Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Roll trailer, Flat bed or open trailers, which are platforms with no sides or stakes. This type of trailer works well for hauling large or unconventional shaped objects. Some are small enough to be towed behind cars. Tank trailers, which are trailers designed to contain liquids such as milk, water or motor fuel.
A rigid-sided, transportable, enclosed unit or vehicle designed to be towed behind a truck or automobile with a bumper or frame hitch. They are designed to be utilized primarily for recreational or temporary purposes. Camper trailers or travel trailers generally have dimensions of less than ten (10') feet in width and forty (40') feet in length.
Caravan, Netherlands, 2005 Teardrop trailers A caravan, travel trailer, camper, tourer or camper trailer is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down trailer tents).
As per AIS 053, full trailer is a towed vehicle having at least two axles, and equipped with a towing device which can move vertically in relation to the trailer and controls the direction of the front axle(s), but which transmits no significant static load to the towing vehicle.
Davits over the transom is convenient and elegant, but sailing in a heavy following sea could cause the loss of a dinghy. If a dinghy is towed, an extra line with a loop in the end (known as a lazy painter) can be attached to a dinghy so that if the towing line breaks, there is a line to grab with a boat hook.
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Some vehicle recovery tow trucks have flat beds and are able to winch a recovered vehicle entirely on board. [5] They can then drive the vehicle away for repair without needing to tow it. [ 5 ] This allows a faster journey, does not require a driver in the vehicle being towed, and allows a damaged vehicle to be recovered when it cannot be towed.