So, we got 13 inches of snow overnight here in town. That is unheard of on the valley floor and I have my Tacobra safely hidden away in the car-hole because I don't want any idiots to crash into me. But, if I have to venture out I will want to put these new cable chains on. Note, I am running the terrible stock ATs that, in my experience, become slicks after two rotations in the snow. I'll be driving on snowy unplowed paved roads (we have 3 snowplows for a town of 200k) on some fairly steep hills.
My thought was that when I put the cable chains on I will put them in the front and put the truck in 4-wheel drive. That's where the weight is (although I will be throwing sandbags in the rear) that's where half the drive is , where more than half the braking is and all the steering is. But I just watched a guy in a tundra try to get up the hill in front of my house with the chains in front and make a horrible mess of it. So I decided to look on the internet to confirm and everyone seems to disagree.
So Midwesterners, Noreasters and Canadians who spend the most time in these conditions...what do you do?
My thought was that when I put the cable chains on I will put them in the front and put the truck in 4-wheel drive. That's where the weight is (although I will be throwing sandbags in the rear) that's where half the drive is , where more than half the braking is and all the steering is. But I just watched a guy in a tundra try to get up the hill in front of my house with the chains in front and make a horrible mess of it. So I decided to look on the internet to confirm and everyone seems to disagree.
So Midwesterners, Noreasters and Canadians who spend the most time in these conditions...what do you do?