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dave54
Jun 05, 2013Nomad
nevadanick wrote:
We have great roads. Some of the gravel roads are better than the paved ones. The faster you go the bumps smooth out. I suggest you just stay in Ca.
For any given washboarding, there is a specific speed where it all smooths out. that speed varies by vehicle and conditions. The problem is if you are towing the speed will be different for trailer then the vehicle, so you may be smooth but the trailer is being shook to pieces.
Also, washboarding is caused by driving fast on a smooth unsurfaced road. By driving at the speed where it is smooth to you make it worse for the next person.
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