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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tluxon wrote:
Milt, if your proof is so good, why isn't anyone agreeing with it?
As far as the "principle of parsimony", the whole idea of being simple is to also be complete. Your proof has been anything but complete. For one, you've failed to explain how Hensley was able to make a pivoting pin that had the intelligence built into that only allows movement if initiated from the front "bar" but not the rear "bar".
Also, please explain why I've seen several Hensley owners comment that sometimes they see a slight wiggle from the TT but they couldn't feel it in the TV. Sounds like a great anti-sway device, but it sure doesn't sound like a "straight truck" to me.
Tim
Tim,
You have failed to grasp the simple mechanical linkage that the Hensley Arrow represents.
You are multiplying entities even as you write. It is totally predictable that if there is a slight wiggle from the TV, there will be a slight wiggle observed in the TT. The hitch is simply working as designed, according to simple mechanical principles.
No scientist ignores data in favor of speculation. There are many many unsupported hypotheses here, none of which are demonstratable, falsifiable, and many of which ignore published information, and for that matter, video tape of the hitch in operation.
