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bclan6
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May 01, 2015

Any mountain passes on this route...from FL-Montana?

Hi, New RV'er. Taking kids cross-country. I'm concerned with steep mountain passes and strong winds and looks like a lot of construction on google maps. Here are the stops we would like make. Ple...
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WyoTraveler
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May 03, 2015
Down shift into lower gear. as speed increases to max engine RPM brake hard. Bring your speed down 15 to 20 mph then let up on brakes and allow engine to brake. When engine speed again reaches max repeat hard braking. The hard braking gets the job down without over heating the brakes. Riding brakes lightly over heats the brakes too much.

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