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DianaT
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The Santa Rosalia Grade
Oh, no, it's a caravan!
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Frank
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 Thats exactly what I thought when I first saw it too.
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Capt. George
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musta been a beauty
just "pull off", it's not only safer, it's fun! ....
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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Bob and Susan
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i smoked a rear brake last week...
i was trailering some heavy doors and the trailer didn't have brakes
it's not going down that's bad...gravity helps
but it's if you are towing something back...WOW!!!
you need POWER!
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Capt. George
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F 350 Diesel & in a pinch, they perform the Hiemlich!!!
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Bob and Susan
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you mean "fix or repair daily"
dodge baby....
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Capt. George
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dodge?
don't they have a hyundie frame & suspension???
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Capt. George
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hey jd, that's one fine lookin woman ya got there..
is she a "howler"?
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
i smoked a rear brake last week...
i was trailering some heavy doors and the trailer didn't have brakes
it's not going down that's bad...gravity helps
but it's if you are towing something back...WOW!!!
you need POWER! |
In California...
brakes are required on any trailer having a gross weight of 1500 lbs. or more.
Bruce R Leech
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Bob and Susan
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that trailer i had made for mulege
it's going to be a water tank trailer
i'll just have to drive slow
my boat trailer has smoked several times...
until i upgraded to disk brakes
very good bruce hahahahahah
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DianaT
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Years ago we almost bought the farm on that grade. The truck driver cut the curve and suddenly we were facing his flat bed trailer headed toward our
windshield. Fortunately, we were on the mountain side and our little old Toyota climbed part way up the mountain sideways.
But when we met a caravan head on, we did pull over and waited. Wish I had pictures of some of the drivers in their monster motorhomes headed down
that grade for the first time. 
Baja SOON
Diane
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vgabndo
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Too many "Parachute Grade" stories. My worst ever moment on HW 1.
A tank of bad gas in Mulege, almost to the top of that hill, filters overloaded, stalled out, tried to gack to safety, jack knifed my utility trailer,
inadequate visibility in BOTH directions. I ran up the hill JUST in time to stop the semi. You can't call it an adventure if there is no
uncertainty.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Capt. George
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ooooh, your so macho!
read any good GK books lately?
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Sharksbaja
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Dodge truck brakes
used to suck. My old PW went thru brakes regularly. I don't know how much weight I pulled down that grade w/o trailer brakes last time but I'll tell
you it was a lot All I had was a little fade. God bless Dodge trucks.
Diane, your dog looks very intrigued. Is he yawning or commenting?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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BAJACAT
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Amen to that sharks
three years with my truck and just replace front ones,rear still ways to goo..(2004 quadcab ram 1500).
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Bob and Susan
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75,000 miles till i had to replace brakes and then...
i had to tell the guy to "just do it" still had 5-6000 left
new trucks are "just better"
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Capt. George
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jdtrotter, Diane? well excuse me please!
that's a fine lookin husband you have there.
Whistler, maybe I'll give you a fair chance...I'll bring my Honda Civic down for that race!
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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Bruce R Leech
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I pull my trailer every time I go north and I have never had to replace my brakes. when I come to a grade I put it in a gear that will hold it all the
way down and just let the engine do the work.
Bruce R Leech
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Capt. George
jdtrotter, Diane? well excuse me please!
that's a fine lookin husband you have there.
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not a howler
Diane
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My recomendation to an enterprising Mexican, would be a drive in underpants changing station and seat cleaning service at the bottom of that grade!!!!
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