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John Rumm John Rumm is offline
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Default A very silly question

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Nope,its there for guiding/sliding in under the load which when fully
inserted, the load is then tilted with unison of trolly and load so as to
put all the strain on the back rail of trolly.


Huh?

The base plate will be taking at least half the load and probably more
in most situations. Just think through the physics for a bit! If you are
carrying something that is not rigid the situation only gets worse!


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