[Shop-talk] Snow Chains

[pethier at comcast.net]

Did that in Duluth one winter night bringing a buddy home from the ice race in Thunder Bay Ontario, and up a wet clay hill at Road Atlanta at the 1971 Runoffs.  Just saw a 1968 SAAB 96 on bringatrailer.com that looked just like the old car.  No, I'm not buying it...

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib at att.net>
> To: "shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:46:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Snow Chains
> 
> > for fun, try going up (hill) a slippery driveway with front wheel 
> > drive facing forward, then reverse ...
> 
> This would be a good learning experience.  
> 
> I've driven up McCullough Pass in VT (VT-17 just west of Mad River
> Glen)
> BACKWARDS in my Saab, with front wheel drive and four snow tires,
> because it
> loaded the driving wheels (front, now in the back) the best.  Going
> up
> forwards, I was thwarted several times and I really did not want to
> chain
> up.  It was below zero.  
> 
> Oh, all three of us were in the front seats and some of the heavy
> luggage
> from the trunk was in the back seat.  It was a comical sight, but we
> were
> able to drive right up, where we couldn't in the normal driving
> configuration.  
> 
> Jack