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This happened at work this evening
gtomo2:
That whats happens if you leave a load on the front of a tautliner they are very light the whole trailer will wight about 7.5 ton empty and any wight forward of the legs will make them tip. Had one rip the rear lights off my unit one day as it was front heavy.
Silvery Thing:
--- Quote from: thermidorthelobster on October 04, 2008, 15:51:24 ---With the pivot point quite close to the front, and the weight of the trailer chassis, plus the axles, wheels and tyres behind it, I'm surprised it would do that.
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I would lay down money to say that it could not happen as the fulcrum point is so close to the front.... nice trick photo though :clap: :^o
marky:
How much money are you willing to gamble on that then? I'll match it!
muddyjames:
I dont think it is a trick photo because if it is the person who did it has gone to alot of effort to put a fire engine in the back ground too!
Tommo:
Surely it would bend the legs at the front, they are only designed to take weight vertically.
And how can 8 ton tip it up like that when the trailer weighs 7.5 ton most of which has about 10 metres leverage!
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