Wind scares the **** out of me
I was in Baja a week or so ago pulling my 25' Weekend Warrior Superlight It's a two lane road and it's built up from the surrounding landscape so the only place to go is down The crosswind was only ...
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nayther wrote:RedRocket204 wrote:
That is definitely a problem with Moab. You lose your mind about trying to get to that adult playground and possibly make poor decisions. I feel your pain! ;)
Back on point. A good, fine tuned WDH on a TT with a proper TV can handle winds as well as a 5th.
except with a tag trailer the wind wants to turn the tow vehicle, not just push it sideways due to the moment from the back wheels to the hitch ball. With a 5er the pivot point is directly over the rear axle so there's no moment and the wind pushes the whole thing in one direction. With my old TT I was always correcting with the steering wheel pointing in the same direction as the wind, now it is into the wind with the 5er.
As I mentioned about the fine tuned and proper TV, I did all the adjustments to my dual-cam WDH and tow my 9000lb TT with a 1-ton, CC LB diesel. Towing manners are extremely good and even with gusty cross winds, my combo can get moved but as a whole unit. I'm sure proper trailer loading along with the extended wheel base and weight on my truck has a lot to do with it but point still is, my combo tows excellent even with 25-30mph cross winds that I experience in Wyoming.
