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Meetravel
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Jun 24, 2020

Driving to Durango CO from Moab with a Fifth Wheel

Hello. We are going to drive to Durango with a 43 Fifth wheel Toy Hauler on HWY 160 and I am worried about the 6% steep downhill grade right before entering Durango. Any experience anyone? are ther...
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jrs1871
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Jun 26, 2020
We did that drive a couple of years ago. It wasn't bad at all. Much better than the drive from Escalante to Torrey, UT. We always run in tow/haul mode but when going down hills, we go to manual mode for the transmission. That way we can nudge it down as needed. We have actually dropped down to first gear on a steep down hill grade. Just take you time and pull off if you need to.

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