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2. Continuous track - Wikipedia

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   Continuous track or tracked treads are a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles, running on a continuous band of treads or track plates driven by two or more wheels. The large surface area of the tracks distributes the weight of the vehicle better than steel or rubber tyres on an equivalent vehicle, enabling continuous tracked ...

3. Bogie - Wikipedia

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   The system was widely used on British narrow-gauge rolling stock, such as on the Isle of Man and Manx Northern Railways. [16] The Holdfast Bay Railway Company in South Australia , which later became the Glenelg Railway Company, purchased Cleminson-configured carriages in 1880 from the American Gilbert & Bush Company for its 1600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ...

4. Trailer tracking - Wikipedia

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   Trailer Tracking is also a trucking term in which, when a Semi turns a corner the trailer tires will be closer to the curb (even jump the curb if semi turns to sharp) than the truck cab will be. Trailer tracking systems require 4 essential components to operate. Tracking Device; Communication Network; Back-end Server and Database; User ...

5. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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   A tractor/trailer loaded with new or used cars, a car carrier trailer. Pregnant roller skate A Volkswagen Beetle. Pumpkin/Pumpkin roller A Schneider National tractor/trailer. Reefer: A refrigerated trailer or flatbed trailer hauling a refrigerated container. Rolling refinery A tanker truck, typically carrying fuel. Salt shaker

6. Idler-wheel - Wikipedia

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   In very rare cases, the vehicle lacks an idler wheel at all; in Northern regions, one way people got better traction in deep snow was to take a simple three-axle truck, and install a simple continuous track around the rear wheels, thus forming a basic half-track system which featured two drive wheels, and no idler or road wheels. One almost ...

7. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   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 a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...