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

expedite_it · Oct 1, 2022

Ridgeline said: ↑

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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Why doesn't the rear frame of the trailer flex on flat ground?

MartinFromBC · Oct 1, 2022

Taking the doors off saves weight and complexity.

expedite_it · Oct 1, 2022

Lyle H said: ↑

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.
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I know that nobody has answered the question yet because the answers thus far are just begging the question.

Why does the rear frame of the trailer twist on sloped ground but not on flat ground? Because sloped ground cause the rear frame of the trailer to twist but flat ground does not cause the rear frame of the trailer to twist.

expedite_it · Oct 1, 2022

AsphaltFarmer said: ↑

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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This is just a bunch of baloney.

MartinFromBC · Oct 1, 2022

The assembly line is flat when it is built.
So that makes me all line up and square to itself.
Slopes twist even the frame underneath some, but the top of the trailer wants to tip further aka gravity.

AsphaltFarmer · Oct 1, 2022

expedite_it said: ↑

Why doesn't the rear frame of the trailer flex on flat ground?
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The rear frame of the trailer does flex on flat ground relative to the position of the rear frame of the trailer while not on flat ground.

The baseline of the relationship between the doors and the frame is that of flat ground because that is the condition it was manufactured in.

If it was manufactured on ground that was not flat then the doors would be manufactured to fit the structure that resulted from that practice.

Flat ground is the starting condition for many man made structures similar to how the number zero is the starting condition for many systems of measurement so much so that it is an assumed starting condition.

expedite_it · Oct 1, 2022

MartinFromBC said: ↑

The assembly line is flat when it is built.
So that makes me all line up and square to itself.
Slopes twist even the frame underneath some, but the top of the trailer wants to tip further aka gravity.
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I don't see why the force of gravity would be stronger at the top of the trailer than at the bottom of the trailer. So your answer does not make sense to me.

All the answers I have received so far have been wholly unsatisfactory.

AsphaltFarmer · Oct 1, 2022

expedite_it said: ↑

This is just a bunch of baloney.
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Prove it

Kyle G. · Oct 1, 2022

expedite_it said: ↑

This thread is just a bunch of baloney.
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Fixed it for ya.

AModelCat · Oct 1, 2022

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