If I remember correctly Orange, they were charging $25.00 per chain for mounting, and $10.00 on the other side to remove.

 

Damn...I was working CHEAP !!!! I put on drive chains and a drag for $50..did cars and pickups for $25.






AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!

 

And, if you happened to venture up to the pass with no chains. They had a trailer full of different types for trucks, and cars that they would sell you.

 

yeah and in some areas there were pickup trucks who would slow you down and then you couldn't get going again and then they'd "Offer" to chain you up for xxx$

 

Does that really happen ?

 

its alot easier to chain if you have rain gear and snow boots. chaining with a flashlight dont get it. need a good lantern. ive got one of those headlamps but have not had to chain since i got it.maybe not enough clearance. i always get as many links as i can and tighten the cams and move forward and loosen the cams and get a couple more links. you will see me laying in the snow with my rain gear getting the same amount of links on the inside. those cheap fifth wheel pulles work for reaching links beteween duals and behind the tires. i squeezed the two hooks together on my cheap puller in a vise

 

Great advice .. I bought a set of Carhart slickers just to chain. I bought them big enough to fit over my Carhart overalls. Rolling around in the snow will get your clothes wet .. it is absoutely misable .. then you just accept whatever chaining job .. usually ending up wiht chains breaking ..

I have a LED headlamp from Wal-Mart (9.99). I find it invaluble for chaining and for inspecting. Anything leaving my hands free is a good thing. Besides .. dropping the flashlight in the snow is a bummer ..

I am not sure if snow boots are as important as good waterproof boots. I have a set of Danner boots which I can wear all winter and they work pretty good keeping my feet dry while rolling around in the snow.

 

When I put chains on the front tires of a farm tractor, I'll just push the loader bucket down into the ground to pick the front tires off the ground, then drape the chains over the tire and secure them. I always figured I could do something similar with my OTR tractor by driving one pair of duals up onto a 4x4 and draping the chain over the tire that isn't on the 4x4. However, I see this working only for a single chain system; chains that go around both tires couldn't go on like this. I think. But I've never chained up my truck. So, maybe I'm completely wrong here.

 

Rolling forward or backwards onto chains will work .. but not always. It is possible when empty and stopped not to have the traction to go forward or backwards. That is why practicing pulling the chains through is very helpful.

 

the state of utah has a video library and chaining is included. scroll down on that link to "hanging iron". the rental fees are steep if you're not a state resident, but i'd look into the cost of buying, that has to be better. call (801) 478-7878 for info.