Hensley Arrow: How does it REALLY work?
There have been several discussions on this hitch that have become somewhat 'controversial'. I am NOT trying to stir this controversy/bashing back up. Instead, I'd like to see a good, intelligent di...
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willald wrote:
...His analysis does a great job of showing where the pivot point is from the tow vehicle's perspective, but I can't help but wonder if from the trailer's perspective, that 'virtual pivot point' may be at a different place.
If we really went crazy, we could break it down to free body diagrams and increase the scope from simple theoretical points to analyzing specific forces, points of application, centers of mass, moments of inertia, etc. Personally, I'd rather just look at the 4-link hitch as a sophisticated hinge that allows twisting forces to create an angle and prevents lateral forces at the "hinge" from doing the same.
