I'm wondering whether our engineer type members are willing to pull out a pencil and envelope to do a rough calculation. Assume you are about 6 feet tall and have to hold a C14 at shoulder height to load it into a GEM, with your arms extended roughly 80% of maximum distance.
How much stress would be removed by raising your height 12 inches on a stool?
I guess it's not purely engineering. Different muscle groups might be brought into play with the tube held lower. It seems to be that holding 40 lbs at shoulder height is more stressful than holding it at the height of the stomach or even lower. But I'm not quite sure how all that works out.
Greg N
How much stress would be removed by raising your height 12 inches on a stool?
I guess it's not purely engineering. Different muscle groups might be brought into play with the tube held lower. It seems to be that holding 40 lbs at shoulder height is more stressful than holding it at the height of the stomach or even lower. But I'm not quite sure how all that works out.
Greg N
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