@NCSUsKING 231743 wrote:+1. I'd chain all 4 or chain the rear 2 & leave in 2wd. I read somewhere that chaining 2 & leaving in 4wd may mess with the tranny/front diff...
That's right. The diff can wear out quickly if two wheels spin like mad when two wheels have traction.
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No problems now, all are up at the cabin, and cables are on all four tires. There's really only a short steep section to negotiate with the chains. Then there's about a 2 mile drive down to the plowed area. My parents Acadia is down at the bottom and we can all ride in it around town while leaving the 4Runner with chains for driving up into the neighborhood.
The Jeep that was stuck made it down this morning. We let the air out of their tires big time, and it gave them enough to carefully make it off the hill. The woman with the stuck Explorer...is screwed until a tow company that is willing to chain up will come up here. They'd need about 100ft of chain/cable to get to a level area to get traction to tow her. But she'd still need chains to get down from where she's stuck.
The Jeep that was stuck made it down this morning. We let the air out of their tires big time, and it gave them enough to carefully make it off the hill. The woman with the stuck Explorer...is screwed until a tow company that is willing to chain up will come up here. They'd need about 100ft of chain/cable to get to a level area to get traction to tow her. But she'd still need chains to get down from where she's stuck.
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@Superorb 231754 wrote:That's right. The diff can wear out quickly if two wheels spin like mad when two wheels have traction.
A gentleman living up here was using chains on all four. He has dropped down, after reading on google, to using one pair of chains on opposite corners: One of front driver's side tire and one of rear passenger tire. Seems...somewhat logical and seemed to work.
A gentleman living up here was using chains on all four. He has dropped down, after reading on google, to using one pair of chains on opposite corners: One of front driver's side tire and one of rear passenger tire. Seems...somewhat logical and seemed to work.
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@Joshua8200 231770 wrote:A gentleman living up here was using chains on all four. He has dropped down, after reading on google, to using one pair of chains on opposite corners: One of front driver's side tire and one of rear passenger tire. Seems...somewhat logical and seemed to work.
If he has lockers on both axles he'd be find, but if it's one of those systems that can send different amounts of torque to each wheel it can cause problems. I wouldn't ever drive a vehicle for anything other than getting out from being stuck with chains on opposite corners of the car unless I had a way to lock the wheels on the same axle to spin at the same rate.
If he has lockers on both axles he'd be find, but if it's one of those systems that can send different amounts of torque to each wheel it can cause problems. I wouldn't ever drive a vehicle for anything other than getting out from being stuck with chains on opposite corners of the car unless I had a way to lock the wheels on the same axle to spin at the same rate.
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brakes + gas at the same time? that used to work in the mud in the rover
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its that wet heavy snow that will get you everytime
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I didn't get to see it, but the Explorer got off the hill sometime yesterday afternoon.
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@jamsandwich 231675 wrote:. I have a set for my honda and I'm pretty confident in snow of up to 8" on the road.
Is this Honda a Car? Where is the best place to get them online?
Is this Honda a Car? Where is the best place to get them online?
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Yea its a prelude. There are lots of places. I got mine on the cheap from ebay
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How f'n steep is that hill? was it icey?