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    Calculating Force of Truck & Chain on Post: 2 Conditions

    I did forget to specify 4WD. Thanks everyone.
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    Calculating Force of Truck & Chain on Post: 2 Conditions

    Those are all great replies, thank you for your help. I think I am pretty much on track then. One thing more, if the front does lift up, is not the weight transferred to the rear and the force at the rear increased? So in other words, the total force is the total force no matter how it is...
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    Calculating Force of Truck & Chain on Post: 2 Conditions

    I want to know how much force I am exerting on the top of a post with a chain hooked up to my truck. 2 Conditions: 1. With a running start of 15 feet, some impulse action happening here, (Assume chain is unbreakable) 2. Just at a steady pull with no running start, up until the wheels slip...