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davestar
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Jul 05, 2013

Need advise towing I-70 West going from Denver to Vail

Hi, This is my 2nd trip with my camper trailer and would like to hear advise or experiences towing a camper on I-70. I have a camper whose dry weight is 3080 lbs and has a 46G fresh water tank that ...
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Hamops
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Jul 09, 2013
We did that road several years ago. I keep the speed at about 55mph ascending and descending and only used the brakes a couple of times. While a diesel doesn't have the compression braking of a gasser, I was still able to maintain between 55 to 58mph on the descent to Denver.

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