Hello russ_watters (and all others kind enough to take the time to chat!)
Yes OK I'm cool with that, however:
a) given that an infinitesimally larger amount of force on the driving end would be "a bit more force at the beginning",
b) given that an infinitesimally larger amount of force...
Hello jtbell,
I am not concerned about acceleration of the load, only that the load must (I am pretty sure) rise at some inevitably increasing rate (ignoring relativistic calculations).
What would be the force required for equilibrium versus the minimum force required to lift the object...
Hello physics whizzes.
How much force is required to raise an item weighing 5,000kg to a height of 50 meters in a frictionless environment?
It seems that all you would do is F = MA = (5000) (9.80665) = 49,033.25 Newtons, and that the height is irrelevant assuming that the gravity stays...