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evanrem
Explorer II
Jul 30, 2015

Towing up the mountains

I'm in the middle of purchasing a new truck and came across this website and watched a few of videos testing trucks on the IKE Gauntlet (A long steep Mtn grade):
TFL Truck

I have only been in the Mountains towing once and was a bit freaked out my first time taking it very easy going up and down. Once I got used to it all it was not so bad but still took it pretty slow.
These guys just floor it in Drive and go.

For those who trailer through the Mountains is this how you do it?

Also they do a test pulling 10k trailer up the same stretch and the 3.5 Eco Boost beats the Chevy 6.0 and Dodge or Nissan fairly easy. There is a point were they have to slow the ECO Boost down because they are gaining to much speed. They did mention that the Chevy goes down the hill the best with engine braking which is just as important as going up.

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