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Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 23 Apr 2000 14:47:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> "Richard Franks" <spontificus@yahoo.com> writes:
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> > Straying dangerously off-topic... this is something you can try at
> > home kids! Assuming you have at least 4 sets of wheels, a few longer
> > bricks and a hinge :)
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> Yes, I thought of this as well. If all four wheels are directed the
> same way, you could pull it back and forth, but if you try to pull it
> from an angle (as would happen if you make a turn), you would get a lot
> of friction.
>
> Of course, cars don't have all four wheels directed the same way. But
> if the front wheels were turnable, I wouldn't bet on them following the
> path of the RV pulling them.
I would.
As long as the front end is working properly, the caster and camber of the
wheels will allow the car to follow what is pulling it.
This is fairly common usage in the US, both for RV users who want a small car
while they're camped, and for such things as mobile home transport companies
who hitch the flag car to one tractor and both trailers (stacked on top of each
other) to the other for the return leg.
++Lar
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