Oscar Mayer

Seeing the Wienermobile always prompts many questions about the vehicle from visitors.  Where do you wash it?  What is the top speed?  Who does the shop work on it? Since we started our tour of the Northwest, Joey Bologna and have also been asked:  Do you have to put snow chains on that when you go over the mountains?

We learn everything you possibly need to know about the Wienermobile at our training, Hot Dog High.  We often take the vehicle to fire stations to borrow equipment to wash it. The Wienermobile can drive up to 65 miles per hour on the Interstate – It can really haul buns!  We take the vehicle for a monthly check-up at Penske to make sure our Top Dog is in tip-top shape.  And, on the rare occasion, the Wienermobile may need snow chains for extra traction.

While traveling over the Sierra Nevada mountain range, we encountered a portion of the highway that required chains.  So just like all of the other vehicles on the road, we pulled over to have an expert put them on for us.

We made Leo a special "I chained it" sticker

Leo had the biggest grin on his face when we pulled over to his spot off the side of the highway.  We weren’t yanking his chain, we needed his help! Safety is our number one priority!

Smiley Kylie waiting for the old "ball and chain" to be all chained up. Look how tall the snow banks are!

We did see quite a chain reaction from all of the other cars passing by.  A news crew even stopped to interview us about our Mercedes Buns.

This scenic-kraut was even more beautiful in the snow