I grew up driving the backroads of Michigan in a '50 Ford. Snow tires meant
just that, they worked well in snow. Only chains worked well on ice but are a
hassle. Nowadays, all seasons work very great with all wheel drive. I now spend
some time in Oregon and occasionally go to the mountains. I have all wheel
drive, but I'd never want to be caught on an icy slick mountain road without
chains. Chains are pretty cheap. With my '96 F150 limited slip, a few 40 lb
bags of salt in the back does pretty well. My thought would b to put lots of
weight in the back and carry chains until your tires need replacing, then I'd
buy snows. As I recall, the way snow tires work is the snow gets lodged in the
grooves and the real traction is snow to snow.
Brian K.
On Jan 19, 2016, at 9:31 AM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> I am considering either real snow tires (I doubt studs are
>> available or allowed) *or* chains.
>
> IMO chains are a lot more hassle. As noted, you really should run them only
> when you are actually driving on snow, which can mean
> removing and installing several times per season. But at the same time, they
> are a lot more effective than snow tires even with
> studs.
>
> If I had to choose only one, and I had to get there in any kind of weather,
> I'd pick chains. But if you routinely have to drive to
> work on unplowed roads, IMO it's a false economy not to get snow tires *and*
> chains. Leave the tires on for the season, and carry
> the chains for when it gets really bad (like frozen rain topped with snow).
>
> -- Randall
>
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