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<span>When I was doing hydraulics, factor of safety was used in sizing steel tubing, steel pipe, and steel braided hose. </span></div>
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<span>Are you comfortable with this definition?</span></div>
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Definition. There are two definitions for the factor of safety (FoS): The ratio of a structure's absolute strength (structural capability) to actual applied load; this is a measure of the reliability of a particular design. This is a calculated value, and is
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Stephen Offiler <soffiler@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 24, 2020 12:12 PM<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Take any hitch, factory bumper, factory receiver, or any aftermarket. They all have ratings. Do you know the factor of safety on any of those either? What would make you wonder this specific thing?
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 11:13 AM James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<span>The F-150 bumper has a hole for a 2 inch ball. The specs for that no option F-150 say the maximum trailer weight rating that can be pulled using the bumper is 6000 pounds. I would guess that there is a factor of safety but we do not know what it is.</span></div>
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