Product Title: Mountain Driving Information for Truckers, RV and Motorhome Drivers
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When clients discover out that I am from Kansas, they typically say, “Kansas? What are you able to inform me about mountain passes in case you’re from Kansas?” However after they hear my story, they minimize me a little bit slack. (By the way in which, do you know that there was as soon as a researcher with an excessive amount of authorities grant cash who decided that Kansas really is flatter than a pancake?)
After I was a child within the early 60’s my mother and father owned a 16 foot Mobil Scout journey trailer. We pulled that trailer all around the western United States and Canada with a 1962 Chevy with a 283 cubic inch engine and a 3 velocity on the column. So I realized to love mountains and I realized to like touring the huge open areas of our nice land. With that small trailer and the dependable Chevy, we by no means had any issues climbing or descending grades.
VITAL INFORMATION FOR ANYONE DRIVING A LARGE OR HEAVY VEHICLE
In an try and make mountain driving a little bit safer for truckers
and RV’ers, R&R Publishing Inc. has been gathering and publishing
details about mountain passes and steep grades since 1993. The Mountain Listing Ebooks give the places
and descriptions of over 700 mountain passes and steep grades in
22 states. The Mountain Listing ebooks let you know the place the
steep grades are, how lengthy they’re, how steep (%) they’re, whether or not
the street is 2 lane, three lane, or 4 lane, if there are escape
ramps, switchbacks, sharp curves, velocity limits, and many others. With this
data, one can know forward of time what a cross is like and
make an knowledgeable choice about whether or not to go over or round. If
you determine to go over, maybe the cool morning hours would ease
the pressure on the engine and transmission through the climb. Unhooking
the towed car would make the climb and the descent simpler. Realizing
what lies forward is half the battle.
The printed variations of the Mountain Listing books had nearly 240 pages of textual content and coloration aid maps. All 240 pages are within the downloadable variations of the Mountain Listing ebooks. Nothing is lacking. Within the printed variations, mountain cross places had been marked with a yellow triangle on the colour aid maps. Within the e-book variations, you’ll be able to click on on the yellow triangles and the textual content seems that describes that location.
4. US 33
(between Harrisonburg, VA and Judy Hole, WV.)
There are three summits alongside this stretch of US 33. The jap summit is between Rawley Springs, VA and Brandywine, WV. The east aspect is 4 miles of 8 to 9% grade. The west aspect is 4½ miles of 9% grade and either side have steady sharp curves and hairpin turns. The freeway is 2 lane on each sides.
The center summit is between Oak Flat and Franklin, WV. The east aspect of this hill is 2½ miles of 8% with 25 mph curves. The west aspect is about 3½ miles of a lot milder grade. It’s 4 to five% over most of its size. There are some sharp curves close to the underside. The street is 2 lane on each sides of the hill.
The western summit is between Franklin and Judy Hole, WV. It’s 5 miles of regular 9% grade on either side. Either side are two lane with sharp curves and hairpin turns. Use warning on this street.
There is an previous saying amongst over-the-road truckers. “There are two sorts of drivers — those that’ve been in hassle on a mountain grade, and those that will probably be.” Sadly, this additionally applies to many RVers. Vehicles and RVs have related issues concerning weight, engine energy, and braking in mountainous terrain.
Think about your self descending a mountain grade in your RV. You did not know there was such a protracted, steep grade on this freeway. What a shock! And issues should not going effectively. You might have a white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel. The engine will not be holding again all of this weight, the brakes are smelling sizzling and even smoking, you are pushing tougher on the brake pedal however your velocity retains rising. All you’ll be able to see forward is extra mountain. Your thoughts is racing via all the obtainable choices and none of them are good. “I’ve received to do one thing,” you say “or I am not going to make it.” The choices embrace: run into the rock wall, go over the aspect, hit these bushes, or see in case you can make the following curve and experience it out. You select the final choice and, if you’re fortunate, you make it to the underside in a single piece. You pull over and when you are ready in your coronary heart to cease pounding, you wipe the sweat out of your face and also you discover your shirt is soaked, your mouth is dry, and your arms are shaking. You might be pondering, “If I had recognized it was going to be like that………….”
Maybe your rig has issue through the steep climbs. The temperature is within the 90’s and the grade is so steep that you may barely climb it in first gear. The engine and transmission temperatures are rising. How far to the highest of this hill? You do not know if it is one mile or ten. One thing smells sizzling. What to do? Pull over and funky off? However then all momentum is misplaced. Are you able to even get began once more? You want you had unhooked the automotive you are dragging up this hill behind the motorhome. If you’re fortunate, you are able to do that subsequent time. You are questioning what number of thousand {dollars} a brand new engine and transmission will probably be.
Throughout the previous few years we’ve heard many tales about very costly repairs to drive prepare parts. Typically rigs are misplaced completely. A freeway patrol officer in Oregon informed us that in the summertime a mean of 1 motorhome per week burns to the bottom whereas making an attempt to climb Cabbage Hill on I-84 east of Pendleton. If a hearth begins, the closest hearth division is more likely to be many miles away. By the point they arrive, there may be nothing left to do however dampen the ashes.
Many individuals are beneath the impression that the grades within the jap mountains should not as critical because the grades within the western mountains. Apparently it is because the elevations should not as excessive within the jap states. However elevation alone will not be the problem–it is the change in elevation that makes a grade doubtlessly hazardous. If all different components are equal, a grade that descends from 4000′ to 1000′ over 10 miles is not any totally different than a grade that descends from 10000′ to 7000′ over 10 miles. Both means you’ve a 3000′ change in elevation unfold over 10 miles. (This instance would lead to a mean grade of virtually 6% for 10 miles.) A big proportion of the grades within the western states are within the 6% vary. A big proportion of the grades within the jap states are 8, 9, or 10% and generally much more. The jap grades are sometimes shorter however this isn’t all the time so. A fast look via the jap e book will reveal over 50 grades which can be between 7 and 10% and from 4 to 7 miles lengthy. There are others which can be much more difficult. The street to the highest of Whiteface Mountain in New York is 8 to 10% for 8 miles. There can be no want for truckers to make use of this street however RVs are allowed. Close to Cumberland, Maryland there’s a hill on I-68 that’s posted as 6% for 13 miles. In North Carolina freeway 181 crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway and the southbound descent is 11 miles of grade that varies from 6 to 10%. A lot of it’s 8 to 9%. These grades are simply as hazardous because the grades within the western states.
From the
Colorado part of the Mountain Listing West:
VAIL PASS elev. 10603′ (on I-70 east of Vail, CO)
The descent on the westbound aspect of Vail Cross is about 10 miles in size and begins at milepost 189 on I-70. One half mile west of the summit there are warning indicators for westbound traffic–“Pace restrict 45 mph for automobiles over 30,000 lbs.” and “Steep grade subsequent 8 miles–trucks keep in decrease gear.” The following mile is rolling hills. Then there’s a sign–“7% grade subsequent 7 miles.”
The descent is regular at 7% and there are 3 advisory indicators for the primary runaway truck ramp which is about milepost 185 or 4 miles down from the summit. The escape ramp is upsloping on the proper. The second runaway truck ramp is about milepost 182, which is 3¼ miles after the primary escape ramp, or about 7¼ miles down from the summit. There are a number of advisory indicators earlier than reaching it and it’s an upsloping ramp on the appropriate. Do not be fooled when the grade eases after the second escape ramp. It quickly goes again to 7% and would not backside out till 2½ miles after the second escape ramp or about milepost 179.
The eastbound descent from the summit of Vail Cross continues nearly to the Frisco exit about 11 miles down the hill however the descent will not be regular. There are quick steep sections adopted by quick sections of lesser grade. The final half of the descent is 3-4% grade. There are not any escape ramps on the east aspect of the cross.
Whereas each effort has been made to make sure the accuracy of the maps included on this e book, it’s almost unattainable to incorporate all vital element on such small maps. We advocate that these maps be used at the side of bigger, extra detailed street maps. Typically the passes and hills are described as descents. In different phrases, a cross will probably be described from the summit down in a single path after which from the summit down within the different path. This listing doesn’t declare to incorporate each steep grade. In actual fact, as a result of of the large space we’ve tried to cowl, we will assure that we’ve most likely missed some. Typically the odds quoted are estimates and plenty of occasions they’re based mostly on street indicators or data offered by freeway departments. This e book doesn’t try and price passes or grades based on issue. There is a gigantic selection in automobiles and tools. A hill that may be very troublesome for one car could also be no drawback in any respect for the same car that’s outfitted in a different way. Driver judgment is important in deciding which hills ought to be averted. The aim of this e book is to not discourage drivers from going the place they please. It is just to tell them of the situations they might encounter and to encourage them to ensure their tools is in good restore. Brakes have to be in good working order and correctly adjusted and the engine and transmission ought to be used to sluggish the car every time attainable, thus saving the brakes and conserving them cool sufficient to retain their stopping energy. The engine’s cooling system ought to be in good restore to forestall overheating through the climbs. Turning off the air conditioner throughout climbs could assist, and if vital, turning on the heater will assist dissipate warmth from the engine.
From the
North Carolina part of the Mountain Listing East:
I-40 (between Black Mountain and Outdated Fort, NC)
By legislation, all vans besides pickups and vans are required to cease on the high of this hill and skim the knowledge posted concerning the eastbound descent forward. The highest of the hill is close to milepost 67 simply east of Black Mountain. The grade is posted as 5 miles of 6%. It’s a robust 6%. There are three runaway truck ramps, all of that are quick sand beds with sand piles at the tip. There may be a couple of mile of grade left after the final escape ramp. The westbound descent is about 1¼ mile of 6%.
There are various aftermarket gadgets that may assist heavy automobiles in the mountains. Some will assist by rising horsepower for the climbs. These embrace turbos and exhaust techniques. Different gadgets, comparable to engine braking techniques can assist through the descents. Some merchandise, like gear splitters and auxiliary transmissions can assist through the climbs and the descents. Many of those merchandise additionally enhance gas financial system (whereas delivering extra horsepower) and scale back put on and tear on the drive prepare.
The principle elements concerned in overheated brakes are the size of the grade, the steepness of the grade, and the velocity and weight of the car. Decreasing any of those will enhance the probabilities of getting down the mountain with out overheating the brakes. Most of the time, the one one the driving force can change is velocity. Decreasing velocity could preserve you alive. Bear in mind the previous phrase, “You can go down a mountain a thousand occasions too slowly, however solely as soon as too quick.”
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“Miller designed his two directories for RV in addition to truck drivers
as a result of, he says, ‘RV drivers would face the identical issues as truckers
due to the load of their automobiles and braking techniques that will
not be designed to take care of the acute situations encountered throughout
mountain descents.’ Since most street atlases don’t embrace this particular
knowledge, many motorhomers will discover one or each of those books helpful
in taking the surprises out of driving within the mountains.” Sherry McBride,
Senior Managing Editor, Motorhome
“RVers typically have issues with mountain grades–both going up and
coming down. It is useful to be warned when a steep grade is coming
up, and that is simply what the 2 Mountain Directories do.” Coast to Coast
“Colour aid maps and greater than 150 new mountain cross and grade places
have been added to R&R Publishing’s 1999 editions of Mountain
Listing West and Mountain Listing
East. Collectively, the books present places and descriptions
for greater than 700 mountain passes and steep grade places in 22
states, in addition to different important data for anybody driving a big
or heavy car. In Mountain Listing East,
the introduction notes that elevation by itself doesn’t point out
a grade’s issue; the change in elevation, depicted within the e book
as percentages, is the important issue.” Household Motor Teaching
12. TETON PASS elev. 8429′
(on Wyoming Freeway 22 west of Jackson, WY)
Teton Cross has sustained 10% grades on either side of the summit. An uncommon function is that each runaway truck ramps on the east aspect of the cross can be utilized provided that the runaway truck crosses the oncoming lane of site visitors. There’s a posted weight restrict of 60,000 lbs. on this cross.
The westbound descent from the summit of Teton Cross begins with a 25 mph velocity restrict and a truck warning sign–“Steep grade–10% subsequent 3 miles–use decrease gear.” This grade warning is repeated a mile later. About 2½ miles down from the summit the grade eases to 6-7% and the velocity restrict will increase. This grade continues for about 3-4 miles and eases close to the Idaho state line.
The eastbound descent from the summit of Teton Cross begins with a truck warning sign–“Steep grade–10% subsequent 5 1/2 miles–use decrease gear.” There are 20 mph curves close to the highest. About 1/3 mile down from the summit is a sign–“Runaway truck ramp–2½ miles LEFT aspect.” This warning is repeated a number of occasions as you strategy the ramp. To make use of the ramp you need to cross the oncoming lane of site visitors. The ramp slopes uphill.
The second runaway truck ramp is about 1 mile after the primary. It, too, is on the left aspect and is an upsloping ramp. At this level the grade begins to ease to about 6-7% and the velocity restrict will increase. The hill continues to the city of Wilson, which is about 5½ miles from the summit.
“The worst half is not the white knuckles, the chilly sweat, the unbelievable
adrenaline rush. It is the vacancy within the very pit of the abdomen,
the utter hopelessness of the state of affairs. Anybody who has ever lived
via a runaway can relate…. a rig uncontrolled on a protracted downgrade
has a thoughts of its personal. And it would not care what will get in the way in which. Miller’s
directories are full of excellent stuff that’ll assist drivers make good
routing choices and put together them for harmful grades – like size
and severity of grades, sharpness of curves and placement of escape
ramps. It is invaluable data for rookie drivers or previous arms touring
right into a mountainous space for the primary time.” Andrew Ryder, Editor, Heavy Obligation Trucking
“Many truckers have had the scary expertise of cresting a mountain
grade too quick and questioning if they will have the ability to cease on the backside.
Richard Miller is one among them. After an exhilarating descent into Camp
Verde Valley, AZ in 1993, he determined to do one thing concerning the lack
of data on many mountain grades. The outcomes of his efforts
are two glorious sources: Mountain
Listing West and Mountain Listing
East.
Every comprises maps displaying the situation of grades and detailed data
about them, together with the peak of the summit, size and steepness
of grades, severity of curves, location of escape ramps, and signage.” Truckers Information
From the
Southern California part of the Mountain Listing West:
CAJON PASS elev. 4190′
(on I-15 south of Victorville, CA)
There may be little or no descent on the north aspect of Cajon Cross. The southbound descent begins with warning signs–“Downgrade subsequent 12 miles–trucks examine brakes” and “Truck velocity restrict 45 mph” and “Truck scales 5 miles” and “6% grade subsequent 4 miles” and “Runaway truck ramp 2½ miles.”
The grade could also be a bit greater than 6% all the way down to the escape ramp the place it eases for a very quick distance after which goes again to six% till reaching the truck scales. After the scales the grade eases to about 2-3% for 3 miles, then goes to about 5% for one more 4½ miles.
This street has 4 lanes downhill and quite a lot of site visitors. Use warning on this hill.
“Rvers touring to new places typically meet unexpected and probably
harmful challenges in mountainous terrain as a result of they may not
know what sort of street lay forward. Atlases could mark elevation, however
not how steep and what number of miles a grade is, whether or not or not there
are turnouts, and the situation of the street. Mountain
Listing West and Mountain Listing
East give places and detailed descriptions of virtually 700
mountain passes and steep grades in 22 states. This allows drivers
to plan safer and simpler routes, or to be ready to face the grade.” Highways
“A helpful e book for these planning to journey within the Western states
is Mountain Listing…. It tells you
the share of grade, alignment, width and size of serious
mountain passes in 11 Western states. (In actual fact, there may be now Mountain Listing East as effectively, which covers nearly 300 mountain passes
and steep grades in 11 Japanese states.)” Joe and Vickie Kieva Collins, Highways
“As RVers and vacationers within the west, we advocate this e book as a very good
reference and we plan to maintain it within the cab of our truck. In fact,
if we get a possibility to journey within the east, we’re ready with
that e book as effectively.”Chronicle
“Every so often, humorists writing in RV literature will gleefully
make hay out of the idea of an RV hurtling down a mountainside
utilizing G forces to explain the velocity slightly than miles per hour. Nonetheless,
the fact of brake failure within the mountains, as those that have skilled
it’s going to attest, will not be in the least humorous. For the RVer tackling
the Rockies and different western ranges, this listing can be a useful
reference.” RV Occasions
“Mountain Listing is effectively put collectively,
straightforward to make use of, and prepares the consumer for driving within the mountains. When
it comes to private security and defending the investments made in
RVs and motorhomes, drivers can be effectively served to maintain this e book
helpful.” Nationwide Motorists Affiliation Information
“Mountain Listing for Truckers, RV, and Motorhome
Drivers… Wow! With a reputation that lengthy, this e book higher present
a service to RVers—and it does.” Jim Brightly, Managing Editor, Motorhome
“It is sure to offer the traveler with information and peace of thoughts…..
This is a e book that ought to be positioned subsequent to each rig’s navigator…
Preserve this e book helpful throughout your travels.” Bob Carter, RV At the moment
“…. ought to undoubtedly be included in your RV library… chock full
of data… our touring columnists have already made glorious
use of this listing.” Tenting Canada
“Mountain Listing …. was particularly
written for drivers of RVs and different heavy automobiles. The textual content, accompanied
by maps pinpointing places, describes how steep and lengthy every grade
is, plus different pertinent particulars.” Trailer Life
“… let me let you know straight: this e book applies to you.” Invoice Farlow, Woodall’s Southern RV
“Worry Heights No Extra” “Whereas the publishers are the fist to confess
that it might be almost unattainable to checklist each steep hill within the
western United States, Mountain Listing covers most grades which can be lengthy sufficient and steep sufficient to pose a
drawback to RVs.” Coast to Coast
“Motorhome drivers and truckers have very related issues involving
steep grades, weight, brakes, and many others., and a part of the answer is information
concerning the hills earlier than you get there.”Household Motor Teaching
From the
Pennsylvania East part of the Mountain Listing East:
Pennsylvania freeway 125
(between Shamokin and Good Spring, PA.)
Giant automobiles could need to keep away from this 18 mile part of street. It crosses 4 mountains and consists of quite a few 15 mph hairpin turns and plenty of extra 20 and 25 mph curves. No matter your path of journey you’ll have to climb and descend some very steep hills. A lot of the grade is 7 to 9% however there are quite a few sections that have to be 12% or extra, some lasting nearly a mile. Brake sneakers do not have sufficient time to chill a lot between descents.
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