First time driving mountains
We are taking our first trip to mountains in motorhome. Looking on info taking Hwy 441 from Greensboro, GA to Cherokee, nc. Have a 1997 gas motorhome 36 foot. Are we going yo encounter any steep m...
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Most of what has been put here is good advice - with some good chuckles thrown in. :-)
When we lived in Estes Park and were up in the Park (Rocky Mtn N P) we saw a guy in a car who used a lodgepole pine to stop after riding his brakes all the way down and they failed. Cost him much more than a brake job. Luckily, no one hurt.
Lower gear; don't ride the brakes.
One more thing. Remember, gas engines lose power at altitude. I am of the understanding - and heard it verified in the past - that a gasser loses 4% for each 1000 feet elevation gain. I think that is accurate.
First time, many years ago, I drove a rented gas rv and was west of Denver. It kept slowing down more and more. I pulled over as I thought I had a brake locked up and went to check them. Did not know the power loss thing then!
When we lived in Estes Park and were up in the Park (Rocky Mtn N P) we saw a guy in a car who used a lodgepole pine to stop after riding his brakes all the way down and they failed. Cost him much more than a brake job. Luckily, no one hurt.
Lower gear; don't ride the brakes.
One more thing. Remember, gas engines lose power at altitude. I am of the understanding - and heard it verified in the past - that a gasser loses 4% for each 1000 feet elevation gain. I think that is accurate.
First time, many years ago, I drove a rented gas rv and was west of Denver. It kept slowing down more and more. I pulled over as I thought I had a brake locked up and went to check them. Did not know the power loss thing then!
