The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
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!


MrRumm, you will be aware that the bottom of a washing machine does not
contain a flat area so therefore the bottom corner of a washing machine
will be resting on the backrail of the trolly along with the side of the
machine,the back edge of the footplate will stop the machine from dropping
down but plays no use in supporting the weight.

So your theory holds for one very specific example. In the general case
you are, as I and others have pointed out, totally wrong.

MBQ