The truck rolling forward actually eats some energy, but what concerned me is the vertical movement.
Murphy posted a vid where he cut a trunk like that. I don't remember if it was a trailer or a flat bed. He rised it at about 45° to lessen the choc (less speed) . But he wasn't far from losing...
Ok, I hear you.
Your trailer weights as much as my van and is way more sturdy than it. :icon_smile:
So I will never see such loads like yours. Luckily because a van taco is way harder to drive.
But, just to clarify my view, theory there: the impulse given by a load falling on the frame doesn't...
No, just no. Never do that. It can be an heavy rated trailer, but just look at what happens at the trailer hitch. You see the jolt ? it even shakes the truck. Can you imagine the forces at play here?
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