Glad to hear you made it out and are safely back home, Bill!

Good to hear you made it home ok.

That autosock looks interesting. It would have been a lot less work than installing chains in the cold back when we would take the kids to Yosemite to play in the snow. That reminds me I still have a box of tire chains taking up shelf space in the garage that I should get rid of. I don't them here as folks have the good sense to wait for the snow and ice to melt. Not to mention they wouldn't fit any of our current vehicles.

Quote from: lbpesq on March 05, 2024, 12:08:15 AM
....bought a pair of autosocks (if you haven't heard of them, google it. 
Bill, tgo

I had not, so I did.  I have used chains, and I have used studded tires; if those work, they would seem to be a major improvement over both!

Glad to hear you're safely home.

Peter

Quote from: lbpesq on March 05, 2024, 12:08:15 AM... Great to be home!

Good to hear!

Bill, here's a thread on the UMGF 'Buy & Sell' page with a '53 D-18 which has an Englemann spruce "mystery top", and two more D-18's from '55 and '56 with Sitka tops. You can easily see the difference in the pictures.


https://umgf.com/dealers-post-1953-d-18-mystery-top-1955-d-18-1956--t230533.html