining up, nobody is checking either.
-
Thanks for the tip about chain up area.
I have been lucky for years to not be inspected but just getting a lot of flak from the right seat. I need to restrict her FB browsing.
-
This looks interesting although i could not imagine someone strapping this to a Prevost. http://www.instachain.com
-
Larry,
The “auto socks” can be purchased from Prevost and are in use worldwide. We used ours last winter when the February Snowmageddon hit Seattle/Portland. Spent 2 days driving home and they worke really well. They are approved in every State that I checked. Lighter than chains and much more user friendly. On special at Prevost parts for less than $115.
Doug
-
Got a set in Coburg, Or. at Superior Tire 3 weeks ago . Just wanted to be legal for the States headed South. They stow rather well in the bay.
-
I was unfortunate enough to live in the snow belt for 10 years with our first bus. What made that fact worse was we were doing trade shows through the northeast to the upper mid-west so I put a lot of miles on the coach per year driving in bad conditions, including whiteouts.
Tom may want to jump in here based on his trucking experience, but I never ever considered chains. It was all about using the correct techniques driving in snow. The bus does very well in snow, and unlike a car it even was excellent at handling the wet heavy snow build up that would pull a car to the side. I’m not suggesting it was so good in snow you wouldn’t get in trouble, but it was one of the easiest vehicles I have driven in snow.
-
Western NY in the winter can be a challenge at best with snow measured in feet not inches. All those years of trucking never used chains, but we also didn’t have the government forcing the use of chains on us. Lock up the power devider hope you didn’t have a lot of dead miles, a real joy in snow. You grew up driving in crappy weather and didn’t think much about it. You started the winter out changing the tires on your car to snow tires, some even had studs, you old timers will remember those.
The western states mountains are a whole different ball game.
Log in to reply.