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December 17th 19, 01:44 AM
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trailer sway mitigation TSM
On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 6:41:28 PM UTC-5, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
...These are the things I have done to mitigate trailer sway Reminds me of when I was a wee glider pilot at MIT Soaring Association. Instructor: Once, we had a big problem with a trailer swaying. Dave: So, what did you do? Instructor: Obviously, we adjusted the center of precussion and moved the axle back. Dave: So, what happened? Instructor: It didn't sway anymore, but then the tongue broke off..... Yup, such was my education. Couldn't make this stuff up if you tried... 
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December 17th 19, 03:58 PM
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trailer sway mitigation TSM
On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:44:28 PM UTC-8, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 6:41:28 PM UTC-5, Bob Kuykendall wrote: ...These are the things I have done to mitigate trailer sway Reminds me of when I was a wee glider pilot at MIT Soaring Association. Instructor: Once, we had a big problem with a trailer swaying. Dave: So, what did you do? Instructor: Obviously, we adjusted the center of precussion and moved the axle back. Dave: So, what happened? Instructor: It didn't sway anymore, but then the tongue broke off..... Yup, such was my education. Couldn't make this stuff up if you tried... Sounds like a group of scientists, not engineers.
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