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GPS said 28% grade.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Curly88, May 6, 2018.

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  1. May 6, 2018 #1
    Curly88

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    How accurate are GPS when they give the grade %. Mine is usually fairly accurate on the regular mt passes, 6,7,% grades but today I went up and down this grade, 3 miles up, GPS showed between 14% and 18% grade most of the time except for about 300' of sheer uphill where it showed 28% grade. I was afraid my load would start sliding of the back, lol. It was some nice scenery but #### it was scary. No guardrail, switchback the whole way and having to use the whole road. Good experience tho, only 7 more loads to go up there
     

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  3. May 6, 2018 #2
    Dixiegypsy

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    I wish I could drive roads like that everyday lol. Been stuck in Indiana and Illinois for a while though. Where is this?
     
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  4. May 6, 2018 #3
    STexan

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    They get "satellite drift" in the woods and alongside hills, inside canyons, through dense trees high above, etc. and they get confused momentarily.
     
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  5. May 6, 2018 #4
    Curly88

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    I was thinking so to but it showed the same up and down. It may not have been 28% but it was steep enough!
     
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  7. May 6, 2018 #5
    Curly88

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    Nw Montana. Delivered to a jobsite. Some woman is getting a 30 million dollar house. I went down a short grade in Iowa somewhere one time. I'm thinking it was around 10% so there's a few little hills in the midwest. Lol
     
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    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    18% is the most I've seen...this was in Missouri. There is a road in Arkansas that I'm pretty sure would top it, but didn't have the GPS showing grade while going up that one.

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  9. May 6, 2018 #7
    Tb0n3

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    Lovell to Dayton Wyoming on 14A is a trip. If you get the chance take the 60 mile detour instead.
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  10. May 6, 2018 #8
    Curly88

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    I've taken 14 across but never 14a, that does look like quite a trip!
     
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  11. May 6, 2018 #9
    Tb0n3

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    14A is closed for winter. It was a long climb. Great view though. I saw the sign saying "steep grades 23 miles ahead" I thought it was weird they'd tell you so far away... Not 23 miles away, but 23 miles of grades. Maybe it was both.
     
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  12. May 7, 2018 #10
    x1Heavy

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    That seems to be near whitefish lake, apparently a 4 wheeler trail.

    It's above Missoula MT

    Google Maps

    to type a degree mark with old style keyboard is alt+0176 to insert degree mark where appropriate into google search.
     
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