

| Subject: | Westy Side-to-side Weight distribution |
| From: | M= |
| Date: | Sun, 2 Apr 2000 11:42:57 -0400 |
>I think you'll find that a 10 kg weight will do the trick, if you >cantilever it maybe fifteen feet to the right of the main body of the >vehicle. You can use a rack-and-pinion mechanism for fine-tuning. It >may >be wise to rig an agricultural mower mechanism along the front of this >device, driven hydraulically from the power steering pump -- in that >case a >similar weight will probably be necessary extending to the left of the >van. > Another solution is to attach a vary large helium baloon to the heavy side. My math may not be absolutely correct, but I figure a baloon about 250 feet in diameter filled with helium should equalize the weight imbalance.
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