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Old 02-02-2018, 12:59 PM   #1024 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Angel And The Wolf View Post
I just had a thought, If I use a utility trailer for the frame, I will have two 4.8 inch wide tires on an axle that I can shorten to just long enough to clamp one of the leaf spring packs to, resulting in an assembly no wider than the license plate tail end.
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This looks interesting. Let's see a version 1 proof of concept please. Someone build this and give it its own thread.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

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