On 8 Jul 2005 at 11:54, Bart Boelryk wrote: Late responding - I've been away on the Pukaskwa coast. > I have to agree with Richard, that the stiffer the suspension the more > bounced around your kayaks will be. Truthfully, if the weight of what > you are carrying does not match the spring strength the trailer will > bounce right off the road. In this case, stronger springs are not > better. A heavy stiff frame is a good idea however. Any mechanical engineer worth his salt can determine the spring stiffness and the damping coefficient for the shock absorber that would be right for the range of load on the trailer. See if you can find one among the local kayak crowd. A civil engineer that knows his dynamics could also do it with a little homework. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 18 2005 - 14:35:39 PDT
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