On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:40:17 -0400, Pandora quoth:

> "Thomas van der Veen" <tho### [at] gmxnet> wrote in message
> news:Xns### [at] 204213191226...
>> "Pandora" <pan### [at] pandora-softwarecom> wrote in
>> > also the trailer will pivot
>> > around it's center of gravity (which you can probably safely assume
>> > is at the intersection of two diagonals of the bounding rectangle of
>> > the plan view of the main body of the trailer (unless it's a really
>> > oddly shaped trailer))...
>>
>>
>> hmmm I thought it would turn on it's axle. Otherwise the wheels would
>> still
>> move sideways.
>>
> ... but what about trailers with 4 wheels

In general, the trailer will pivot around the point halfway between the
front axle and the back axle.  Also in general, the path of the pivot
point of the trailer will inside the path of the trailer hitch.

-- 
Mark

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