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Showme_5vr
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Dec 22, 2014

Long grades in the Appalachian's

Drove through the Appalachians on interstate 64 going to Virginia Beach in the car and noticed a 7% grade east of Beckley, WV. I'm not sure I want to tackle that in my truck with my 5th wheel without an exhaust brake. Does the route through Asheville (I24 I think) have similar grades?
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    wlstroud
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    Dec 22, 2014
    I've driven I-26, I-40, and I-77 and they all have 6% grades at some point along the way. I don't have an exhaust brake but I use my truck's tow haul mode and the trip(s) were not bad pulling our 5th wheel. I've made the trips many times and I think you'd do fine even without tow-haul or exhaust brake.

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