mountains with 6.0 gas
looking for info on what to expect pulling 9800lbs fifth wheel on rt.70 from golden Co. to Utah border with a 4x4 6.0 gas pickup 4:10 gear
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downtheroad wrote:Yes, it's a race to see whether you gas gauge or your speedometer reaches zero first! :W
You won't win any races and you will be able to watch you gas gauge head toward empty....
Eastbound I've always found the first big pull out of Golden up to Genesee to be the toughest, partly because it's unrelenting, partly because you're often in a lot traffic at that point. Not as high in elevation as you'll encounter further on up though. The last 1/2 mile or so to the tunnel gets steeper right at the end.
US 6 up Clear Creek Canyon is an alternative, but it's a two lane road with few passing opportunities if you get a line of people behind you.
FWIW, westbound the approach to the Eisenhower tunnel is the toughest. Again, unrelenting, but with a 7% grade at 10000'. The video link posted above by time2roll is from eastbound perspective.
