Attention all drivers! I’ve watched a plethora of chain installation videos. I’ve also watched other drivers. And I’ve placed various implements on my own. This has to be my favorite! That says a lot. Props from a fellow driver!
Hey Eddie, this is a great video bro, I've been trucking for only 2 months from California to Reno and i've never chained a semi in my life. This is great info and demo! Thanks for sharing...
No joke, a bright sunny day is a perfect time to check chain condition, check fitting and practice chaining up. A chain-up pull out at the bottom of a hill in the middle of nowhere on a cold, wet winter night is the last place you want to find out you have the wrong size chains, a broken chain or not the right number of chains with you, and that's definitely not the place or time to try to figure out how a chain goes on a tire. 22 years ago when I was a rookie an old timer made me chain up a truck and trailer twice at the company yard just to make sure I learned their technique. I didn't care for it at the time but that training has benefited me up to this day. Good tutorial video.
Check around UA-cam for different videos to get a more of a rounded outlook on installing chains and seeing different people's tips & tricks. Then you can experiment & figure out what works best for you. Not that there is anything wrong here, though! This is all good information. Kudos to you Eddie for sharing your experience & doing your research. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.
Ive heard that you dont always need to tighten all the cams and that a tiny tiny bit of slack is fine( like a cm). Are the bungee cords important to have?
Feb. 22, 2019---Good basic video on chaining up, but let's get to the REAL world of driving. I have NEVER seen or heard of ANY driver who puts their chains back in the bags like you did. As there's NO WAY you're going to shake off all the snow, ice, etc. off of them. What, KKW doesn't believe in chain racks on their trucks? I've driven truck with & without racks, including day cabs. With or without a rack, shake the chains best as you can. With no rack, I put them in separate piles when possible. With a rack, I hook the first part on the rack, then skip about 4 parts/lengths to the 2nd hook, etc. So when I have to rechain, they come off quite easily from the rack or from the storage area.One trick I learned is what do you do WHEN you break a chain and there's NO place you can buy another bag of 'em. A piece of wire like used to repair metal fences, a pair of pliers and wire cutters allow you to hold one link section to the other part of the chain. It may not last long, but it's lasted long enough for me to get to the other side of Donner more than once. Also, buy or get the equipment you need to repair your chains. Bought a bolt cutter, chain spreader and got spare links from work to do this when I've broken several cross links. The bolt cutter comes in handy when a chain is thrown and is rolling around between the 2 tire with everything covered in snow, ice, etc. Ask me how I know this. Yeah, someone might say that's not in my job description. Then prepare to stick your thumb up your ass as you go scurrying to some place to either buy chains or have them delivered to you where ever you're stuck at. It would be interesting to see how you throw 3 railers, which I've done many times crossing Donner as an example. Chain trailer tires, disconnect from trailer, then throw chains on truck tires. This is usually a 30-60 minute job depending on finding a spot to chain up and of course, weather conditions. One trick learned was from a company driver who used a air driven hydraulic jack. Bought some air line, got fittings from work. Chain trailer tires first, disconnect from trailer, then after hooking up his airline to the trucks fitting, would jack up left side of truck and chain 3 tires at one time. Drop jack down, then do the other side, put everything away, then hook back up to trailer and away he'd go. 7 tires max changed in less than 30 minutes.And HOARD every cam tightener (I call 'em church keys) you can. Invariably you WILL lose one. And I've had more than one driver ask me if I had a spare. Also, help other drivers out should they ask for help. Met more than one driver (usually from the south) who have NEVER chained before in their life and of course, their company never showed them. This includes teams. Used to get 2 different tighteners per bag of chains...one L shaped like you used, the other T shaped which allowed you a little more leverage on tightening things up. Haven't seen the T shaped ones in I don't know how many years. But at the 69'er truck stop in Sacramento, they have a LARGE T handle...like 3' feet long and it don't matter what cam you put it on, you WILL tighten that cam into place. The last thing is that I ALWAYS carried at least 2 spare chains, just in case. I will now get off my soap box.
wow, that's your comment? You sad man. If that's the way you think, you might as well never leave your house, because these roads are not 100% safe, therefor no driving is safe!!!
Chains should only be used to get you to a safe place. (With food, showers, restrooms) lol I don’t chain up, unless they force me. (State officials have road blocks)
Brand new heading into winter, this video taught me so much. Thanks so much for making this
Thank you for the education much appreciated God Bless
Good friend. Best I hav seen. 😎🇺🇸👏🏾😎🇺🇸👏🏾
:)
Wow!!! Super well explained. You should be a professor.
Attention all drivers! I’ve watched a plethora of chain installation videos. I’ve also watched other drivers. And I’ve placed various implements on my own.
This has to be my favorite! That says a lot. Props from a fellow driver!
Thank you for watching the video and leaving this comment. Happy New Year!
Hey Eddie, this is a great video bro, I've been trucking for only 2 months from California to Reno and i've never chained a semi in my life. This is great info and demo! Thanks for sharing...
Awesome video my bruh!👌🏽💯✔️
No joke, a bright sunny day is a perfect time to check chain condition, check fitting and practice chaining up. A chain-up pull out at the bottom of a hill in the middle of nowhere on a cold, wet winter night is the last place you want to find out you have the wrong size chains, a broken chain or not the right number of chains with you, and that's definitely not the place or time to try to figure out how a chain goes on a tire. 22 years ago when I was a rookie an old timer made me chain up a truck and trailer twice at the company yard just to make sure I learned their technique. I didn't care for it at the time but that training has benefited me up to this day. Good tutorial video.
Great comment! Thank you
Finally a clear video
Thanks!
nicely done 👍.
EXCELLENT VIDEO, VERY INFORMATIVE, A MUST SEE, ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS NEW TO THE GAME. GREAT INSTRUCTIONS EDDIE !
Thanks! Appreciate you checking out the video
Impressive, not one thumbs down, very thorough.
Good job I really like it thank you bro
Thanks for watching!
Very good video. Much appreciated!!!
Thank you for the comment and glad you enjoyed the video! Have a great day :)
Best video i seen yet very thorough! Thanks!
Thank you!
Check around UA-cam for different videos to get a more of a rounded outlook on installing chains and seeing different people's tips & tricks. Then you can experiment & figure out what works best for you.
Not that there is anything wrong here, though! This is all good information.
Kudos to you Eddie for sharing your experience & doing your research. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.
Thanks! Agree there is more than one way to do things.
Great video 👍🏿
Thank you!
Ive heard that you dont always need to tighten all the cams and that a tiny tiny bit of slack is fine( like a cm).
Are the bungee cords important to have?
Feb. 22, 2019---Good basic video on chaining up, but let's get to the REAL world of driving. I have NEVER seen or heard of ANY driver who puts their chains back in the bags like you did. As there's NO WAY you're going to shake off all the snow, ice, etc. off of them. What, KKW doesn't believe in chain racks on their trucks? I've driven truck with & without racks, including day cabs. With or without a rack, shake the chains best as you can. With no rack, I put them in separate piles when possible. With a rack, I hook the first part on the rack, then skip about 4 parts/lengths to the 2nd hook, etc. So when I have to rechain, they come off quite easily from the rack or from the storage area.One trick I learned is what do you do WHEN you break a chain and there's NO place you can buy another bag of 'em. A piece of wire like used to repair metal fences, a pair of pliers and wire cutters allow you to hold one link section to the other part of the chain. It may not last long, but it's lasted long enough for me to get to the other side of Donner more than once. Also, buy or get the equipment you need to repair your chains. Bought a bolt cutter, chain spreader and got spare links from work to do this when I've broken several cross links. The bolt cutter comes in handy when a chain is thrown and is rolling around between the 2 tire with everything covered in snow, ice, etc. Ask me how I know this. Yeah, someone might say that's not in my job description. Then prepare to stick your thumb up your ass as you go scurrying to some place to either buy chains or have them delivered to you where ever you're stuck at. It would be interesting to see how you throw 3 railers, which I've done many times crossing Donner as an example. Chain trailer tires, disconnect from trailer, then throw chains on truck tires. This is usually a 30-60 minute job depending on finding a spot to chain up and of course, weather conditions. One trick learned was from a company driver who used a air driven hydraulic jack. Bought some air line, got fittings from work. Chain trailer tires first, disconnect from trailer, then after hooking up his airline to the trucks fitting, would jack up left side of truck and chain 3 tires at one time. Drop jack down, then do the other side, put everything away, then hook back up to trailer and away he'd go. 7 tires max changed in less than 30 minutes.And HOARD every cam tightener (I call 'em church keys) you can. Invariably you WILL lose one. And I've had more than one driver ask me if I had a spare. Also, help other drivers out should they ask for help. Met more than one driver (usually from the south) who have NEVER chained before in their life and of course, their company never showed them. This includes teams. Used to get 2 different tighteners per bag of chains...one L shaped like you used, the other T shaped which allowed you a little more leverage on tightening things up. Haven't seen the T shaped ones in I don't know how many years. But at the 69'er truck stop in Sacramento, they have a LARGE T handle...like 3' feet long and it don't matter what cam you put it on, you WILL tighten that cam into place. The last thing is that I ALWAYS carried at least 2 spare chains, just in case. I will now get off my soap box.
Do you get paid for chaining there
Feel free to give me a call and I can go over the details. 909-643-3291
Chains should be on changers not in a bag
Eddie , your a savage G!
If u got to put on snow chains ,then u ain't safe!!!!
wow, that's your comment? You sad man. If that's the way you think, you might as well never leave your house, because these roads are not 100% safe, therefor no driving is safe!!!
Very
True!!! Let the supertruckers do that so we can enjoy watching the wrecker pull them out of a 40 vehicle pile up on the interstate on tv...
Chains should only be used to get you to a safe place. (With food, showers, restrooms) lol I don’t chain up, unless they force me. (State officials have road blocks)
If u got to put on snow chains, then u ain't stranded, either.
Chaining doesn't guarantee safety. If you have an accident (which can still happen), you still get in big trouble for going when unsafe