SteveRankin
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Is this the kind of road you are concerned about?
I took this photo of our GPS in the middle of a snow storm. The TV was a 2004 Ford F350 crew cab 4X4 and the TT was an '05 Holiday Rambler 32FKD (actual length 35' & 12,600#).
I have yet to have to back and fill on a public road. If the turns are that tight, I try to judge holes in the traffic and use more of the roadway when it's clear.
We had a saying in the Coast Guard about maneuvering in challenging situations: "Slow is pro". Don't try to drive faster than your ability. Think about the turn and if you think you may need to back & fill to complete the turn be sure to leave yourself room to do so in advance. If the TT is cheating on the inside of a right hand turn you don't want to cut it too close because it's only going to get worse.
FYI, we have Multivex mirrors on our TV. They are fabulous for this and for checking traffic in adjacent lanes--much better than normal convex mirrors. Not so hot as seeing what's following me behind the TT, but that's a minor concern.
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vjoek
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Highway 9 into the hills above Santa Cruz is a tight little road. I drove up it in the rig in my signature, pulled into the campground in Felton and went in to register. The guy behind the counter asked about our trip and I said the road was a little tight. Then he tells me that they advise folks to drive up Highway 17 and avoid the twisting lower part of the road. He looks out at my rig, remarks that there doesn't seem to be any dents, so I must be a pretty good RV driver. That little bit of information would've been handy before I started up that road!
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Mike Schriber
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Hey! I know that road! My mom drove my dad crazy about visiting Sedona on our trip in 1979. My dad took Highway 89 from Flagstaff with our Suburban and 31' Airstream combination. That's one of the roads with a "Not recommended" sign. I'll never forget my dad cursing all the way down.
Last winter we drove from Tucson to Holbrook. I posted about the route and got a ton of "Don't do it!" responses. Turned out to be a big nothing, even parts like this through the Salt River Valley...
It's really comes down to how comfortable you are with your rig and what kinds of roads you're used to driving on.
Mike
SteveRankin wrote:Is this the kind of road you are concerned about?
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hotpepperkid
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A lot of roads with very tight turns will have a sign. Something like trailers XX feet to king pin prohibited. I dont know the exact wording but you get the idea.
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Terryallan
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skipnchar wrote:WOW, just how tight can they be? I've towed my old 25 footer over California route 1 and it doesn't get a LOT tighter than that. Never had to make any kind of multi-point turn to get around any of those turns and many of them are 15 MPH rated. The trailer should turn nearly as tight as the truck does with no problem but you MAY need to learn to drive the outside of the turn to keep the trailer on the road.
Skip. Next time you are in NC. Drop the TT at Tom Johnson's or Mountain Stream, and continue up HWY 80 to the BRP. You will see a road not to tow on. Once you get past Mountain Stream. The road gets really bad. There is a sign telling you not to tow on it, and in the NC DOT's infinite wisdom. They posted the sign, AFTER you get on it. It is even worse than 226
We got lost and ended up on HWY 1 in Calafornia in a trailer truck. Was on it for a relly long time. From San Jose down. 80 is lots worse. But real pretty.
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