Towing and wind

[Grandesigner]

It also depends on direction. Cross winds can be scary, so I just slow down until I feel comfortable...

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Here's my wind story. We were heading back to CA from Salt Lake City on I-80. It got very windy - not sure what the windspeed was but the semis were being moved over a 1/3 of a lane at times and the big vans were moved over 1/2 a lane at times. I started to worry so I slowed down. At one point we saw a bunch of dust devils off in the distance. Then they got closer. All of a sudden I felt a sharp jolt. It felt like a giant hand had slapped us. However our truck/trailer never moved out of our lane. What I think happened was we went right through one of those dust devils. It was a scary experience. I was really happy to be driving a dually that day!

Your truck probably weighs about as much as your trailer doesn't it?
I'm surprised you felt anything at all towing with that monster.

[TheLexx]

Your truck probably weighs about as much as your trailer doesn't it?
I'm surprised you felt anything at all towing with that monster.

Close - 9500 lbs vs 11,000

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Close - 9500 lbs vs 11,000

That's funny because my F250 diesel is just a hair over 10k when we're towing and the trailer scales at 9500.

[TheLexx]

That's funny because my F250 diesel is just a hair over 10k when we're towing and the trailer scales at 9500.

I've never weighed the combination, but I suspect our total weight when hitched up is probably about 20k lbs total.

[M&Lcamping]

It also depends on direction. Cross winds can be scary, so I just slow down until I feel comfortable...

Agree 100% Slow down till comfortable or wait it out. Safety, comfort level come first