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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Wright" data-source="post: 1712875" data-attributes="member: 108611"><p>Anyone going into the mountains should have chains, not just for snow and ice, but often will help in mud. A couple of thoughts for you:</p><p>1. Just because the box says it will fit a range of tires, they may not fit yours. If buying them new in a store, ask if they don't fit, can they be returned? A lot of truck tires aren't exact as to width due to tread design. So if you buy them, try them on immediately when you get home/back to where you are staying, or do it in the parking lot.</p><p>2. The second issue relates to the first. Those who have never put them on, are seen all over highways, laying in the snow trying to figure them out. If you have an old set, once you have them on, get some paint and paint the connecting links with a different color so that it is apparent what link in the proper one to attach the hooks to--it makes it simple then.</p><p></p><p>Out west one of the dangers when chains are needed is that although you may be OK to drive, those without chains may still be trying to get down the road and are sliding all over the place, hitting other cars, rocks, guard rails, and trees. A number of years ago we were on Big Bear Mountain in CA when a freak snow storm hit dumping 12" of snow. I had to buy chains (first set that was supposed to fit didn't), and while headed the 20+ miles down the mountain OK, we were almost hit five or six times and saw dozens of accidents which occurred all around us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Wright, post: 1712875, member: 108611"] Anyone going into the mountains should have chains, not just for snow and ice, but often will help in mud. A couple of thoughts for you: 1. Just because the box says it will fit a range of tires, they may not fit yours. If buying them new in a store, ask if they don't fit, can they be returned? A lot of truck tires aren't exact as to width due to tread design. So if you buy them, try them on immediately when you get home/back to where you are staying, or do it in the parking lot. 2. The second issue relates to the first. Those who have never put them on, are seen all over highways, laying in the snow trying to figure them out. If you have an old set, once you have them on, get some paint and paint the connecting links with a different color so that it is apparent what link in the proper one to attach the hooks to--it makes it simple then. Out west one of the dangers when chains are needed is that although you may be OK to drive, those without chains may still be trying to get down the road and are sliding all over the place, hitting other cars, rocks, guard rails, and trees. A number of years ago we were on Big Bear Mountain in CA when a freak snow storm hit dumping 12" of snow. I had to buy chains (first set that was supposed to fit didn't), and while headed the 20+ miles down the mountain OK, we were almost hit five or six times and saw dozens of accidents which occurred all around us. [/QUOTE]
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