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Originally Posted by Xist
He had chains. Those are usually good enough, right?  |
Chains will take you anywhere the vehicle has enough ground clearance to pass. The problem is they are a pain to take on and off. We had chains for our FWD cars when we lived in TN and AL. The first year after we moved to OR we went to Bend for Thanksgiving in the middle of a 20 inch snowfall. The chains worked fine but after taking them on and off a half dozen times on the side of the road I said enough is enough and we bought snow tires
The thing is, snow tires aren’t that much more expensive than chains. Yes, they cost about $600 upfront mounted on steel wheels but when you have winter tires on half the year your summer tires last twice as long so the cost per mile is minimal.