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  1. Bolter Man

    Braking distance on a decline when hauling a trailer

    I suppose that I'm going to have to make some assumptions but you are correct, there are scenarios where the rear axle could become unloaded. Thanks,
  2. Bolter Man

    Braking distance on a decline when hauling a trailer

    I have installed load cells on the rear axles so I can get an active read out on the weight from the 5th wheel load. We have built in measures that limit and or alert the operator of over loading but if I'm just going off of what should be the correct weights, then the front axle weight would...
  3. Bolter Man

    Braking distance on a decline when hauling a trailer

    Hello all, I'm new to the forum and have been searching for some help to a braking calculation. I'm looking at designing a machine that has a 5th wheel on it to haul trailers. I'm keep this simple as in do not account for driver reaction time and tires are assumed to be locked up. If I know...

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