10 Toughest Tows In America - Top Ten List

We Find The Nation's Scariest Grades And Its Most Challenging Passes
To coincide with this month's towing theme, we're exploring a question that has always intrigued us: Where are the toughest places to tow in America? Of the more than 4 million miles of paved roads in the United States, there are hundreds of places across the country that can challenge even the best drivers and push the trucks they choose to tow with to their absolute limit-but we've set out to identify the top 10 Toughest Tows In America.



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Northern Pennsylvania is a transmission eating BITCH! Same with Wisconsin Dells.

 

Monteagle is just long as hell, up and down, it'll give your engine and brakes a serious workout.

 

pa has some pretty wicked hills to climb but i'm sure they are nothing like out west.

 

Yeah, I70 west out of Denver. It just keeps going up, and up and...

It's not unusual to see passenger vehicles along the side of the road, radiators steaming, unable to make a climb. Don't venture into the Rockies with a load unless your rig is 100%.

There's dozens of similarly challenging climbs in CO alone. Never-ending slow, steep switchbacks in the secondary roads would be the counterpoint to the Interstates, equally difficult.

 

I was pissed to find that my 96 Ranger wouldn't do more than 45 or so going west outta Denver. 4th of July pass on the Idaho/Montana border is kinda tough on trucks.

The deal with Pa. isn't that it's one BIG hill, it's about a million little STEEP ones; the road are windy as hell, too, so you're either hoping your transmission cooler works, or you're eating aspirins and hoping your shoulder doesn't give out.

 

I know just what your saying about PA. I go throu PA a few times a year. Its up down turn left go up turn rights then down fast. I use my exhaust brake non stop. Towing my stock trailer.

 

going west outta denver wasnt the bad part with my loaded 30ft stocker....it was coming back ...never took it outta 3rd and never let off the brakes....

 

California to Nevada with 7 horses behind will make ya pucker; THANK GOD for the exhaust brake!

 

Central PA has a road into a State Park called Rattlesnake Pike (Rt #504). The name says it all along with a hill, if your towing, that tests engine, drive train and patience.