7% Grade
In July i went up the Green River Gorge on I-26 in North Carolina it's a 7% Grade. Coming from South Carolina. I was doing 3000 RPM at 40 MPH in the right side truck lane. My truck is a 2002 Dodge Ram...
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goducks10 wrote:kmwaterboy wrote:
I pull the same grade 3 or 4 times a year in my 04 f-150 with the 5.4 and 3.73 gears.My rpm' s are around 3800 at sixty mph.The truck loves pulling in this range, and sounds good doing it.I have passed many diesel trucks pulling this and the saluda grade. I wave as I go by.And smile a little.
Look what you're pulling. My CTD engine weighs more than that. No wonder you're passing diesels. They're probably pulling 3-4x what you are.
X2 LOL:R
I know my mid range 5er weighs more than your truck and trailer combined plus at least a couple thousand pounds.
This thread started out as a request about rpm at a certain speed.
I made an early comment about the speed (40 mph)which seemed slow based on the load and engine. I have climbed 7% grades with my daughters 06 Honda Ridgeline 3.5 pulling a 4,600# U-Haul trailer with three adults and two large dogs in the TV. Still managed 45 mph. Yes it was spinning pretty good.
