For the last two days I have had to run tire chains in order to get back and forth to work approximately150 miles.We Have had about 2” of sleet and then about .25” of freezing rain on top of it, you are not going anywhere without chains except in the ditch. My question is has anyone ever had any problems with the steel belts in the tire after running chains for an extended time.

 

[quote author=bigfoot link=board=10;threadid=11511;start=0#109312 date=1046272283]<br>you are not going anywhere without chains except in the ditch. [/quote]<br><br>I beg to differ... ;D<br><br>I've been driving all of this stuff in my 2WD &quot;inferior&quot; Ford with an empty long bed and no chains and not even all terrain tires (like they'd do any good on ice anyway)...and I live in Lewisville where it's probably worse than Cleburne. ;D :P<br><br>It's slicker than snot and you gotta take it slow and easy....but I've yet to run off into any ditches (or anything else for that matter). :P<br><br>Hmmmm....kind of makes you wonder....maybe my Ford isn't &quot;inferior.&quot;

 

By the way....I wouldn't put chains on my tires unless it was an extra set of tires that I'd bought just for that purpose...

 

bigfoot,<br> The last time I ran chains was in the big ice storms in '78 and '79. I had a '78 GMC at the time, 1 ton 4x4, and the chains didn't cause any problems other than a bumpy ride. I was not running steel belted tires then, so I don't know about the effects of chains with steel belted radials. I have found that the radials will do better with reduced inflation pressures and a little weight in the back of the truck. Other than that, just take it real easy if you have to get out and go somewhere. The only thing I would use chains for these days is getting out to pull people out of ditches and up hills like I used to do years ago. I had chains on all four tires and could pull anything I wanted up hills and out of ditches.

 

BTW, I often got back to the house after a day of doing that with about 5 - 7 cases of beer from thankful &quot;donators&quot;.

 

[quote author=Hoss link=board=10;threadid=11511;start=0#109328 date=1046274594]<br>[quote author=bigfoot link=board=10;threadid=11511;start=0#109312 date=1046272283]<br>you are not going anywhere without chains except in the ditch. [/quote]<br><br>I beg to differ... ;D<br><br>I've been driving all of this stuff in my 2WD &quot;inferior&quot; Ford with an empty long bed and no chains and not even all terrain tires (like they'd do any good on ice anyway)...and I live in Lewisville where it's probably worse than Cleburne. ;D :P<br><br>It's slicker than snot and you gotta take it slow and easy....but I've yet to run off into any ditches (or anything else for that matter). :P<br><br>Hmmmm....kind of makes you wonder....maybe my Ford isn't &quot;inferior.&quot; <br>[/quote]<br>It hard to run off the road when your truck will not start so as you can leave your driveway.<br> ;D<br>DM01

 

Well Hoss I like to play it safe ( you wouldn't understand),not so bad on the go part but chains sure do help on the stopping part . Or when glazed ice is on the hill on fm1382 between the state park and US67. Gave a turd driver a bag of oil dry on that hill last night after I drove around him because he could not move.

 

[quote author=dodgeman01 link=board=10;threadid=11511;start=0#109346 date=1046275979]It hard to run off the road when your truck will not start so as you can leave your driveway.<br> ;D<br>DM01<br>[/quote]<br><br>I doubt that's what that Dodge truck owner thought when I drove on by him sitting in the ditch... : :P

 

[quote author=bigfoot link=board=10;threadid=11511;start=0#109468 date=1046301129]<br>Well Hoss I like to play it safe ( you wouldn't understand),[/quote]<br><br>You're right...it's not like safety is in my job description or anything... : : :