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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Bettered,
Thank you for clearing all that theoretical stuff up for me. I will not take this to work, because they call me professor there and I teach all sorts of theories to unsuspecting students. I will be happy to discuss the philosophy of knowledge with you, send me a PM. :B
There is no appreciable loci of ellipse when pulling, because there is no pivoting, no translation, and the connection is as rigid as a steel bar can make it. There is a loci of ellipse when backing up or turning.
You said, "Since 'C' is imaginary, the only force that can be applied to it is an imaginary force. Forces act on bodies." I say, "The hitch receiver is on the way to point C, lend me a portion of your anatomy to use as a shim in the receiver, and you can talk to me about your imaginary forces while I crank the come-a-long." (I have a portion of your anatomy in mind. :B).
Translation only occurs if C moves left or right, and that only happens if C is moved left or right by the steering mechanism of the truck. What I have been trying to get across is that there is no translation when the TV is pulling the TT.
You will destroy the hitch before it will translate a millimeter. The linkage does not bend, shift, wiggle, or anything else from the TT end, it is as if it were constructed of a rigid steel bar. (It is).
The black part, the TV end, moves as points DE move in the diagram above, if and only if the TV is turned. The black part moves not at all if the trailer provides the input. This is called a locked linkage, and believe me, it is locked. (See the picture with the come-a-long). I think we said the same thing, and it appears that you did say that the translation is a sideward movement.
Please point out any translation you see in the photo above.
I know all about Adam Smith. This ain't like that, this is about how a linkage works. Start a thread about whether or not the Hensley is worth it or read the 55 that already exist.
Thank you for clearing all that theoretical stuff up for me. I will not take this to work, because they call me professor there and I teach all sorts of theories to unsuspecting students. I will be happy to discuss the philosophy of knowledge with you, send me a PM. :B
There is no appreciable loci of ellipse when pulling, because there is no pivoting, no translation, and the connection is as rigid as a steel bar can make it. There is a loci of ellipse when backing up or turning.
You said, "Since 'C' is imaginary, the only force that can be applied to it is an imaginary force. Forces act on bodies." I say, "The hitch receiver is on the way to point C, lend me a portion of your anatomy to use as a shim in the receiver, and you can talk to me about your imaginary forces while I crank the come-a-long." (I have a portion of your anatomy in mind. :B).
Translation only occurs if C moves left or right, and that only happens if C is moved left or right by the steering mechanism of the truck. What I have been trying to get across is that there is no translation when the TV is pulling the TT.
You will destroy the hitch before it will translate a millimeter. The linkage does not bend, shift, wiggle, or anything else from the TT end, it is as if it were constructed of a rigid steel bar. (It is).
The black part, the TV end, moves as points DE move in the diagram above, if and only if the TV is turned. The black part moves not at all if the trailer provides the input. This is called a locked linkage, and believe me, it is locked. (See the picture with the come-a-long). I think we said the same thing, and it appears that you did say that the translation is a sideward movement.
Please point out any translation you see in the photo above.
I know all about Adam Smith. This ain't like that, this is about how a linkage works. Start a thread about whether or not the Hensley is worth it or read the 55 that already exist.
