Jackknife with Hensley
Saw this today in I-96 outside of Grand Rapids, MI today. No ambulance so hopefully everyone was OK. Hensley
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blt2ski wrote:
So in reality, the truck brakes stop the manufacture rated gvwr, the trailer brakes need to hold BOTH the trailer gvwr and the truck gvwr!
Marty
In your example, the truck is trying to over come the brakes which are holding back the trailer. It is not doing anything to assist the truck brakes. Better go rethink your physics.
As noted above, the brakes on the truck stop the max weight of the truck. The trailer brakes are rated to stop the max weight of the trailer.
Also, a magnetic brake will not create any braking force unless the wheel is rotating. The more rotation, the more braking force.
ken
