help - will there be snow on hwy 5 on the pass between oregon & caifornia mid november???

[PNW-type-gal]

Originally Posted by skypros

I asked the rental car company if they rented tire chains/cables and thy said yes.

But if they don't you can get a set of cables at wally world for under $30

First you have to know the type of vehicle and if it can have cable chains attached - as I said earlier, many cars can't. Some tire places (Les Schwab here in Oregon) have a money-back guarantee if you don't use the chains.

[gpap2k]

Originally Posted by PNW-type-gal

First you have to know the type of vehicle and if it can have cable chains attached - as I said earlier, many cars can't. Some tire places (Les Schwab here in Oregon) have a money-back guarantee if you don't use the chains.

Thanks again......is it difficult to put on chains? I've never done so myself.

[PNW-type-gal]

Originally Posted by gpap2k

Thanks again......is it difficult to put on chains? I've never done so myself.

No, it just takes practice. The first time you lay the cable chains out on the ground and try to figure out how they go on, you might do a bit of head scratching, but once you've figured it out, it's not bad. The tire chains should come with instructions, as well as info and warnings: heed them.

The bad part is that you should only have the chains on in snow and ice - when they pavement clears, they need to come off. The problem tends to be that snow and ice melts in some places and not in others and this may mean stopping to put them on, taking them off later and then finding you have to put them on again. But that's not the norm.

[troyt]

can you rent truck chains in grants pass or

[Larry Caldwell]

Originally Posted by troyt

can you rent truck chains in grants pass or

What is your idea of a truck? If you are talking 285/75R24.5 tires, you better check a truck stop or commercial tire dealer before you start your trip.

If you are just talking a pickup or RV, just buy a set. The cheapest will be at Costco or Wal-Mart. Les Schwab is selling very nice chains that are easy to put on, and will give you a 100% return value on unused chains. If I buy a new vehicle, I just take the old unused set of chains into Les Schwab and they swap them for a set that will fit my new tire size. The last time I paid for tire chains was 1989.

If you don't use the chains, just keep your receipt and return them for credit. Les Schwab will do this even without a receipt, and lets you keep them all winter. If you only want to carry them for a week, Wal-Mart will do the same. If you use them, you bought them, but if you use them you really needed them.

I have never heard of anyone with rental tire chains, but you could call around. Mostly, if they go out the door, the store wants to be paid the full price.

[PNW-type-gal]

The original post is from 2008, but, to apply it to 2010 - if you are planning on driving I-5 this upcoming Thanksgiving week, YES there will be snow.

There is snow now and more on the way along with very cold temps midweek. Carry food, water, warm clothing, tire chains. Expect the possibility of snow once you start climbing out of Redding all the way to Eugene (and maybe even dustings of snow on the Willamette Valley floor), especially in passes. Expect ice in shaded areas and overpasses. Just because the sign says the speed limit is 55, that does not mean 55 is safe in conditions.

Use http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/RCmap...RoadConditions to get the latest conditions

[Larry Caldwell]

Just a tip: besides tire chains, carry a couple large plastic trash bags or a painter's plastic drop cloth. You often have to lie down in the snow to put on chains, and lie down in the slush to take them off. Plastic will keep you from getting a slush bath.

[Hawk J]

I live in the mountains. I've found that lifting my vehicles is safer, simpler, quicker imho, by carrying a somewhat light floor jack, which lifts to about 20", & a couple jack stands.

Drive Safely folks.