>>Been there, bounced from rock top to rock top and came to a halt in
>>long steep grades whilst in low first and the throttle floored.
>>Climbing long real steep grades can run the engine out of torque.
>>Esp if you are doing it a high altitude. Backing down can be a
>>bitch if it is technical.
>
>I suspect the much lighter weight of my rig makes a difference. I
>shall continue in my search for too steep a hill!
Remember that most of the non-rover rock crawlers have 9' tire
diameters, which require much lower gearing to go slow. They'll talk
about needing 100:1 or more...
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