"Even if you have snow tires, the state of Oregon requires you to carry
tire chains if you are driving over mountain passes."

Only sometimes. The ODOT website often states "TT or chains" (traction
tires). Other times, chains are the only acceptable shoes.

I don't go over the passes in the van in winter. For that we take Mrs
Squirrel's Outback w/ chains.

All I need on the van are tires which reduce slippy-slidey in town, and
I'm pleased with these.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/08/2013 09:44 AM, Don Hundt wrote:
> Apparently, it is just that size that doesn't bear the snowflake label. I
> have had the BFG's in many sizes on many vehicles, they all had the
> snowflake labels. I'd be willing to bet that if a state trooper in Oregon
> saw that you were running that tire he wouldn't kneel down in the snow to
> look for a little black snowflake label on your tire. YMMV
>
> Even if you have snow tires, the state of Oregon requires you to carry tire
> chains if you are driving over mountain passes.
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:53 AM
> Subject: Re: BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO - LT195/75R14/D tires - first
> impressions
>
>
>> ---- Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> At  1/8/2013 08:58 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>> >-But I still don't know if the BFG tire in 195/75-14 is approved for
>>> >winter.  Even if siped, which would be considered a modification,
>>> >that would not alter the legal situation.  mcneely
>>>
>>>
>>> Legal?  You mean it's against the law to use THAT tire where you are
>>> between 21 Dec and 21 March?
>>> Please tell me where this is so I can avoid the area!
>>
> McNeely