It is in unstable equilibrium. Unloading the tongue creates a positive feedback loop so any perturbation is amplified. Not always anything to be done about these once they begin.
https://youtu.be/4jk9H5AB4lM On Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 4:44 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If the dude would have simply let off the gas and slowed down a little he > would have got it under control. He seemed to have just continued to try > and gain speed all the while it started fish tailing worse. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 21, 2018, at 6:36 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > It also takes the stupidity to accelerate instead of slowing when the > shimmy starts, doesn't it? > > Or does it sometimes just hit you hard and fast without prior warning? > > Mitch. > > > >> On April 21, 2018 at 7:29 PM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> Loading the car with engine aft of the trailer axles [or axle] set it > all > >> in motion even before the guy pulled on to the highway. > >> > >> Tongue weight and center of gravity is critical to successful trailer > work. > >> > >> Hope the guy survived and hope no one else was injured. All it takes is > a > >> simple violation of the laws of physics and suddenly, you are Darwin > Award > >> material. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
