Climbing 4%+ thru Corral Cut!
Blasting up a desert mountain at walking speed with 5 Geeps and 22 loads of sulphur and acid! I have done some research to figure out just how steep this grade actually is. First I talked to the crew and found out the hardest pull is from this point to a spot about a 1/4 , mile below. Here is what I have found: The actual grade averages around 3.5 to 3.7%. There is a couple very short spots where it tops 4 to 4.2%. The craziest part is the curves are actually a bit steeper than the straight sections. That means when figuring out compensation the grade against loads could be figured as steep as 5% at this exact spot!
Climbing 4%+ thru Corral Cut!
Blasting up a desert mountain at walking speed with 5 Geeps and 22 loads of sulphur and acid! I have done some research to figure out just how steep this grade actually is. First I talked to the crew and found out the hardest pull is from this point to a spot about a 1/4 , mile below. Here is what I have found: The actual grade averages around 3.5 to 3.7%. There is a couple very short spots where it tops 4 to 4.2%. The craziest part is the curves are actually a bit steeper than the straight sections. That means when figuring out compensation the grade against loads could be figured as steep as 5% at this exact spot!