Why don't you put chains on?

[LynetteW]

When the sign at the pass (today it's Snoqualmie Pass in WA) says 'chains required', why won't drivers take the time to put chains on? Now the pass is closed because of spin outs because drivers didn't chain up, and there are miles of trucks backed up, missing offload times, screwing up their ELD drive time, and of course, stuck in the middle of I90 where they can't get off the highway, get a hot meal, etc. I know it's a pain in the a**, but I wish the fines were enforced and much higher than they already are. If you don't carry chains, don't know how to put them on, don't want to put them on, etc. - stay off the roads with mountain passes in the winter!

 

[mndriver]

Ah yes...


Another happy trucker.....


Hope your day goes better.

 

[Hammer166]

When the sign at the pass (today it's Snoqualmie Pass in WA) says 'chains required', why won't drivers take the time to put chains on? Now the pass is closed because of spin outs because drivers didn't chain up, and there are miles of trucks backed up, missing offload times, screwing up their ELD drive time, and of course, stuck in the middle of I90 where they can't get off the highway, get a hot meal, etc. I know it's a pain in the a**, but I wish the fines were enforced and much higher than they already are. If you don't carry chains, don't know how to put them on, don't want to put them on, etc. - stay off the roads with mountain passes in the winter!

Colorado mostly cured this problem. It's a ~$500 fine to ignore the chain law, and ~$1100 if you block the road because you didn't chain. Not included in that price is the tow to the top that will happen to clear the road, so it may be another $500 on top of the fine.

 

[AK7]

When the sign at the pass (today it's Snoqualmie Pass in WA) says 'chains required', why won't drivers take the time to put chains on? Now the pass is closed because of spin outs because drivers didn't chain up, and there are miles of trucks backed up, missing offload times, screwing up their ELD drive time, and of course, stuck in the middle of I90 where they can't get off the highway, get a hot meal, etc. I know it's a pain in the a**, but I wish the fines were enforced and much higher than they already are. If you don't carry chains, don't know how to put them on, don't want to put them on, etc. - stay off the roads with mountain passes in the winter!

Hey,I get cold hanging iron wearing my flip flops..

 

[Electric Chicken]

Colorado mostly cured this problem. It's a ~$500 fine to ignore the chain law, and ~$1100 if you block the road because you didn't chain. Not included in that price is the tow to the top that will happen to clear the road, so it may be another $500 on top of the fine.

$2100 to avoid chaining?

Sounds like a bargain to me.

 

[LynetteW]

I guess we understand that a lot of company drivers are pushed to drive farther, faster, and maybe don't even provide chains or training on how to put them on, but it's not an excuse to put other lives in danger. I guess we are just old school and deal with chaining up to stay safe. It's all part of trucking.

 

[Oxbow]

I guess we understand that a lot of company drivers are pushed to drive farther, faster, and maybe don't even provide chains or training on how to put them on, but it's not an excuse to put other lives in danger. I guess we are just old school and deal with chaining up to stay safe. It's all part of trucking.

We have to chain up a lot, and it seems like no big deal, but there definitely is a learning curve to it. If you don't have your chains hung neatly it can take some time to get the twists out of them, and for those that don't have any experience with them I can see it as a daunting task. That said, if you're going to run in the west you best learn.

 

[AK7]

We have to chain up a lot, and it seems like no big deal, but there definitely is a learning curve to it. If you don't have your chains hung neatly it can take some time to get the twists out of them, and for those that don't have any experience with them I can see it as a daunting task. That said, if you're going to run in the west you best learn.

This should be a PSA....
For any new drivers.
Man,your halfway to being a trainer.

 

[Old Iron]

Good friend of mine started training at the local truck driving teck school and asked me if I had any old chains they could practice with. I couldn't believe they never had any so I give him a busted up set of doubles. The dirty prick made em chain up in the snow and cold the other day. Real life conditions he told em. Lol.

 

[AK7]

Good friend of mine started training at the local truck driving teck school and asked me if I had any old chains they could practice with. I couldn't believe they never had any so I give him a busted up set of doubles. The dirty prick made em chain up in the snow and cold the other day. Real life conditions he told em. Lol.

I got a brand new set of singles that I was going to give to @Chester
But he doesn't want them now.
If you want them and have a old set you can give them,I'm cool with that.
We can't have them working with new iron....hahaha

 

[Old Iron]

I got a brand new set of singles that I was going to give to @Chester
But he doesn't want them now.
If you want them and have a old set you can give them,I'm cool with that.
We can't have them working with new iron....hahaha

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I got so many extra sets hung up in the shed all ready it would take half a day to figure out what trailer they fit anymore. Step/lowboy/tall or short rubber...

After I found out my friend is making $37 an hour teaching I been working on him to be his assistant. Hell with trucking for a living!
Told him I could flood part of the field next to the house and do some skid pad training. Set up a circle race track with a few obstacles to slide around. It would be so much fun I'd damn near do it for free so long as it's the collage's truck. Lol.

 

[AK7]

I got so many extra sets hung up in the shed all ready it would take half a day to figure out what trailer they fit anymore. Step/lowboy/tall or short rubber...

After I found out my friend is making $37 an hour teaching I been working on him to be his assistant. Hell with trucking for a living!
Told him I could flood part of the field next to the house and do some skid pad training. Set up a circle race track with a few obstacles to slide around. It would be so much fun I'd damn near do it for free so long as it's the collage's truck. Lol.

See,you and @Chester
are not helping me get rid of shit in the garage...

 

[Electric Chicken]

We have to chain up a lot, and it seems like no big deal, but there definitely is a learning curve to it. If you don't have your chains hung neatly it can take some time to get the twists out of them, and for those that don't have any experience with them I can see it as a daunting task. That said, if you're going to run in the west you best learn.

So basically they're like Christmas lights is what you're saying.