High wind speeds and towing?

[JiminDenver]

How high of wind speeds will you tow a trailer in? I ask because we sat packed up yesterday but with winds that were rocking the trailer I held off until they calmed around 4 pm. I have towed in wind before and even been hit by a gust that moved the whole rig sideways some but these were constant 30-50 mph gust and by the time we got home the front moved east and they closed the interstate out there.

[DieselX]

DiskDoctr wrote:

DieselX wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kwOqARlw1EI

Blind link? A description is both courteous and helpful 😉

ITS ABOUT A TRUCK AND TRILER THAT BLOW OVER SORRY ABOUT THAT

[JiminDenver]

Thank you for the replies and for the record I'm glad we waited it out. Our only connection was two radio stations reporting either 30 or 50 mph winds and we were getting rocked pretty good with the stabs down. White knuckling thru the Rockies never makes for a good day and getting hit by a hard blast while taking a hairpin curve can't be good.

We have sway control and it's never been a issue. That doesn't keep the whole rig from being pushed into the next lane. We drove back from Seattle and hit high winds in Wyoming. The semis weren't being toppled, they were being pushed off the road.

[dave54]

My rig tows pretty good, and I can feel when the trailer is starting to be affected. When it gets to be work to control everything it is time to pull over.

[69_Avion]

In some parts of Arizona, if you get serious winds the dust will obscure your visibility and a lot of fatalities occur under those conditions. You don't want to be out in it.

[BurbMan]

The Hensley is great at keeping the trailer stable, so I don't get any sway in high winds, but at some point the winds get strong enough to outright just blow the trailer over on its side....not sure what the magic number is in terms of wind speed, but agree with previous posters that if the semis aren't running you shouldn't either.

[RCMAN46]

If the trucks are pulling off I would recommend you do the same.

[DiskDoctr]

DieselX wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kwOqARlw1EI

Blind link? A description is both courteous and helpful 😉

[Clarkston]

Same here the higher the wind the slower I go, I had to, Encountered strong winds and gusts last week in Nevada, I wanna say 30 mph winds with higher gusts, I would have set it out if they got any stronger.

[coolbreeze01]

The higher the wind, the slower I go.

[DieselX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kwOqARlw1EI

[thomasmnile]

I encountered strong winds in West Texas between Van Horn and Midland a few years back towing a fifth wheel. Don't know how hard they were blowing, but they were strong enough to make the trailer drift as a crosswind and strong enough to be a fuel mileage killer as a headwind.

With the travel trailer I now have, if encountering the same wind, I think I'd sit things out until it calmed somewhat...........

[TucsonJim]

I agree with Old-Biscuit. Above 40 and you're starting to get on dangerous ground.

[Old-Biscuit]

Anything above 40 mph......I find a shelter spot and wait it out

High Wind Advisories usually get announced if winds are above 40mph

[Still_Searchin_]

Pretty tought to know what the wind speed is. A good anti-sway system will help a lot! We were at a gas station where the wind was blowing hard, so I asked some truckers coming in from the direction we wanted to go what they thought. I'd go with their recomendation, and in this case, we decided to go slower than normal and had no problems. It was a strong side wind. FWIW