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blt2ski
Jul 15, 2013Moderator
You're worried about a blinken freeway overpass!?!?!?!?! seriously!?!?!?!?!
Those are nothing to worry about. It is when you get OFF the freeways you have to worry. Freeway/interstates are limited to 8% grades. Now if you drive around in downtown Seattle or some of the local burbs, I have found roads in the 20% range. NOW you are talking a serious steep grade. Been stalled out on one or two of them also. Does not matter that they are only a block long. If you do not have the overall low gearing to multiply the torque of the motor etc, your screwed.
The new j2082 specs give you a min 12% INITIAL starting ability. Not that it does one any good on some of the grades around here! or my dad's driveway........
Point is, a freeway grade is nothing to worry about!
Marty
Those are nothing to worry about. It is when you get OFF the freeways you have to worry. Freeway/interstates are limited to 8% grades. Now if you drive around in downtown Seattle or some of the local burbs, I have found roads in the 20% range. NOW you are talking a serious steep grade. Been stalled out on one or two of them also. Does not matter that they are only a block long. If you do not have the overall low gearing to multiply the torque of the motor etc, your screwed.
The new j2082 specs give you a min 12% INITIAL starting ability. Not that it does one any good on some of the grades around here! or my dad's driveway........
Point is, a freeway grade is nothing to worry about!
Marty
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