Aren't chains/studded tires illegal (on passenger vehicles) in many states?

 

I think in the lower 48 and lower canada but not here in Alaska.

 

They are only legal in Michigan if they don't contact the road surface, so only when we have severe ice storms...

 

No law about chains or studs here in utah and chains or 4wd are actually required in our canyons during severe storms

 

I used to run chains all the time on my 2wd S-10. Cops use them in the snow around here so I figured I can too.

 

6" pipe would be getter than 3 or 4". Unless you are looking for easier on your back to pick up, the sand would fill fewer 6" tubes, than 4". I got 1.5 bags in 4 tubes 2.5 feet long (2.5 feet fits perfectly in my QC truck bed with my toolbox). I need a nother 2 of these tubes to finish out my 1/2 bag of sand.

 

Awesome, thanks for the tip. As far as my back is concerned, I'm alright with the 60lb per unit so I might go for longer 6 inchers.

 

Studded tires are illegal in lower Canada, Alot of people around me have them, You just CANT run them in the summer, or when it starts to warm up... Altho ive seen WOMEN driving with studded tires in mid summer...
Chains I think you can only if your stuck, or its very bad out (in which cause you shouldnt be out lol)


I run a old US Military Container full of about 200lbs of traction sand. Altho I like the PVC Idea. Might think ill do that next yr, so it not so heavy to move, and I dont have to keep taking the sand out to take it out.

 

i use nothing in the bed of my 2wd truck but i do have a decent set of ice rated tires and i have never had an issue.

one idea i have heard of out here though is putting re-bar in between the slats of the bedliner and that will add a couple hundred pounds at least and doesn't affect how much crap you can carry in the back.

 

Well I picked up 6 bags of 48-lb. "traction sand" bags . . . but natch the location of the "2x4 notches" are of no help in my plan. So I figure: use my cargo bar to hold the tupperware boxes up tight to the front of the bed (8 inches shy of the front because of the Roll n Lock thingie). I can only fit 2 bags in each box so I'll see how 200 lbs works for a while (once we get some of the white stuff.) If needed I'll pop the other 2 bags in up in front of the boxes beneath the thingie. With the 4x4 she should be confident even in a blizzard.