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How often do you tow half a ship with your HET ?
My father was in the US Army, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone at the close of WWII. He became a avid fan of the engineering of the canal's operational components, including and especially the MULES that are used to pull (and brake) the ships traversing the locks. As this thread's HET needs...- USAFSS-ColdWarrior
- Post #34
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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How often do you tow half a ship with your HET ?
Let's remember to do the math on this ship movement. The reality of it is that the true load is not the weight of the cargo but the FRICTION in the bearings. Overcoming the initial inertia (from stationary to any speed above 0) is the hardest part of the job. Even stopping will eventually...- USAFSS-ColdWarrior
- Post #28
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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How often do you tow half a ship with your HET ?
I was SO RELIEVED to see that the ship was being S T R E T C H E D instead of yet another BOB-JOB on Steel Soldiers' bandwidth. On another note.... That HET is brute enough to haul boats bigger than Bubba's baby bass boat ! ! ! Great submission to the site. Carry on.- USAFSS-ColdWarrior
- Post #24
- Forum: 5-ton and up