[cwl1979]

As a former commercial driver, and service member i got a good chuckle out of your post. That said Oregon is really wacky with their chain laws. From what i recall you need at a minimum, chains on the outside of each drive axle and, if your towing a trailer at least one axle worth of single chains. So if your towing a car, the front drivers tire and rear passenger tire needs a chain, or vise versa.

I drove through Oregon once with my Alaska rated chains, pulled into the scale and had to show them i had enough, they told me i better not use those on their roads. I had heavy weight 8mm Pewag star studded triples (cover both drives) and then some crappy singles for the trailer and steer if required.

As for a brand... If your going to need them and know it, I would invest in studded Trygg or Pewag. If your just looking to be legal, whatever they sell at loves will work.

Being in the lower 48 (as we Alaskans call it) you can also get away with tire socks. I have no idea about them though, they don't work on the grades we have in Alaska.

My personal favorite is an 8mm double space single from Pewag.

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The best advice i can give you however is, put them on before you're in a bind. Once forward progress stops it's to late.

Second best is get them on tight! Sloppy chains cause massive damage and the break.

Third, don't forget you have a full locking differential. That will help but its not a cure.

Of course the other opinion is to avoid snow and cold at all costs.



Can you provide info on the locking differential? is it like limited slip with discs somewhere in the diff?  

Mine has an air switch on the dash, right by the tag axle switch. In the Rockwell rear end is an air select locker. It makes it full lock, both sides turn equally. This could have been an option I suppose I did make the assumption that everyone had one. At least the older ones with Rockwells in the rear.