Tire Chain Question

[doverarjim]

Can anyone recommend a site to get chains other than tirechain.com? With the way things have been I think I should go ahead and get some. And I know "up north" we don't use chains and you are in AR but the only plow's we have are road graders and they don't like to use them very much!!

[MPCOA]

I would go with ballast before I went the chain route, and I'm way more up North and they only normally use graders and very sparingly at that. As in you won't see pavement till April or May.

[kstruckcountry]

Ballast is just more weight to try and slow down when you're on the brakes! This is why I don't understand why anyone recommends it. It's not much help if you have 4x4 anyways. I know people swear by it, I'm just not one of them. IMO the lighter the better so I can stop.

 

I've been looking for a good place to find chains as well. It'd be nice to have a set since I'm in CO a lot. Highways there are cleared, but chains would be great for snowpacked streets and parking lots and to use while it's snowing.

[MPCOA]

When you weigh 7400 empty anyways; it helps you keep the rear end where it should be, and that is in four wheel drive.

[nht mike]

Craig's list! i got my Z-Chains for less than half price, still new in a never opened box. With my 4X2 NHT I use 6 sand bags over the rear axle.

 

Mike

[LaserBlueZ71]

If you do get chains, don't get too aggressive with them on. The last thing you want is to break a link and have a steel whip inside your fender well.

 

I was a trucker for many years and hated hanging iron. However, the chains I dealt with weighed 150 pounds for ONE set of duals, so that's different I guess LOL! By the time I was done chaining up I had 600 pounds of iron on my tires.

[SarahsGMC]

I wonder if I can get them for my 33/12.5 lol

 

 

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[kstruckcountry]

I'm sure you can Sarah. I need a set to fit my 31's and a set for my buddy's jetta too.

[LaserBlueZ71]

Trust me, you can get tire chains in all sizes.

 

Have you never seen slag chains on heavy machinery working in steel plants?

[SarahsGMC]

I think they're illegal now in michigan

 

 

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[MikeNH]

Michigan doesn't have enough hilly terrain to make me think chains are needed.

[SarahsGMC]

Like I said west side is all hills

 

 

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[MikeNH]

Like I said west side is all hills

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Hills? Sure. But nothing even close to severe enough to need chains. Go visit Colorado or Washington state and you'll see why those states can at times require chains on vehicles.

[SarahsGMC]

Ive been there and ive also dealt with lake effect my whole life

 

 

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[kstruckcountry]

I don't see why they would make chains illegal?! Hilly or flat when it dumps they're going to help. Mudgrips help too, but stopping is where snow tires with or without chains are nice to have. I haven't found much here that slowing down and some decent tires can't handle though.