on a random snow topic..
on my way home today, i had to drive through a large storm lots of wind / rain / snow by Ashland OR theres pass over i-5 that some times has chain control...
So pull up to the chain check guy towing my toy hauler knowing im not going to like the up coming conversation (i dont have chains for my truck or the trailer lol).
"Chain's"?
ahhh.. no but i have mud / snow tires and 4wd
"Your going to need chains for your truck and trailer"
My truck as well ? i have M+S tires?
"you have to have both when towing a trailer" (i never know this..)
Chains wont even fit on my truck tires sir.. theres no room see look
"ya, that sucks"
ok well is there a way around the check point?
"hahaha ya there is but the road dosent get plowed and its worse.."
so he was nice enough to tell me how to get around him... and that tiny ass winding road had my hart pumping... 5-7 inches of snow, narrow, steep, and storming. It kicked me out about 3/4-1 mile below the summit but past chain control, i-5 was bad enough most the big rigs where stuck and waiting for the tow truck / tractor to give a bump / tow them up the hill.
Ive had to go around the chain control guys a few times up by my home town but i know the ways already.
Who know all you had to do was ask the guys that are there for your safety to find the un-safe way