F350 Super Duty vs 3500 Denali vs The Ike Pulling 30k lbs

Cummins12V98 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
This website will help you find the grade of that road. It is made for cycling, but you can select to follow the road. You will have to select start and the click the where you want to start on the road and then click again where you want to end. Then select show elevation and gradient to see those.

If this is the road then Cummins is right. It even gets steeper than 14% in some areas.

Mapometer

This was in 2016 after going to DRV and MORryde. I remember a lot of it being very steep! I was honestly thinking I may have to up shift when at 3,200rpm in second. But it held there. It was exciting to be honest!

Years ago I came down a long stretch of 8% grade highway with my Duramax, 5 speed transmission and no exhaust brake. I left it locked in 1st gear where it revved to 5200 rpm the whole way down. I started out in drive but the transmission would auto shift up to second and the truck would take off.