stewmills wrote on 07/31/16 at 16:25:15:I appreciate your design efforts. Good to see someone thinking.
However, I too respect the moderator`s position. Unless a modification is proven and deemed safe, they do have some level or responsibility to keep the less technical or otherwise unknowing forum members from taking on a potentially unsafe modification. In my opinion, that is what makes this a great forum. We welcome invention and ideas, but do it while also protecting one another from both trivial and potentially harmful modifications. Our moderators are very seasoned and smart people like yourself.
Isaac, please stay involved and offer an update as time permits.
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Isaac, I would strongly agree with KennyG and stewmills. It's great to see smart people coming up with ideas. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? I really don't think anybody has tried to insult you or your hitch idea. On the other hand (as stewmills pointed out yesterday), your mod might be attempted by someone who is much less technical or mechanically inclined than yourself and therefore... it COULD be assembled and used in an unsafe manner by them.
I've been thinking of all types of modifications such as trailer hitches, sidecars, etc since I first bought my cabbage and your design seemed pretty ingenious.
Sidenote: I just visited Kill Devil Hills here in my terrific state of NC this past weekend. Therefore, I'd like to remind you that even the Wright Bros didn't get their flyer design perfect the first few times they tried it. Don't be insulted or hurt if people question your design, test it, test it and test it some more. If need be, tweak the design a little bit. Then test it, test it, and test it for many miles. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, then you have the right kind of imagination to change it.
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