River Shiver 2010

[Radd Cruisers]

Heard a islander attended this cruiser function?

Any pictures


Rob

 

[RockDoc]

Till said islander posts up, here's a few of mine.

Thanks for the support you and John put up for the event.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

anybody have chains?

 

[bj70_guy]

Quite a few had chains. The difference in those conditions was amazing. Small tires and open diffs with one set of chains did way better than double locked trucks with 39.5" Iroks on the run I was on. It was an eye opener for sure.

Chains are on my "must buy" list now!

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Quite a few had chains. The difference in those conditions was amazing. Small tires and open diffs with one set of chains did way better than double locked trucks with 39.5" Iroks on the run I was on. It was an eye opener for sure.

Chains are on my "must buy" list now!

I wheeled for a few years in norther BC, we used chain in the winter religiously, front and rear tires.

In the summer they rocked through the bog...

 

[SamETullsworth]

What is the best set of chains to get for some 32 BFG M/T's on a 40?

 

[Greg_B]

I know nothing about chains...cept I will be looking at these when I get to that point:

Grip 4 x 4 on RUD Chain, Inc.

YouTube - RUD Tire Chains Installation - Grip 4x4

Anyone use them?

Check out the host of truck chains Rud makes (all the way from cable to v-bar): http://rudchain.thomasnet.com/category/truck? Specially check out the Supergreifsteg

gb

 

[Toshi38]

I've got a set of vbar chains... quite beefy and they work great!... stole them from my dad's barn...

 

[RockDoc]

I think everyone but Bryan was running v-bars, my 2 sets are anyway.

 

[crustyBJ60]

V-Bar chains are the shiz'o

look for something that is all steel chain construction. pay for good quality, or you won't be saving anything.

river shiver looked like fun...

that pic is in victoria BTW

cheers
crusty

 

[SamETullsworth]

cool. V Bars it is. I suppose I should be asking about summer tires though not winter chains

Thanks!

 

[bj70_guy]

I think everyone but Bryan was running v-bars, my 2 sets are anyway.

Bryan had the Ruds that greg_b posted.

Watching you struggling to get up that hill, then throwing on rear chains and walking right up it was an eye opener for sure!

 

[canucksafari]

cool. V Bars it is. I suppose I should be asking about summer tires though not winter chains

Thanks!

Chains are just for winter. They work a treat on slick clay hills too.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

They work great in some cases

For compacted snow/slick snow/ice that can support weight - chains work great. They don't work in really deep snow, they just dig big holes. For deep snow you need flotation. – at the Mt Brenton run last Saturday the snow was 2' to 3' deep and you had to stay on top of it to move.

Chains are easy to cut down or make bigger with crush links. It is extremely important you have clearance or they will shred anything in there way. If you have one pair, I think its best to put them on the back; otherwise you will be doing cartwheels, especially downhill.

 

[seapotato]

Speaking of chains, I have ONE chain that fits a 31" or so tire, in case anyone needs another to make a set.

Don't really remember what happened to the other side, but I think it was a victim of moving...

price=

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

and case you have 1 chain it goes on a rear locked axle LOL

 

[Fantom]

River Shiver looked nice from the pics so far, can't wait to see more and am sorry I missed it. Chains are definitely the way to go, I was doing my own little trip, from Fraser River and Gang Ranch across a 1450m peak with about 2 1/2'+ of snow I chained up all fours and nicely walked through it.
I got my chains at Midway Excel in Burnaby, they are the full actual chains with v-bars, a little of a pain to put on the first time and pricey (all 4 cost me $550 a couple years ago) but worth it!

 

[AJAEbj42]

If you have one pair, I think its best to put them on the back; otherwise you will be doing cartwheels, especially downhill.

I've always run them on the front (I have only two of the v-bar style), I figured that's where the weight and steering are for icy roads (I run open diffs). I haven't had any issues and was in 4Lo when using them. Just my 2cents. I've only used them on slick logging roads, not any serious winter wheeling.