Chaining up your 4X4

[jeepasaurusrex]

Now where is the picture of that guy on the pass driving a Honda civic with the rear end chained up.....

[sisu]

Now where is the picture of that guy on the pass driving a Honda civic with the rear end chained up.....

I was in Steven's Pass parking lot at the resort about 8 years ago. Saw a ford 250 spinning rear wheels and going deeper into the white stuff. I finally walked over to the guy and suggested he shift into 4 wheel. He said he was! I asked him if he'd turned his hubs. He looked at me like I had corn cobs growing out of my ears and asked, "What are my hubs!"  I told him to showed him and then explained that he had to shift into two wheel again and then turn the hubs and then shift back into 4 wheel. Turned out this guy had never owned a 4x4 before and just bought the rig used for the ski season. He thanked me for my help. I never laughed or anything but it sure was a surprise to me that a fella would not know this. 

[rasbo]

Now where is the picture of that guy on the pass driving a Honda civic with the rear end chained up.....

[logger]

Sometimes I have to chain up the log truck three or 4 times a day with 3 railers and If I have to chain up my pickup, I'm somewhere I don't need to be.

[DRobnsn]

I dont use chains, I just air down.  If chains are required, I stay home cause that means that there are to many yahoo's on the road.

Yeah That.

[CAMPMEAT]

You can tell who drives in the snow and who doesn't by the answers.

[huntnnw]

Nothing to do where u shouldnt be.. all about getting to where I need to hunt

[Little Dave]

Chains in the front, weight in the back is a good combination.

Worked well in the Swakane after Thanksgiving.

[Bofire]

Thanks for the responses. I have always thought the RRear, Lfront was bogus, maybe in the old days when not everyone was Posi of some kind. I too have favored the front chain up if I needed chains but if terrible enough to need 4 wheel chains go home! But I understand the idea of doing the rear first also. Now days almost all 4X is some kind of posi or locker, or auto-hook-up?? of some kind. I do not mind driving in snow, but like last Sunday at 6:00am going from Yelm to Olympia the roads were a clear black ice, and foggy, SUCKED!!! lots of cars in the ditch.
Carl

[MikeWalking]

Chains in the front, weight in the back is a good combination.

Gotta disagree here.  Going around a corner, downhill curves etc...I wouldn't want my front end to have X amount of more traction than the rear end.  Front end chain bites in, rear doesn't...they may swap places..

I air down, assume everyone else will do something stupid and give myself room. I also carry 4 very mean looking ice bar sets of chains. Haven't needed them yet. 4Hi or 4Lo has been enough. Then again I drive the backwoods alone. I've had to clear small slides (always pack a shovel) to get out. I've also packed up to go home and found the only road out, inches wider than me, had gone from several inches of snow to a solid sheet of ice for several switchbacks down...

[throttlejocky20]

Never had to use chains big truck, big(good)tires, When that stops working all I have ever had to do is air down and maybee some shoveling. At that point I am heading the way I came. But if I did chain up it would be the front.

[Big10gauge]

If I'm in my dodge diesel the back gets the chains, In my Jeep the front

[kramman]

on a 4x4 chain front wheels.i.e front wheel drive vehicles are better in the snow then rear wheel same concept for 4x4.If you have to chain your 4x4 you are some place you need to turn around and get the hell out of, no hunt is worth anyones life! 

[7mag.]

IF I chain up, rarely, it's only in the woods. Then it's the front. If I need chains on the highway, I don't go. Way too many idiots on the highway.

[JackOfAllTrades]

but like last Sunday at 6:00am going from Yelm to Olympia the roads were a clear black ice, and foggy, SUCKED!!! lots of cars in the ditch.

It was like that here on Saturday evening. 3 hours of off and on wet snow then it froze on the highway. Slicker' N Snott!  Wasn't bad when the sun came out in the morning.

-Steve