Art,
We had to deleay our trip by a day because of predicted gusts to 60 mph in Kirtland, NM. The delay worked but the winds were 25-30 mph on our trip west. When in Utah at the Zion West RV park, one of the residents stated that it was the worse winds they have ever had. We were there for 3 nights and winds for the first two were at about 40 mph. Not good traveling weather in an RV.
Fully loaded I'm at 27,000+ a few pounds, With TOAD I'm at 32,000 +/- a few, I'm a foot lower than a Montana because I have basement AC, so my height is 12' 4" versus you 13' 5" with AC's. I pulled a Monty with a CC, LB, F350 King ranch and lost an awning with wind gusts to 45 mph.
With the Class A when wind comes into the side, it's sway, then back in control. With the Monty it was sway, sway, and maybe sway then back in control. Sort of the nature of the beast when a trailer sways. Lord help the TT's without anti-sway bar.
If it's steady and strong I would also advise to pull off, and preferably behind a building blocking the wind.
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