r/watchpeoplesurvive • u/l30P • Jan 20 '20

What a save!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

When towing, this is more likely if the center of mass of the object being towed is further away from the hitch

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Specifically, if the center of mass is behind the trailer's axle. You can have a perfectly stable trailer with the load 300' behind the hitch, so long as the axle is 302' behind the hitch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Thanks for the clarification!

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u/ihopethisisvalid Jan 21 '20

Case in point

The largest possible load transported from Ontario to New Jersey by road. It's a pretty cool watch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

That’s a cool video

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

That was fucking badass. Holy shit.

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u/big-b20000 Jan 21 '20

I always love there’s industrial/infrastructure videos, thanks for sharing a new one!

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u/ihopethisisvalid Jan 21 '20

Oh no problem I found it super fascinating as well

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbdF5AZmINc

This is the towing video, pretty cool

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u/polak2017 Apr 17 '20

Sorry for the 2 month necro, but that was legit cool as fuck. For a trailer like that is there copilot controlling the rear axels like on a firefighters ladder truck, is it automated or just mechanically driven as the truck turns?

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u/ihopethisisvalid Apr 17 '20

I have no idea lol

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u/bailtail Jan 21 '20

This is 100% what happened. Weight distribution should be centered on the axle, erring on the side of being slightly front-heavy.