Uncle Willie
Member
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2015
- Messages
- 289
- Location
- North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
- Aircraft
- AutoGyro Calidus.
- Total Flight Time
- 300
If the leg was slightly short of the ground and able to swing freely, it would contact the ground under load in a compression-only position.
If it was in contact before loading, you would just need to position it properly.
As long as the ramps do not slide they would not have any reason to fold.
If you intentionally made them slightly longer and positioned them with the bottom end farther from the trailer, they would tend to push the ramps toward the trailer.
This would help prevent the ramps from backing off the trailer deck.
The real advantage of attached brace legs is two more item that cannot fall off the trailer or get lost in the shuffle.
If it was in contact before loading, you would just need to position it properly.
As long as the ramps do not slide they would not have any reason to fold.
If you intentionally made them slightly longer and positioned them with the bottom end farther from the trailer, they would tend to push the ramps toward the trailer.
This would help prevent the ramps from backing off the trailer deck.
The real advantage of attached brace legs is two more item that cannot fall off the trailer or get lost in the shuffle.