San Jose, CA to Banff, Canada - Take II
Hello to All, I posted this before a few weeks ago, but I've found more information on calculating grades and can now formulate a better question. Through the miracle of Google Earth Pro (now f...
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I was explicitly warned off the Tioga pass because the unanimous consensus at the time was that the grade was just too steep for my 6.0L gasser to get the 9,000# trailer over. I trust (most) people on the RV forums, so I didn't try it.
Sadly, you learned a lesson and lost out on an opportunity to cross the highest paved pass in California. You would have made it just fine, probably got two miles per gallon and gone up at 25 mph, but very doable. Unfortunately, some think you need a Peterbilt to tow a tent trailer. That kind of small thinking helps nobody.
