[Shop-talk] chains vs snow tires

[Jim Franklin]

I'll start off by saying I have zero experience with chains, but lots with
snow :-)

For occasional use, I'd get cables, not chains. How much up/down hills do
you do?

If you decide on snows, get the tallest, narrowest ones you can fit. They
need to bite into the snow, so wide ones only make you float, esp. with
the relatively light rear end of a pickup.

jim

> We get the occasional snow/ice storm here in NC. NC doesn't plow/sand much
> - they just wait for it to melt a day or two later. However, being an ER
> nurse, I have to drive in it before Mother Nature takes care of it. I have
> an F250, rear wheel drive with LSD. I can usually get around with its "all
> season' tires. But when we get ice covered with snow it gets very
> difficult. I do keep a few bags of sand in the bed.
>
> I am considering either real snow tires (I doubt studs are available or
> allowed) *or* chains.
> http://www.etrailer.com/chains-1999_Ford_F-250+and+F-350+Super+Duty.htm?furl=-c2-235%7C85~16
>
> What say ye, learned shop-talkers?
>
> Eric Russell
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