Mountain grades
Heading up to the Smokies near Cherokee, NC. I have a Yukon Denali with 6.2l and HD tow pfg. Pulling a 26 ft Crossroads Slingshot. With our gear, it may weigh in about 5000 lbs. +/- a couple hundred...
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Seattle Lion wrote:Terryallan wrote:whistlebritches wrote:
Supercharged is right, the Smokies aren't bad at all, just wait until you get to the Rockies!
Drove over both. Rockies aren't any worse. In fact the steepness of the grades on the interstates are the same.
Actually the grades on the Rockies can be pretty steep. One pass over the Grand Tetons has a 10% grade. Going up that, my Prius sounded like a lawn mower going insane. Of course, now I have much more powerful vehicles that can easily handle the grades when we go back. (Ford F150 Eco-Boost to pull the TT, Ford Mustang GT for my daily driving).
Bob
Is that an interstate grade? The standard for Interstate grades is 7%. As mentioned, Off the interstate the grades can and do get much steeper. We have grades much steeper than that as well, but off the interstate.
