Talk:Whippletree (mechanism)

message: I know this is mostly a draught-animal page, but it may be of interest to know that the technology is also used in telescope design. Consequently I've added a brief section and some links. However if anyone can suggest a better location for the material then by all means offer it. John Pons (talk) 02:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm most interested in engineering applications. Please feel free to add info on its applications in telescopes. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 02:20, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: Equalizer (mechanism) redirects to this page. There is no mention of this term in the article. --Kvng (talk) 17:43, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: From the article: "A whippletree or whiffletree [1] is a mechanism to distribute force evenly through linkages." To distribute a force evenly means in effect to equalize the distribution of the force. Trilobitealive (talk) 01:36, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Granted the intent of the mechanism is to equalize. What I'd like to ask is whether anyone refers to the mechanism an Equalizer. --Kvng (talk) 18:47, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not an expert in this field, maybe Richard New Forest can answer.  He's sort of the draught harness guru around here. Montanabw(talk) 19:41, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  We used draft horses when I was a child, back shortly after WWII. I actually never heard them called whippletrees. Instead the old farmers called them equalizer or trees and some were adjustable with several center holes and a movable ring so you could have a short arm for a stronger horse and a long arm for a weaker horse. I looked up some commercial web sites for photos and what is now being called an equalizer is actually a modification. See [] for one site with photographs.Trilobitealive (talk) 22:16, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Equalizer 

message: contributed the following to the Mechanical analogue computers section. I don't consider it ready for inclusion in the article and so have moved it here for contemplation. --Kvng (talk) 12:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like the information would need sufficient reference links before posting in the article. A photo would also be nice.Trilobitealive (talk) 02:07, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Computing contribution 

message: My research of dictionary (US) definitions shows that the word 'whippletree' is a secondary definition and 'whiffletree' is the current primary definition.  Should the primary heading and term be switched?   Mdrsparky (talk) 21:25, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The Brits got here first per WP Policy, also "whippletree" is actually pretty common in the USA, too.  Montanabw(talk) 01:32, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heading and Key Terms 

message: My background is engineering and we use whiffletrees to distribute a single force to many discrete load points. Would this be an appropriate article to add engineering equations and examples or should it be a separate article - perhaps 'Whiffletree Engineering' and 'Whiffletree Equine/Draft Animal'?   Mdrsparky (talk) 21:25, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you can add things here, there is a section for the mechanical stuff already.  And the draft animal version probably came first, after all... Montanabw(talk) 01:33, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Details 

message: You are missing a crucial part of this negative feedback loop! WHY do the animals care to try to stay even with each other? Why don't they want/let the other animal get ahead of them?
12.3.203.132 (talk) 23:17, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why do the animals tend to stay even with each other?