Very Fine Person
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I don't know what you mean.
Let's talk about this.
I get my shortened swing set with the Harbor Freight Haul-Master chain hoist on it. I want to lift the front of the machine. The hoist is above the front wheels, because that's where it needs to lift the front of the machine.
I lift the machine so that it is vertical. In order for that to happen, the rear wheels have to rotate, because when the machine was on the ground, the front of the machine was in a different place than where the rear of the machine was. With the front end straight up in the air, the rear wheels have to move to where the front wheels used to be.
Now I want to lower the machine. If I want the rear wheels to not rotate, I would have to lower the machine into a hole in the ground. This would not be practical.
I would need not only the rear wheels to rotate, but also something to make them rotate. Maybe I can inch the thing down, go around and tug the rear end back, rinse and repeat until the vectors are such that the sucker will roll back sufficiently (never completely) back.
Am I wrong?
Let's talk about this.
I get my shortened swing set with the Harbor Freight Haul-Master chain hoist on it. I want to lift the front of the machine. The hoist is above the front wheels, because that's where it needs to lift the front of the machine.
I lift the machine so that it is vertical. In order for that to happen, the rear wheels have to rotate, because when the machine was on the ground, the front of the machine was in a different place than where the rear of the machine was. With the front end straight up in the air, the rear wheels have to move to where the front wheels used to be.
Now I want to lower the machine. If I want the rear wheels to not rotate, I would have to lower the machine into a hole in the ground. This would not be practical.
I would need not only the rear wheels to rotate, but also something to make them rotate. Maybe I can inch the thing down, go around and tug the rear end back, rinse and repeat until the vectors are such that the sucker will roll back sufficiently (never completely) back.
Am I wrong?
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