Are you scared of the mountains!!

et2 wrote:
Are you scared of taking your toad and MH's over the mountains ( let's say out west). If your loaded and within your weight capacity and towing capacity of the rigs you own, would mountain driving stop you from taking a trip?

The reason for the question is some people seem to think one engine might not be capable because, well ,it's just not one of the big boys ( I'm referring to diesel vs diesel).

I'm really dumbfounded by the reasons. You'll have to go 30 mph, or it's gonna struggle, or your coach is too big, etc. So, if your rig is maintained and in top working condition, and within it's designed capacities would a mountain out west stop you in your planning?

Engine power is never a problem, even when overloaded and overloading will usually affect the transmission before anything else suffers, unless your engine is prone to overheating, like many were with the older gas coaches that didn't have the house installed properly on the chassis, along with a variety of other reasons. This is not to say that DP's don't over heat and you can find plenty of threads on that with dirty radiators, seemingly being the worst culprit.