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Old 09-04-2012, 12:55 AM   #3
larryweikart
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Jimmy, I have been pulling our 26' trailer, 22,000 to 25000 lbs, loaded, for about 250,000 miles as part of our business. In the beginning, we overheated going up long inclines, which I blame on my own personal learning curve and a radiator that was a little small. We had the radiator rebuilt with more cooling capacity and have had very few yellow lights come on, even in this unusually hot summer. I have the series 60 which probably doesn't relate but the coach is longer and heavier than yours, so it may. We have a building in Pahrump and when we go over the "hump" to Pahrump, from Vegas, I get to the top at about 35mph with no over heating. The key is keeping the rpm's up and not trying to climb those long ones too fast. Hope this helps a little.
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