Bumbers and Trailor Hitch

[sxysweed]

Originally Posted by EricH

Yeah, but your response doesn't fully answer the question asked.

Here's the more full answer: The maximum distance between the bumpers and the trailer hitch is 1 side of your robot, minus 12" for bumpers, minus 7" for the hitch. Assuming that you have the hitch centered, divide by 2.

You also probably don't want to have the bumpers right next to the hitch (zero distance), because the trailer tongue will hit first. You have to have the bumpers hit first. I'm not sure about the trailer distances, especially to the bumper edges, or I'd do some trig for a standard 28" and 36" robot.

I'm kinda lost. I'm also sleep/food deprived...

We can't download the PDF for the rules and stuff (restricted access rights on the computer), but how long is the trailor hitch tongue?

If you care to work it out, our robot's backside (mounting end) is 37" long....