Obsessed2findARuggedHybid
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Do you chain up your tow vehicle? I have driven in 16" of unplowed snow on i80 up Parlys canyon with my Lexus GX 460 that is awesome in snow and did really feel like the trailer needed chains.
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Do you chain up your tow vehicle? I have driven in 16" of unplowed snow on i80 up Parlys canyon with my Lexus GX 460 that is awesome in snow and did really feel like the trailer needed chains.
landy66
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I'm new to trailer towing ... .. my tow vehicle is a Land Rover ... never chained it up ever in snow/ice... driven all over Tahoe in it for years... but having the D13 out back .. is new to me ... feels different .. and nervous about the mtn pass downslopes...
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Obsessed2findARuggedHybid
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Slap some Blizzaks on the Rover and you should be good. I assume you of course have a brake controller. Maybe others will correct me on this.
Raspy
Active member
Any time chains are required, and you are towing, in CA, you have to chain the tow vehicle and the trailer. It has nothing to do with whether you can make it or have made it before. It has nothing to do with the kind of tires you have. When not towing, and if you have 4WD and M&S rated tires, you can proceed without chains. It's the trailer that changes the requirements.
Obsessed2findARuggedHybid
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Gotcha ya , I did not know this. This is good to know if i ever head to CA in snow. I will also make sure other states don't have this law. Have you ever had to chains up any of your off road trailers? If one has tandum axel trailer that is eight tires to chain. That would be a pain in the neck.
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