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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I couldn't teach my 6-year old how to ride a bike without training wheels until HE himself wanted to learn. The best instructors in the world would be powerless to show you where your assumptions are faulty if you're convinced you already know everything he could teach.
I'm sure you're the only one in the world who's qualified to use a come-along, vehicle recovery strap, and willow trees. I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that it's very impressive that you knew how to set it all up. Too bad the clevis pin didn't cooperate better with your experiment.
Let me ask you this. When you set up your experiment, did you make any arrangements to LESSEN the friction between the tires of your tow vehicle (especially the front, but all four need to be ABLE to move) and the ground? Such as being at least at typical highway speeds or on a very slippery surface? How are you so sure that the reason your come-along couldn't "pivot" the hitch wasn't because no provision was given for the tow vehicle to ALLOW the front part of the hitch to translate with respect to the rear portion of the hitch? If you don't make that provision, all you've done is show that in your experiment you had sufficient traction to prevent the linkage from translating through its range of motion in response to the force imposed.
Tim
I'm sure you're the only one in the world who's qualified to use a come-along, vehicle recovery strap, and willow trees. I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that it's very impressive that you knew how to set it all up. Too bad the clevis pin didn't cooperate better with your experiment.
Let me ask you this. When you set up your experiment, did you make any arrangements to LESSEN the friction between the tires of your tow vehicle (especially the front, but all four need to be ABLE to move) and the ground? Such as being at least at typical highway speeds or on a very slippery surface? How are you so sure that the reason your come-along couldn't "pivot" the hitch wasn't because no provision was given for the tow vehicle to ALLOW the front part of the hitch to translate with respect to the rear portion of the hitch? If you don't make that provision, all you've done is show that in your experiment you had sufficient traction to prevent the linkage from translating through its range of motion in response to the force imposed.
Tim
