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Old 16th May 2017, 10:01
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Nubian
 
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Originally Posted by Hughes500
why a line shorter than 50 ft is so dangerous.
In short: Physics....
''Sporty'' handling which a short load facilitates, drop-speed, big change to the buckets weight vs volume (increased drag and decreased weight of the load) and turbulence....

This does not count for bucket work only, but any lightweight loads with a big surface area... Try a lined empty cargo-net as an example...
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