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bettered
Jun 09, 2005Explorer
That video clearly shows the action of the 4 bar linkage with the back bar (orange part) free to move in any direction it can. Of course we know this is not possible when attached to the TT. But you can infer from the video what would happen if the rig were being driven forward slowly (can't happen at any appreciable speed) while the TV steering wheel is turned from lock to lock and back again, allowing the TT time to completely react to the directional changes. You can also envision the sideways translation of the orange part we've been talking about. Note that for small directional changes, it's much more translation than rotation, as Tim said in his previous post.
For normal highway towing (any roadway), the amount of movement is obviouisly much less that what we see here.
Ed
For normal highway towing (any roadway), the amount of movement is obviouisly much less that what we see here.
Ed
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