Why is it sometimes impossible to shut the trailer doors on sloped ground?

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  1. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    I am really that ignorant.

    Nobody has answered the question yet.
     
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  3. Lyle H

    Lyle H Road Train Member

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    The only way that you would know that nobody has answered the question yet is because you already knew the answer.
    Your topics and your refusal to accept the correct answers in them proves you are like the base cb operators in a lot of cities.
    You just want to stir up trouble.
    No more replies from me on any of your threads. I probably shouldn't have even replied to this one.
    Silly me.
     
  4. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    why?

    Because the way the body framing is design. It flexes on both the vertical and horizontal plane when the chassis frame is not on flat ground to allow the for the flexing of the chassis frame when loading/unloading without stressing the chassis frame to the point of damaging the frame rails.

    The doors are actually part of the stifling of body framing to maintain integrity of the entire trailer.
     
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  5. JC1971

    JC1971 Road Train Member

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    This seems to always happen with paper roll loads. I don't know if it's because it's a lot of weight only touching several spots on the floor rather than being spread evenly along the length of the trailer or what.
     
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  6. JoeTruck

    JoeTruck Heavy Load Member

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    The square becomes a parallelogram.
     
  7. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    Door slammer problems. The struggle is real!
     
  8. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    Next thread will be: “How does tandem placement and turning radius affect trailer flex?”
     
  9. LtlAnonymous

    LtlAnonymous Road Train Member

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    That overhang is BRUTAL for trailer flex, but only when pulling forward.
     
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  10. AsphaltFarmer

    AsphaltFarmer Medium Load Member

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    What you're running into is oftentimes an overlooked aspect of competing variables and their complex interaction.

    Without boring you with all the mathematics, essentially what is happening is that gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces so you are absolutely keen on pointing it out. However the rate of change of the electromagnetic force that occurs due to the sloped surface outpaces the static effect of gravity in this scenario. Specifically, the energy of light, or radiant energy, that travels in electromagnetic waves imparts less total energy over the non-changing surface area of the trailer due to the angular adjustment.

    The math gets even more complicated and the daisy chain of this dynamic energy fluctuation results in a codependent atmospheric imbalance between the interior of the trailer and the exterior.

    The correct way of counterbalancing this conundrum into homeostasis is by the time tested tradition of dead space displacement with a relatively weak electromagnetically ambient entity, such as a human in the trailer interior.

    As such, employing the help of a third party is critical. Once employed it is suggested the driver enters the imbalanced trailer interior to effect the desired atmospheric stimuli while the third party simultaneously emits an audible priming strategy of high octave shrieking to induce the atmospheric flow while closing the door of the trailer and latching thereafter. One cycle of REM sleep in the interior will impart the desired effect so make sure to coordinate with the third party for optimal exit strategies.
     
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  11. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    That doesn't answer the question.
     
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