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Trailer Axel / Physics Puzzler
So the axels that we have are torsion axels (no springs). They will just attach directly to the underside of our trailer. The thing is, it's not just a straight across axel. Well, the axel goes straight across, but coming from the center of the axel is a 6" arm that goes back to the spindle. In other words, the tires are off-set 6" behind where the axel is. For a picture go to this web sire (really an Adobe PDF document) and see page 5 (the 2,300 lb to 3,500 lb Torflex axel). http://www.redneck-trailer.com/pdf/A/810torflex.pdf PUZZLER: Does the axel "balance" the weight over the axel or over the wheels? . Put another way: Say we had a rectangular frame 20 feel long and it was perfectly balanced at the 10 point. (No boat or anything on it yet.) So a straight across axel put at the 10' point, it'd basically balance. But with our axels, where the wheels are off-set 6"....do we put the AXEL at that 10' point or do we have the WHEELS at that 10' point. Our current thinking is that it's the wheels. It's pretty hard to test because of the weights involved and we have to weld the axels on (not bolt 'em) so we'ld like to get it right the first time. Gary |
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