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« on: January 16, 2017, 05:51:07 PM » |
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da prez
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2017, 06:04:09 PM » |
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Just love winter events. We have had freezing rain and I had a near miss.
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Patrick
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 05:24:54 PM » |
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Now thats an appropriate title !
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 06:08:25 PM » |
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I have an idea for an invention that will prove quite useful in these situations: TIRE CHAINS!  Oh....you say they've already been invented? Wonder why you never see them being used any more?!? |
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 06:31:19 PM » |
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I have an idea for an invention that will prove quite useful in these situations: TIRE CHAINS! Oh....you say they've already been invented? Wonder why you never see them being used any more?!? Studs would be much more effective in that situation. |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2017, 07:13:25 AM » |
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I have an idea for an invention that will prove quite useful in these situations: TIRE CHAINS! Oh....you say they've already been invented? Wonder why you never see them being used any more?!? Studs would be much more effective in that situation. Maybe! I've used them both being born/raised in Iowa and all my USAF stations after boot camp kept going farther north with each change. I've even had the dubious honor of pulling a full bird colonel out once using my chained up '53 '98 Olds.. He was pissed beyond measure because his studded 4-wheel drive Jeep got stuck after sliding off the road. That man was so mad and cussed so much about his dilemma I thought he was speaking a foreign language....at least it was foreign to me.  If I hadn't come along, he would have had a good two mile hike back to the nearest gas station. |
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2017, 08:25:12 AM » |
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This was a situation where the sanding truck driver (who did the uphill side well before the curling match started) forgot to do the downhill side of the road. The sanding/plow truck in the video should have backed down the hill. Studded tires probably would have prevented most of the carnage, in this case. Tire chains of this type  probably wouldn't have helped much on hard ice, but certainly help in snow. Chains like this  would have worked great, if on all four wheels. Anyone carrying chains who knew they were about to encounter ice on that would have known choosing a different road would take less time than chaining up anyway. |
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Patrick
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2017, 03:30:07 PM » |
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Can you event studded tires today ? I haven't seen any in many years.
One thing about being this old is not worrying about such things. If ice is predicted before we head south, I just sit back, relax and wait it out. I wait for the calls, then jump in the truck which has the chains installed if needed and go make some money. I still enjoy tow calls, but, its getting so I like the southern winter weather 'more better'
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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2017, 07:50:37 PM » |
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I was there (but in Indianapolis).
Maybe 15 years ago, I rear ended a guy in a similar situation. I suggested we both move around the corner to get out of traffic. The other guy says "I'm not going anywhere until I get your license and insurance information." When the next car to hit the ice rear ended me, I asked "maybe we can move now?" The second collision could have been avoided.
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2017, 04:06:46 AM » |
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Can you event studded tires today ? I haven't seen any in many years.
One thing about being this old is not worrying about such things. If ice is predicted before we head south, I just sit back, relax and wait it out. I wait for the calls, then jump in the truck which has the chains installed if needed and go make some money. I still enjoy tow calls, but, its getting so I like the southern winter weather 'more better'
Both my kids vehicles have studded winter tires. The difference is huge. I feel a lot better knowing they have them on. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2017, 04:53:40 AM » |
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I once followed a state plow for 5 miles as he ran a** backwards so his sand dispenser on the rear would give him traction on the glare ice road.
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“I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in yourself, in order to move forward and live. It is like a muscle and it must be exercised, first a little, and then more and more. A deep breath and a leap.”
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The emperor has no clothes
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2017, 08:03:36 AM » |
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Can you event studded tires today ? I haven't seen any in many years.
One thing about being this old is not worrying about such things. If ice is predicted before we head south, I just sit back, relax and wait it out. I wait for the calls, then jump in the truck which has the chains installed if needed and go make some money. I still enjoy tow calls, but, its getting so I like the southern winter weather 'more better'
Both my kids vehicles have studded winter tires. The difference is huge. I feel a lot better knowing they have them on. As you know it's not so much getting traction with them but being able to come to a stop in a controllable way. Studs are the way to go, regardless of the damage they do to the roads. Good on you for having them on your kids vehicles.  |
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baldo
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« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2017, 02:25:07 PM » |
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First time I read this thread....Good humor!
Those tire chains really do work. We have them on our tugs to push the planes in this snowy crap. We had the one storm that they came in handy, now all they do is bounce the tug like crazy, making my moobs shake.......
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« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2017, 03:17:08 PM » |
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First time I read this thread....Good humor!
Those tire chains really do work. We have them on our tugs to push the planes in this snowy crap. We had the one storm that they came in handy, now all they do is bounce the tug like crazy, making my moobs shake.......
Its been my experience that chains work well for gaining traction in heavy snow. Not near as good for braking on iced roads. Studs used thru the winter is the safest for stopping in my opinion. Sliding thru an intersection because you can't stop is what gets people killed. Losing traction and getting stuck is just a pain in the ass. |
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