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  2. Engine stand - Wikipedia

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    Engine stands are typically mounted on large casters so than an engine can be moved around the shop to different test and repair stations, and the engine can often be rotated in midair to provide easier access to underside surfaces of the engine. These stands come pre constructed upon purchase. They are welded together with 2 inch or 2 1/2 inch ...

  3. Home Depot - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company The Home Depot, Inc. A Home Depot in Onalaska, Wisconsin Company type Public Traded as NYSE: HD DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component Industry Retail (home improvement) Founded February 6, 1978 ; 47 years ago ...

  4. Shackle - Wikipedia

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    Also known as a chain shackle, D-shackles are narrow shackles shaped like a loop of chain, usually with a pin or threaded pin closure. D-shackles are very common and most other shackle types are a variation of the D-shackle. The small loop can take high loads primarily in line. Side and racking loads may twist or bend a D-shackle.

  5. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets regulations for all equipment. [3] Contractors are forced to uphold usually strict rules to ensure safety of workers. All machinery is required to be developed by a certified engineer, contractors must follow manufacturer procedures, all users be professionally trained before operating equipment, and equipment must be inspected regularl

  6. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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    A block and tackle [1] [2] or only tackle [3] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads.. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load.

  7. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    A jack which can lift a mobile home. A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack employs a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. [1] The most common form is a car jack, floor jack or garage jack, which lifts vehicles so that maintenance can be ...

  8. Small engine - Wikipedia

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    The combustion cycle can be either two-stroke (which results in a lighter engine for a given power output) [3] [4] or four-stroke (which produce lower levels of exhaust gas emissions). [5] [6] The fuel is usually either petrol or diesel. [7] In 1973, a small Wankel (rotary) engine manufactured by NSU was used in a lawn mower. [8]

  9. Power take-off - Wikipedia

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    A PTO at the rear end of a farm tractor A PTO (in the box at the bottom) in the center of the three-point hitch of a tractor. A power take-off or power takeoff (PTO) is one of several methods for taking power from a power source, such as a running engine, and transmitting it to an application such as an attached implement or separate machine.