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How Fixed-Neck Hitches Transfer Energy

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UnReal trailer with a "FLOATING Gooseneck" ?!?

What happens here

Lane English illustrates that when a truck towing a fixed-neck trailer hits a bump, the shock energy is partially absorbed by the truck's suspension but also transmitted directly through the fixed-neck hitch. This energy then travels through the driver's body and internal organs, and then back to the trailer, causing continuous impact. This rapid and undissipated shock energy leads to premature failure of components on both the truck and the trailer.

Goal: This step details how conventional fixed-neck gooseneck hitches transfer shock energy from the road directly through the truck and trailer, leading to wear and tear on both.

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axles down your trailer up your risers and down to the v on a traditional fix next down the v down to the coupler to the truck so what happens when you hit a bump in a fixed neck the truck hits the bump it dissipates as much shock energy as it can throughout the truck plus your neck your body and your internal organs but it can't handle all of it all the components can't handle it so it sends it right back in the blink of an eye back to the trailer by the time it's sent to the trailer the truck just pulled the trailer over the same bump this all happens in a matter of a half a second to the second and a half from how fast you're going they're dissipating as much shock energy as they can but they're limited to what they can do because other than the suspension in the air and the tires everything's fixed okay let's go back to this this is this is the line that we call impossibly smooth that since on the inset uh shaft so anywhere around here we call that impossibly smooth it's kind of a joke but it that's what we say where the trailer performs its best you do not have to let it ride there this trailer you can extend the airbags all the way out what you have we give the driver the ability to make his load haul however he wants it to you can take some of that out right here

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