A front loader of mass 4.5 Mg is shown in side view as it lifts a 0.75-Mg

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A front loader of mass 4.5 Mg is shown in side view as it lifts a 0.75-Mg load of gravel (Figure P4.20).

(a) Draw a free body diagram of the front loader.

(b) Determine the contact forces between the wheels and the ground.

(c) How heavy a load can be carried before the loader will start to tip about its front wheels?


Figure 4.20

2.0 m 1.8 m 1.6 m

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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering

ISBN: 9781111576820

3rd Edition

Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis

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