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Zac_A:
You need a decent few hp to get up there if you’re loaded, my old (underpowered) Scania 420 32T could just manage it empty, but not with any load in it.Very few people had 420s when I started driving, they were literally the equivalent of a 650 V8 now. 320 was more like the most common. Used to do it fine albeit slowly at 38T with a Leyland Roadtrain with a whopping 290BHP. Everything on the road can get up that hill, you just have to select the right gear which for some may just end up being 1st and going up slower than walking speed.
Agreed, all you saw in the 90’s was FL10 320’s and 113 320’s. The odd FH 420 was considered a beast of a machine!