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[quote user="el-capitan"][quote user="Safety Valve"] <p>I feel 3% is the max. I have sufficient roster to handle any grade and will break out the BLI ABBA F unit for the worst grades. 3% should work out to about 3 inches climb in about 12 feet of forward travel. 2% is the same climb in about 16 feet which is way easier on the engines.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>3" rise over 12' is 2% and 3" rise over 16' is 1.5%.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Thanks much for correction, hard for me to think grade % in inches when I see feet over miles.</p>
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