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goose neck trailer hookup.
The cause of the oscillation for a trailer pivot behind the towing axle and its severity is a very complicated mathematical formula. I performed some of the analysis for a patent application about 20 years ago. Factors are: Distance from the towing axle to the pivot point: the smaller the...- KaiserM109
- Post #23
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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goose neck trailer hookup.
The reason over-the-road trucks mount their 5th wheel either in front of a single axle or closer to the front axle is because of the way a trailer starts into a turn. If it is mounted behind the center of the power point, as the tractor starts into the turn, the trailer actually starts the...- KaiserM109
- Post #17
- Forum: 5-ton and up