|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: O/T why does a skidding tractor trailer jackni
[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Ryan - WI on October 13, 2006 at 15:00:14 from (66.114.188.110):
In Reply to: O/T why does a skidding tractor trailer jacknife?? posted by baffling question on October 13, 2006 at 14:41:16:
I would guess it has to do with the amount of rubber on the road and the leverage with the weight. With more tires on the tractor it is reasonable to assume that the tractor would stop quicker than the trailer. This also makes sense considering most of the braking power of a vehicle comes from the front (In a car it is 70/30 but I do not know for sure in a semi) If the back wants to go faster and the tractor and trailer are not in a perfect line the trailer is going to try to push the tractor to the side. Take a hinge that is perfectly straight and if you apply a straight force it doesn't move, however if there is any angle whatsoever the hinge snaps shut quickly. Same as a tractor trailer I would guess. No one ever explained this to me and this is only my best guess. But in my mind it makes sense.
Replies:
Home
| Forums
| Order Support
Today's Featured Article -
Reflections of the Fifties - by "Country" Elliott. I remember rowing up in the 1950�s in a small, rural town in northwestern New Jersey. The closest town to ours was only 3 miles away, and there were seven dairy farms in the areas of these two country towns. We had 5 acres, and because my Dad was a salesman and not a dairy farmer, he let the Bockovens, who owned the Willow Tree Dairy farm most of our land.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1 SD Gibson, 1 D Model needs rear end assembled and installed, 1 D Model needs minor repairs, extra parts
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2026 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
