Mounting Generator
I have seen trailers with a generator mounted the rear of the trailer. I was thing of mounting a 4kw Onan that weights around 210 lbs. plus gas tank on my 2002 Thor Tahoe 5th wheel that weights 5000 l...
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Buster52 wrote:
Yes, I have the generator and it has very little time on it. I cannot see how adding weight on the back doubles the axle weight. Will look into it. Thanks
It's because the pin acts as the fulcrum of the lever (created by the frame), meaning weight on the rear end is multiplied based on distance from the fulcrum. The axles act as an "upward" force counter-acting the weight on the lever system. Believe me, I had to look this up to refresh my memory on levers. :-) This is based on conditions when hitched to your truck. When =unhitched=, however, your FW reverts to a basic teeter-totter lever system, where the axles =are= the fulcrum. Ain't physics fun?! :-)
Lyle
