winter driving

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

I'm curious how the chains on the braked trailer axle would actually work. If the wheel is stopped with bare tire on the ground and chain either side, what good would that do?
Seems to me that chains are good to get going on a drive wheel, but wouldn't accomplish much on braking.

Glenn if you towing on a road with a packed snow and some ice under it & you have chains only on the tug it will stop but there is the chance the trailer without chains on the braking axle will do a figure eight around you or I guess they would call it a half spin in the figure skating world :-)

I actually just made the leap from my fabulous in the snow full time all wheel drive Subaru to a 4x4 truck which I love but I already know I am gong to have a love hate relationship with it each winter which doesnt thrill me... once you have driven a great snow vehicle its always hard to go backwards... I am hope thats just figurative speech rather than reality.