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Originally Posted by hudson0231

We haven't had any problems towing the jeep except the one time going to Red River New Mexico normal hills and mountains we don't even really notice it back there. I really thought either the engine or the transmission was going to give up it was a horrible noise. Red River is 10 thousand feet a lot curves going up 15 mph speed limits while up the mountain, I guess trying to gain speed was the problem.

Yeah, at that elevation your 305 HP is much closer to 200 HP.

It really comes down to weight and grade versus available power. One of the hardest climbs I've done was with 14,500-pound Class C going East out of Death Valley. Elevation is not the issue being near (or below) sea level, but grades are very steep and long enough that momentum can't help at all. High temperatures also make engine and transmission get a little on warm side.

Long Interstate climbs at 4 to 7 percent are one thing, but when the road turns up to 16 percent like we have in Texas Hill Country, you just hope to have the right gearing to hold a steady speed even though they are less than a mile long.