Second Chance wrote:
Second Chance wrote:
We've towed that route both with our pervious Sierra SRW (Duramax/Allison) and with our current F350 DRW (PowerStroke 6.7). The DRW truck is noticeably more stable When expecting high winds, I keep the fresh water tank - which is over the trailer axles - full for an extra 500 lbs. ballast (a concept left over from my sailing days). Neither truck had any issues with that climb, though I had to tap the brakes a few times going down the west side to keep speeds down where I wanted them. We've been caught on the road (mostly in west Texas) where winds were 35 - 40 with gusts to 50 and above from all angles. With the MOR/ryde independent suspension and shocks on the trailer and Bilsteins on the trucks, lane-keeping was easy and the drive was really pretty comfortable. One time coming back from California, the 40 MPH winds were from the rear... man did I get good fuel mileage that time!
Rob
PS - I'll echo what BB_TX said about the motorhomes... they were all over the place!
In the mirrors, I could see the trailer getting pushed around a bit, however the truck felt very little of this. I sure that the 275/70R18E tires and new very stiff frame of the 2013+ 3500's helped. Trailer has Sailun ST235/85R16G tires and shocks. Is loaded very close to its 16K rating.
