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Hi, > Can you advise if there is a fairly simple formula that can > compute the amount of effort needed to raise a weight load up various > encountered inclines on a two wheeled cart with known wheel radius? > My use would be for ramping a boat on a sulky by hand and > understanding the effort needed to do so after taking a measure of the > incline. It would also help me understand what aids need be employed > as tire stops, pulleys, winches or perhaps motorized assists given any > given incline. For this tire flex, bearing friction, and surface > changes could be considered constant, Plenty of discussion > about wheel impacts on inclines but have yet to find anyway to > quantify the portion of load need for effort given an incline plane. > Can you advise what this fjormula might be?
Re: Formula to calculate the effort to pull a weight on wheels up an incline?
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