HP required to pull hills
Here is a formula that will give a rough idea of the flywheel HP required to tow a fifth wheel up a grade at speed. HP= s(53000+gw)/31800 s = speed (mph) g= % grade w= weight of truck and trai...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
I see this discussed on one hauler forum that has several BC Canada members. Their always talking HP per/weight per BC motor vehicle regs..
This from BC Weight
** 7.21 A person must not, without an overload permit, drive or operate on a highway a combination of vehicles unless the gross vehicle weight to the manufacturer's rated horsepower of the towing vehicle bears a relationship of not more than 150 kg to one horsepower.**
So reckon the chart may be of some us up there.
Not so much for RVers, that’s a lot of weight per HP. My truck and fiver both at their gvwr would have me at only 28.5 kg per hp.
