LD1
Epic Contributor
I agree that the cylinder looks to short.
Mocking up with PVC, wood, etc is gonna be easier than all the math in the world. Because some things are easy to overlook in terms of clearances and binding angles.
For example.....with the cylinder base mount offset forward of the lid hinges.....the grapple lid wont ever be able to open much beyond just parallel with the floor. Otherwise the hinges will break over-center and the grapple wont close.....or will try to close backwards.
Mocking up with PVC, wood, etc is gonna be easier than all the math in the world. Because some things are easy to overlook in terms of clearances and binding angles.
For example.....with the cylinder base mount offset forward of the lid hinges.....the grapple lid wont ever be able to open much beyond just parallel with the floor. Otherwise the hinges will break over-center and the grapple wont close.....or will try to close backwards.