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Old 08-17-2008, 02:07 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Where they are right and you are wrong is that their solution is light cheap and simple to build and retrofit. It also can be attached and removed easily as well as fold away for storage.
What they did was throw crap against a wall and saw what stuck. It is cheap and ineffective and if you saw some of the road test photos, held on with ratchet straps. Please, whether or it was intentional those comment you made are an insult to the intelligence of anyone trying to make a small bit of difference in this world. What you think you know about what I want to build is what I am leading on, I know what logistical problems lie ahead of me because I have several years or experience working in the industry of tractor trailers.

I however am not dumb enough to lay out a step by step description of what is a viable solution to these rolling bricks so any lurker can have at it to an idea or ideas collaborated by more intelligent individuals. So while I apreciate the devils advocate prospective, you may actually be reading a post from the devil himself who holds his own ideas to a much more stringent standard.

But to answer you directly, Boat tails for tractors or trailers can be designed so they do not become a hazard to a docking facility. The trick is this products cannot be made as a generalized solution, rather catered to the needs of the truck and / or facility. Once you take the time to analyze the use of the rig and where it docks/parks variation to a basic design will conform to the enviroment. Weight is always an issue with trucks, however no one have ever addressed weight reduction to compensate for aerodynamic advancements. Who knows in my idealistic view of world we may be able to get ammendments passed to weght restrictions so long as they are documented aerodynamic improvements to help the overall efficiency of the machine.

This area is in such an infant stage I am gitty at the thought of tackling the problem, not of future design, but of retrofit because of its impact on the industry.

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