A friend of mine was telling me that driving East on I-40 into Flagstaff is a long and steep drive. That I will be down to 35 mph at times. I was also told the same about Grants Pass in I-5 going into Oregon. I pulled Grants Pass pulling a 22 foot sail boat at 55 mph. Is this true? Would it be as going south on I-5 from Bakersfield. Is there a place where you can read about some of the grades of the freeways of the US? What passes should I avoid in a 30 foot gas powered class A pulling a small car? I have driven I-80 and I-50 to Reno, and have found them not to be all that bad. Just to many idiots on the road thinking they are on a race track.

Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.

sch911 wrote:Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.Speed really isn't all that important so sit back and enjoy the ride. You will still get to the top, just a couple of minutes behind others.

bluwtr49 wrote:sch911 wrote:Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.Speed really isn't all that important so sit back and enjoy the ride. You will still get to the top, just a couple of minutes behind others.I agree with bluwtr49, and being an interstate, there are plenty of lanes to pull over and enjoy the ride/views, even if it slows these big rigs down.I pull a loaded 40ft 5th wheel ToyBox, and just last month traveled I-5 thru the Siskiyou mountain range past Grants Pass into Roseburg Oregon. Even with some construction going on, it was no sweat. Have also pulled 1-40 into Flagstaff. No problem. The long pull is I-40 heading west of Needles Calif. Now that is one long pull. But plenty of lanes to accommodate all.You wont have any problem.

Grants Pass I found the winding road more of an issue than the grade! We just ran the 40 from Barstow to OKC a couple years back no problem with 36' gasser in signature.

As others indicated....no problem. I would not call it steep. It's a long slow incline. The difference between Flagstaff and Grants Pass area is that you're at a higher elevation. Flagstaff is nearly 7000 feet.

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tahiti16
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
Grants Pass I found the winding road more of an issue than the grade! We just ran the 40 from Barstow to OKC a couple years back no problem with 36' gasser in signature.
gery_L
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
bluwtr49 wrote:
sch911 wrote:
Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.

Speed really isn't all that important so sit back and enjoy the ride. You will still get to the top, just a couple of minutes behind others.

I agree with bluwtr49, and being an interstate, there are plenty of lanes to pull over and enjoy the ride/views, even if it slows these big rigs down.

I pull a loaded 40ft 5th wheel ToyBox, and just last month traveled I-5 thru the Siskiyou mountain range past Grants Pass into Roseburg Oregon. Even with some construction going on, it was no sweat. Have also pulled 1-40 into Flagstaff. No problem. The long pull is I-40 heading west of Needles Calif. Now that is one long pull. But plenty of lanes to accommodate all.
You wont have any problem.
bluwtr49
Explorer II
Oct 02, 2014
sch911 wrote:
Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.

Speed really isn't all that important so sit back and enjoy the ride. You will still get to the top, just a couple of minutes behind others.
sch911
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
Because it's an interstate it's limited to 6%. I have driven that stretch many times. You should have no problems.

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