Rigs that handle like cars in the wind?
High wind warnings have been posted the last few days for a large areas of So Cal. Driving on CR-V yesterday, wind was severe enough in some areas that even cars were slowing down. Yet a variety of ...
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I've been told that Prevost based conversions handle the wind pretty good. No 1st hand experience:)!
The mentioned Comfort Drive, and I believe Foretravel also now has an option for this TRW based system (possibly others too), does provide an added edge in shifting cross winds.
I also agree that Tag units also provide added stability.
And being heavy does also help too.
On smaller coaches, especially with longer rear overhangs, Airtabs does help on the shifting cross winds.
And yes, each of us makes our own decisions about our levels of comfort driving in various weather conditions. Our 40' Tag Allure, is relatively lightweight compared to many DP's. (We're at `36K pounds fully loaded and and add another 3.5K for our toad bringing us to a rolling 39.5K heading down the road. (Our coach has the mid size block ISL and MH3xxx series tans, vs say a BIG BLOCK engine and MH4xxx series, along with related heavier cooling and drive trains. And the Allure is also the entry level into the higher end CC's that day, and have less 'goody' content too. Including a smaller QD8000 vs 10-12.5K generators. 42K, 43K, and or - are all quite common in other 40' DP's. And of course, add length and add weight all the way up to 45'.) Our coach has had Road Kings, Source Engineer Control Valves (Air Checks/Dampeners) and we run PSI above the minimum required. All of this has resulted in a very stable and I feel good handling rig. We still pull over and wait, when the passenger (My Dear Wife:)!) feels uncomfortable in strong winds. Not just for us, but also because we have seem times where other cars, trucks, vans RV's, trailers have been moved around by the wind.
We're never in such a hurry that we feel we need to push on and take a risk. So though I feel our coach is still safe and handling well enough to proceed, we may still be parked and waiting as others continue going. And that is OK...
Best to all, be safe, have fun,
Smitty
The mentioned Comfort Drive, and I believe Foretravel also now has an option for this TRW based system (possibly others too), does provide an added edge in shifting cross winds.
I also agree that Tag units also provide added stability.
And being heavy does also help too.
On smaller coaches, especially with longer rear overhangs, Airtabs does help on the shifting cross winds.
And yes, each of us makes our own decisions about our levels of comfort driving in various weather conditions. Our 40' Tag Allure, is relatively lightweight compared to many DP's. (We're at `36K pounds fully loaded and and add another 3.5K for our toad bringing us to a rolling 39.5K heading down the road. (Our coach has the mid size block ISL and MH3xxx series tans, vs say a BIG BLOCK engine and MH4xxx series, along with related heavier cooling and drive trains. And the Allure is also the entry level into the higher end CC's that day, and have less 'goody' content too. Including a smaller QD8000 vs 10-12.5K generators. 42K, 43K, and or - are all quite common in other 40' DP's. And of course, add length and add weight all the way up to 45'.) Our coach has had Road Kings, Source Engineer Control Valves (Air Checks/Dampeners) and we run PSI above the minimum required. All of this has resulted in a very stable and I feel good handling rig. We still pull over and wait, when the passenger (My Dear Wife:)!) feels uncomfortable in strong winds. Not just for us, but also because we have seem times where other cars, trucks, vans RV's, trailers have been moved around by the wind.
We're never in such a hurry that we feel we need to push on and take a risk. So though I feel our coach is still safe and handling well enough to proceed, we may still be parked and waiting as others continue going. And that is OK...
Best to all, be safe, have fun,
Smitty
