Going to Alaska, need cold weather diesel tips please..

[RHestand]

Great info guys.

My wife and I are doing our first winter here in N. WI. , so I'm taking notes.

I just bought a 98 AWD, 3500 dually that I'll be using here. I'm wondering about the best way to use tire chains if or when they are needed?

Thanks for any info. on this.

Ray

PS. 0/30 syn. oil in a Cummins ? Too thin?

 

[jakemeister]

This website is good for new tirechains.



Tire Chains by TireChains.com

 

[AABEN]

Yes by some Howes Diesel Treat. Send in the sale slip to Howes like it tels you to do on the bottle. They say if from freeze up they will pay the TOW. I use it all year we have it in all of are trucks and tractors. Howes also has a Winter Treat Plus that you might by it looks like the best for you----GOOD LUCK

 

[icman95]

Great info guys.

My wife and I are doing our first winter here in N. WI. , so I'm taking notes.

I just bought a 98 AWD, 3500 dually that I'll be using here. I'm wondering about the best way to use tire chains if or when they are needed?

Thanks for any info. on this.

Ray

PS. 0/30 syn. oil in a Cummins ? Too thin?

0-30 syn not too thin. I've been using it for years from Amsoil. I asked the same question of my Amsoil dealer and they said it has a higher film strength than dino oil so it stands up better even though it's thinner.



I will repeat my driving warning for you especially. I have a dually, also, and compared to regular trucks it stinks in the snow. Yes, the 4x4 makes it liveable, but the best traction for snow is to have the most weight possible push down towards the pavement. This is negated by a dually because it spreads the truck's weight out over four rear tires, not just two. This causes each tire to carry less weight and sort of "float" over the snow more than a non-dually does. Considering the torque that these motors put out, you must be careful with your driving and play it safe. The 4x4 will make it so you can go about your business, but if you treat it like you can do no wrong, you're in for the ride of your life. Respect the snow. Take time to notice during the first few storms the morons in the SUV's that go wizzing by everybody else only to end up in a ditch a 1/2 mile ahead.



Sometimes we have winter driving safety meetings at work. One fact we learned is that overall, 1/4 of all winter related crashes are reported in the first snow storm of the year.



All that being said, I love driving in the snow. Especially in my Jeep-much better in the bad weather than my dually. I use it to plow and it's a ton of fun.

 

[Mhannink]

something a customer told me and i will probably need a correction on this but keep like and old coffee can, rubbing aclohol, and toliet paper with you. if you get stranded and cant idle the truck this will keep you warm without killing you.



the toilet paper acts like a wick and burns the aclohol without asfiexiating(sp?) you.