Rocky Mountain Towing

[B and B]

Question for those that tow with a F150 only. Have you towed a Fifth Wheel through the Rockies lower route between Banff and Vancouver. Again looking for people that have done this not wanting to hear from larger truck owners.

[caper]

Have not towed a 5er but have towed my Windjammer with our F150. I found that keeping the rpm down on the long hills was easier on the truck. By the time I got to the top might only be doing 45 to 50 kph. Most times I would try to get behind a transport truck and keep up with his speed. I would take the Fraser Valley route over the Coq. It is about 1 1/2 hour longer but a lot easier of the TV. When you say the lower route do you mean the TC that runs from Calgary west?

[B and B]

Caper, yes Fraser Valley. Did you feel out of control or fear of stopping on the way down? I was through the mountains in 1998 in an overloaded cube truck, I am sure the roads have improved since then.

[caper]

Did not feel out of control or had a fear of stopping. I always downshifted at top so the transmission would help keep speed down. I had more problems in Northern Ontario then in the Rockies.
Plus being retired helps because I am not in a hurry to get from A to B and did not try to keep truck at posted speed limit. If I saw a Transport truck coming up behind me I would find a spot to pull over and let him pass. I would also pull over if there were several cars behind me.