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Old 08-30-2013, 05:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 4862forestgrove View Post
Thanks for the input... could you take a quick look at the attached drawing of the treatment of the front radius and tell me which your intuition favors... I believe there are equally easy to build. Thanks in advance. BB
I would recommend the convex nose.If you never do gap-fillers you'll still be protected in crosswinds.
If you eventually do gap-fillers,you'll have a proper ball-and-socket articulation with the air shingling down the filler panel 'socket' and onto the trailer 'ball.'
Anything you can do to close off the gap will help cut fuel.But remember that the trailer will have range of motion in pitch,roll,and yaw,and sometimes all three simultaneously.It's easy to get things bound up.
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