Eating Crow - the "new" Blue Ox Sway Pro
OK, so I will admit upfront that I was one of the first to warn people about the new design of the Blue Ox Swaypro hitch. I had tried to order the original design last year and all that was stocked w...
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Noodling it can see and hypothesis is that the head tilt has the preloaded bars
provide more resistance to any off center line between the TV and trailer
The side that has the bar arc's contact point on the tongue 'increase' will have
the preloaded bar 'resist' by pulling the point on the tongue.
The side that has the bar arc's contact point on the tongue 'decrease' will have
the preloaded bar 'resist' by pushing the point on the tongue.
All of that is factored by the compliance of the chain and think their nifty
chain mechanism does both #1 easy to link up and readjust, #2 shortens or stiffens
the chain so that it will provide more 'resistance' to the above scenarios
If no head tilt, then the bars would not provide as much 'resistance'. There
would be some, but think the bar on the outside arc would not provide any and
maybe unload to reduce WD forces
The side of the inside arc would provide similar 'resistance' would be increasing
by adding loading on that bar
Not positive just yet, but that has been my thinking for about 12 years on how
the bars provide anti-sway
First had that thought when a buddy broke the mount on his tongue
when backing up...why? was my thought while helping him make a backer
plate for through grade 8 bolt. What was going on to generate that
kind of forces at 'that' angle...then it came to me that the forces
must be building all along the ever increasing off center angle...therefore
forces to opposed to off center line !?!
Thoughts?
provide more resistance to any off center line between the TV and trailer
The side that has the bar arc's contact point on the tongue 'increase' will have
the preloaded bar 'resist' by pulling the point on the tongue.
The side that has the bar arc's contact point on the tongue 'decrease' will have
the preloaded bar 'resist' by pushing the point on the tongue.
All of that is factored by the compliance of the chain and think their nifty
chain mechanism does both #1 easy to link up and readjust, #2 shortens or stiffens
the chain so that it will provide more 'resistance' to the above scenarios
If no head tilt, then the bars would not provide as much 'resistance'. There
would be some, but think the bar on the outside arc would not provide any and
maybe unload to reduce WD forces
The side of the inside arc would provide similar 'resistance' would be increasing
by adding loading on that bar
Not positive just yet, but that has been my thinking for about 12 years on how
the bars provide anti-sway
First had that thought when a buddy broke the mount on his tongue
when backing up...why? was my thought while helping him make a backer
plate for through grade 8 bolt. What was going on to generate that
kind of forces at 'that' angle...then it came to me that the forces
must be building all along the ever increasing off center angle...therefore
forces to opposed to off center line !?!
Thoughts?
