I-77 Mountain Driving

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Kingty9183, Jun 16, 2021.

  1. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    And wait until you get on some of those donkey trails in Pennsylvania!
     
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  3. RDBG

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    The best part is they now charge like 40 bucks for that roller coaster. Just ran it up from NC to cross at Detroit a couple weeks ago after having not been on it in a few years.
     
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  4. MysticHZ

    MysticHZ Road Train Member

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    Well .. you could be running up and down 95 between Jersey and Florida. That would be mostly flat.
     
  5. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    Meanwhile in West Virginia.....

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  6. Lostmykey

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    I actually enjoy it. I also enjoy LA traffic while going 5 under and everyone else seems to be doing 65+. Scares the #### out of me.

    I just went around the NY metro and some bright bulb passed me on the shoulder. They got back in the lane and my radar clocked them at 110…
     
  7. Cattleman84

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    Wait until you get stuck for a week on I-80 in WY during a winter storm... Then you will know the appitamy of roads that were build in horrible locations... Lol
     
  8. Linte_Loco

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    I don’t mind that stretch between Bland, VA and Charleston too much. But be careful, it will sneak up on you and give you a false sense of safeness. Take it slow
     
  9. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    It is not just I-77, most roads in WV are the same... go up US-19 out of Beckley to I-79, then across I-68 E towards I-81.

    Try I-80 from the WY line to SLC. East coast mountains are easy once you visit the west.
     
  10. slow.rider

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    Pulling mountains is like driving stick. It's fun for 20 minutes, then it sucks ### for 6 months, then you start getting used to it, and it eventually becomes subconscious to where you don't even realize it's happening.

    For me starting out there was always a big impulse to keep it floored and keep trying to grab a higher gear. Don't do that. Find the highest gear you can hold and just maintain a normal rpm instead. Much less stressful, for both you and the truck.
     
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  11. slow.rider

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    I prefer the rockies, as long as it's not winter. I'd rather hold one gear for 20 minutes than deal with a new mini mountain every 30-60 seconds.

    But the rockies do have all the wind though. You haven't lived until you've done i80 thru Wyoming in a 70mph crossbreeze and a -20 wind chill. Every patch of ice is a new adventure.

    Then there's i90 thru Montana with the snow piled higher than the truck, almost as if you're in a tunnel with no roof. There's nothing quite like chaining up under threat of avalanche.
     
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