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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly. The coupling consists of a kingpin, a 2-or- -inch-diameter (50.8 or 88.9 mm) vertical steel pin protruding from the bottom of the front of the semi-trailer, and a horseshoe-shaped coupling device called a fifth wheel ...

3. Big Tex - Wikipedia

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   2013 (1949–2012, original) Height. 55 feet. Big Tex is a 55-foot (17 m) tall figure and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, United States. The figure has become a cultural icon of Dallas and Texas. Since 1952, Big Tex has served as a cultural ambassador to visitors, and the figure's prime ...

4. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   Tow hitch. A tow ball mounted on the rear of a vehicle. A screw-on tow hook mounted at the front of a vehicle. A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of ...

5. Gladhand connector - Wikipedia

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   Gladhand connector. A gladhand connector or gladhand coupler is an interlocking hose coupling fitted to hoses supplying pressurized air from a tractor unit to air brakes on a semi-trailer, [1] or from a locomotive to railway air brakes on railroad cars. [2] Gladhand connectors resemble a pair of "hands shaking" when interlocked, hence the name.

6. Big Tex put into place at State Fair of Texas in Fair Park - AOL

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   September 20, 2024 at 8:09 AM. Dallas, Texas - The State Fair of Texas is one week away, and Big Tex is now back in his usual spot at the center of Fair Park. Big Tex was lifted into place by ...

7. Drawbar (haulage) - Wikipedia

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   Drawbar eye. A drawbar eye, also called tow eye, is a mechanical part to connect an independent trailer / dolly via a drawbar coupling to a tractor. [2] the eye is connected to the front end of a drawbar with bolt, flange-mounting or welding. [3] Most are made from high tension material to bear heavy loads while being pulled by the tractor.