Ahh the memories !! When I lived in Alaska over 30 years ago I always carried chains in my rig. You just never knew when you might need them. I was out one time in the winter up near the Knik glacier when the weather changed suddenly, chinook wind and rain, turning everything into wet ice. My friend and I each had one axle set of chains, and there was one hill climb that was a notch cut in a hillside and had a serious drop-off to the drivers side down into the trees......all wet ice... We put my chains on my friends front tires and he drove up, took them off, then hiked back down an put them on mine and I drove up. Thank goodness we both ran the same tire size !! The chains we ran were the "V bar" style, very effective on ice. I bought another axle set of chains right after that!! I have been is several situations that I was very thankful to have had chains stowed in my rig.
Tim - you have lived an eventful life of off-roading! What’s your favorite territory and terrain? We really enjoy the lesser explored backwoods (rarer and rarer these days).
Many years ago, a coworker told me that his sons 2wd with chains would go through more snow or mud than my 4x4. I politely accepted the challenge. Almost forty years later, and I’m still waiting. Great video. Awesome vehicles. Thank you for sharing
I’d like to try that for sure! Not to see how well they worked, but if his tiny little 80 year old engine has enough power left over to just turn them 😅
That said, I would have gone lower than the 20 psi I was at in the FJ if I had struggled much. We didn’t think lowering pressure on the CJ was a good idea with chains.
Hard to get snow tires in a 6.5 wide 😂. It’s important to Jamie to keep his CJ as original as possible, so the 80 year old tech in the Super Traxion tire is as good as it’s going to get.
Ahh the memories !! When I lived in Alaska over 30 years ago I always carried chains in my rig. You just never knew when you might need them. I was out one time in the winter up near the Knik glacier when the weather changed suddenly, chinook wind and rain, turning everything into wet ice. My friend and I each had one axle set of chains, and there was one hill climb that was a notch cut in a hillside and had a serious drop-off to the drivers side down into the trees......all wet ice... We put my chains on my friends front tires and he drove up, took them off, then hiked back down an put them on mine and I drove up. Thank goodness we both ran the same tire size !! The chains we ran were the "V bar" style, very effective on ice. I bought another axle set of chains right after that!! I have been is several situations that I was very thankful to have had chains stowed in my rig.
Tim - you have lived an eventful life of off-roading! What’s your favorite territory and terrain? We really enjoy the lesser explored backwoods (rarer and rarer these days).
Many years ago, a coworker told me that his sons 2wd with chains would go through more snow or mud than my 4x4. I politely accepted the challenge. Almost forty years later, and I’m still waiting. Great video. Awesome vehicles. Thank you for sharing
Dang watching that poor old jeep skipping through deep snow was really fun to watch, I can’t believe it made it through that! 😂 Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
As I wait for the family to get up, I get to watch this great vid!
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Thanks for the kind words! Merry Christmas right back at ya!
Great ride!
It was a fun day!
Man…..Now I’m going to have to get some chains for my flatties. Thanks Jamie 😂
If you are running 6.5” tires, chains are a must (we discovered on this day)!
And with a winch the FJ can go where the CJ can go in mud!😊
You speak truth! In fact, with the FJ’s winch, it can likely make it everywhere (with some effort 😅)
Jamie needs to slap a set of sand rail paddle tires on his jeep and see how it does in the snow! 🤣
I’d like to try that for sure! Not to see how well they worked, but if his tiny little 80 year old engine has enough power left over to just turn them 😅
Do you guys air down? Merry Christmas!
We do. Today the FJ ran at about 20 psi. The CJ wasn’t aired down because of the chains.
…and Merry Christmas!
Now you need to chain up the FJ in the mud.
I’ve been thinking the same thing. Definitely cheeper than 5 new tires.
@@FJAdventurer Way cheaper!
I wonder how well chains work in mud……
Worth a try. Things couldn't get any worse for the FJ and its KO2's. If you have a chain stretcher, I have an idea for a video.
losing some air pressure would be benificial , snow wheeling i run no more than 5 psi , you would be surprised the difference it makes
5 psi? Wow! Do you have headlocks? I’ve lowered mine down to 15 in the past, but I’ve never gone lower for fear of losing a bead.
That said, I would have gone lower than the 20 psi I was at in the FJ if I had struggled much. We didn’t think lowering pressure on the CJ was a good idea with chains.
id wrather have actual snowtires
Hard to get snow tires in a 6.5 wide 😂. It’s important to Jamie to keep his CJ as original as possible, so the 80 year old tech in the Super Traxion tire is as good as it’s going to get.
Wrather?
He'd rather say wrather.