Just got back from a 4000 mile trip towing our 35 foot travel trailer with a 2500 HD truck. Driving down a desolate road outside Limon CO going abut 55 MPH through a wind farm(posted speed limit 65 and was a bit windy) and I see all this dirt and weeds blow by in front of me and a 1/2 second later the truck and trailer get hit with a huge gust of wind that instantly shove the truck and trailer about 3 feet over. I could feel the trailer drag the truck over and tell the were no longer tracking together but by the time I slowed down it was all back inline. Everyone in the truck new something was not normal. We tow with a Propride hitch so i'm thinking that helped with the situation but after that it was white knuckle for a few days and when ever I would see wind farms. Just curious if any of you have ever experienced anything like this. It happened once before in SD to me but was not nearly as bad.

Had that happen to me. I did see the dust and stuff blowing across the freeway ahead. I slowed way down to 35-40 to help. Also with full tanks that helped a lot.

A friend lost his truck and 5er up near there couple years ago. His rolled completly over along with several semi's.

Probably a dust devil. One hit us once and moved the motor home from one lane to the other. They are like mini tornados. I doubt the wind farm had anything to do with it. Lots of them in the southwest. If I see a dust devil forming or approaching I slow down and grip the wheel

Had a wind gust move us over a full lane with our previous trailer/tow vehicle. It is one of the reasons we upgraded tow vehicle.

We get lots of wind in our neck of the woods making it mandatory to have a high quality WD/SC hitch installed and properly dialed in. Although many of our trips involve using interstates to get anywhere we just go slower when the wind is up and roaring. Have had many instances where wind has pushed us around a bit but not to the extent you are describing, thankfully our Chevy HD 3/4 ton TV has been reliably hauling our 33' 10K# TT all over the four corner states for the last decade even under less than desirable weather conditions. We monitor weather conditions and get an early start since winds tend to get more severe in the afternoon and early evening hours in our region of the country. Although our current set-up is pretty solid going down the highway, we find it better to not test Mother Nature and if at all possible avoid towing in overly windy conditions. Obviously pulling a 12' high, 8.5' wide box down the highway is not an easy task, windy conditions while underway certainly dictates a slower paced towing agenda to keep towing combination firmly on the road ahead.

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KD4UPL
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
Glad your okay. It had nothing to do with the wind farm. There's no need to fear them.
Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
Winds and microbursts happen.

Even to the big rigs.

There is a reason that wind farm was there.
Johno02
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
It happens quite often. And it can hit a car the same way.
RinconVTR
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
High winds. Gusts. Shear winds. Dust storms. Sudden storms. This can happen to anyone at anytime depending on certain locations, risk of said winds is much higher.

What's interesting is not ONE response said you need a bigger truck. Why is that???

Think about it next time the "weight police" guys start their attacks.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Jul 26, 2017
imgoin4it wrote:
Probably a dust devil. One hit us once and moved the motor home from one lane to the other. They are like mini tornados. I doubt the wind farm had anything to do with it. Lots of them in the southwest. If I see a dust devil forming or approaching I slow down and grip the wheel

Yup,

We also call them a Whirl Wind. Happens once and awhile.

When I was young if we saw one on the farm in the fields it was fun to run out into one.

They would take your breath away, make your hair look funny, and you would get hit by cornstalks etc.
mowermech
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
There is s stretch of I-90 near here that frequently gets closed to "high-profile" vehicles due to high cross winds. It happens any time of year.
Usually, such vehicles are told to drop off the freeway and go through Livingston, then back onto the freeway a few miles later. That gets them out of the worst of the wind.
noteven
Explorer III
Jul 26, 2017
Those wind farms need better fences ... :D

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