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Originally Posted by lbl1731
I agree that it will hurt your manuevering, but I really don't think jack knife will be a problem. Think about it. The wheels on it are the same as are on the robot. It'll slide easy. I say jack knife it. You'll just push it backwards and sideways. Don't worry about backing it up staight or anything.
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But you are pushing the wheels the way they don't want to roll, I heard somewhere on CD that the transverse friction is twice that of the normal forward travel friction. There probably not enough friction to catch the ground to cause the trailer to flip but you will be fighting it the entire way.
You the kind of person i'm talking about, that is going to underestimate the potential problems.
I know that we are building a trailer tonight and the next coupe of days so we can test it to foresee possible problems.