Allison Transmission Retarder

[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

If you want a scary hill, check out "The Hill" going into Bella Coola in British
Columbia.

"The "Hill" is still the only land route in and out of the valley. It still has
it's 18% grades and switchbacks that produce a measure of terror in most
newcomers, but it is traveled daily (and nightly) by all kinds of motorized
vehicles, including semi-trailers."

This hill is 11.2km long.

Bill

Ron & Patty wrote: Thanks to all for the responses. I
don't know if I'm using the
retarder in the best way, but I do start out very slow from the top
of a grade and set my tranny in a lower gear, but I will toggle the
retarder adjustment sometimes half way to maintain a lower RPM for a
particular gear. Watching the heat gauge is imperative. I also use
the Trucker's Mountain Guide after we took H-155 off H-99 from Delano
California to Lake Isabella. Look it up - it's one of the scariest in
the book (Western Edition). Thanks again,

Ron 85PT36 No. California

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "George Lowry"
wrote:
>
> This subject is one that I see abused all the time

> George Lowry
> "06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
> Spearfish, SD Now in Stockton, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of rrob@...
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 12:33 AM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Allison Transmission Retarder
>
I would never take my Bird down a grade greater
> than
> 10% unless it was under a mile. This is where the Moutain Guide
comes into
> it's own. As Greg said, you should watch the Truck Drivers.






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