How to install cable tire chains - tips from Oregon DOT

This is the best video I've seen on chain installation. The directions are clear verbally and visually. Thanks! I'm going to take this knowledge to the Alps this weekend.

Great video! Far more detailed and complete than most other chain videos. Thanks!

It"s O.K. just noticed that it isn"t.
Am i correct in assuming that you could lay the Chains in Front of the Wheels and Drive on to them,would that make it any easier.

It depends upon your chains and your vehicle. What's important is securing your chains tightly and safely. That's why we suggest reading through the instructions and practicing on dry pavement a couple of times before you head into a snow zone. That way you know what works best. Lying in the snow on the edge of the road trying to read your chain instructions for the first time while the wind is blowing and the snow is coming down hard is not fun.

Are there any "chain installation stations" near the Willamette pass?

Yes. There are several chain up areas along the side of the highway in both directions towards the top of the pass.

I"ve got to ask this, is the Car Jacked up in any way.

yeh, "cable" chains are the best for passenger cars. The problem I am running into is this: On the old rear wheel drive cars there was plenty of "wheel well" space to manuver the chains during installation. On front wheel drive "passenger cars" there is very little wheel well space. It makes it alot harder.

I met supposedly Les Schwab Tires only female tire wrestler some six years ago at a Les Schwab in Portland. Let's just say she ought to be everybody's hero, or employee of the year or something like that. Jockeying tires is a physical job and they put in some serious time when the weather gets bad & suddenly everyone wants traction at the same time!

Portland got hit pretty bad this year.