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Subject:Re: Science of Washboarding
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:34:48 -0400
At 03:48 PM 9/27/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>The shock absorbers must be doing a lot of in and out travel, continuously
>and rapidly when floating the body over washboard. Friction at the seals
>where the smaller diameter portion of the shock goes into the larger
>diameter bit could cause them to get mighty warm. A little KY perhaps?

They get hot because they're converting mechanical energy into heat
-- that's their job and their nature.

:-)
D