Administrator Mopar1973Man Posted July 29, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2015 Happen on I86 in Idaho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Had several of those happen here in the state with 60+ MPH winds all day long and 40+ sustained wind speeds for up to 15 minutes several times according to the weather stations at work. We have on spot about 30 miles north of Bismarck that is known for crosswinds through an S curce through a large coulee on US hiway 83 4 laner that claim numerous trailers / campers ect every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Mopar1973Man Posted July 29, 2015 Author Administrator Share Posted July 29, 2015 If I'm not mistaken that is a 80 MPH piece of interstate there in Idaho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator AH64ID Posted July 29, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah that a new 80 area. Looks like poor loading of the trailer, too much speed, and bad driver skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkez Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Holy Cow!! That would ruin a trip. I've never had anything close to this happen but it seems that slowing down would have helped. I imagine that tapping the trailer brakes on the brake controller may have straightened the trailer up. It never ceases to amaze me how often I am passed on the freeway by a undersized truck (or better yet, a SUV) pulling an oversized trailer. Even full size trucks like the one in this video seem to fly down the freeways at the speed limit or a few MPH over. No thanks, I hope I never experience this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Either no trailer brakes or not knowing how to reach down and hit the manual operation button the pull her straight again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave110 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Probably both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator AH64ID Posted July 29, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2015 Which is the reactive steps to fixing it... be proactive when towing and load your trailer correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkez Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) I've seen videos like this where the trailer will flip but the hitch will continue to hold. Maybe it did hold and it ripped the whole receiver off the truck, not even the safety chains kept the truck and trailer together. Watching that truck slide sideways on the road it is a wonder it didn't flip. Somebody could have really been hurt or killed by this. Edited July 29, 2015 by Hawkez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Me78569 Posted July 30, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2015 Wow that is downright scary, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer223 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 the pic explains alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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