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 wrote:
...I assume you used the 165 degree figure to show the limit of travel. Extrapolating what the actual hardware looks like, in the purple view I can envision where the ears are relative to the collapsing short link (on the left in your picture). Given the width of the link and the position of the ears, this appears to be the same point (in the purple figure) where the ears will contact that link, stopping further rotation.
Yes, the purple position represents the last degree I could rotate the rear bar on the model without the linkage stopping itself.
I think the videos and illustrations have really helped uncover some of the mystery of the HA. Before we go into consolidation phase, I'm wondering if anyone can think of anything that might be missing that would help the curious understand how the hitch really works.
If I consolidate to a new post that links to this thread, I probably won't include EVERY video, picture, and illustration. If anyone has a favorite video or image in this thread that they would want to make sure gets into the "consolidation" post, please add a post with the video or picture in it or link to the post that contains it. You can get the address (needed for the link) of a specific post by going to it and selecting the "Link" label on the right side of the post's header. Then just paste that address into your new post.
Thanks,
Tim
