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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Tim and Milt, I think you are both correct. I don't see disagreement here as much as I see a difference in perspective.
Tim is looking at the hitch design by itself, as a simple 4-bar design not attached to anything. He is correct in his analysis of the design and why the design is effective in controlling sway as a trailer hitch.
Milt is looking at the hitch itself, which is not simply a 4-bar design, but a 4-bar design applied to this application by the way it mounts to the trailer with the struts.
A four bar design in itself does not restrict movement, but this particular ones does when it's attached to the trailer via the rigid struts.
Tim is talking 4-bar theory, Milt is talking 4-bar application.
Let's not get bogged down on this point....I suspect that both Tim and Ron have more info to share with us as this discussion unfolds. I, for one, am staying tuned...
Don
Tim is looking at the hitch design by itself, as a simple 4-bar design not attached to anything. He is correct in his analysis of the design and why the design is effective in controlling sway as a trailer hitch.
Milt is looking at the hitch itself, which is not simply a 4-bar design, but a 4-bar design applied to this application by the way it mounts to the trailer with the struts.
A four bar design in itself does not restrict movement, but this particular ones does when it's attached to the trailer via the rigid struts.
Tim is talking 4-bar theory, Milt is talking 4-bar application.
Let's not get bogged down on this point....I suspect that both Tim and Ron have more info to share with us as this discussion unfolds. I, for one, am staying tuned...
Don
