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2. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   A weight-distributing hitch is a "load leveling" hitch. It is a hitch setup mounted on the tow vehicle that uses spring bars and chains under tension to distribute part of the trailer's hitch weight from the towing vehicle's rear axle to the towing vehicle's front axle and to the trailer's axle(s). It can help reduce trailer sway and hop.

3. Whippletree (mechanism) - Wikipedia

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   Boat trailer, which uses this mechanism to evenly distribute force across the hull of the boats it carries. Differential (mechanical device), which does for torque what each layer of a whippletree does for force. Gresley conjugated valve gear; Mobile (sculpture), similar principles applied in art.

4. Towing - Wikipedia

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   Some countries require that signs indicating the maximum trailer weight (and in some cases, length) be posted on trucks and buses close to the coupling device. Towing capacity may be lower as declared due to limitation imposed by the cooling system. [2] [clarification needed] For cars and light trucks, towing is accomplished via a trailer hitch ...

5. Weight distribution - Wikipedia

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   Weight distribution is the apportioning of weight within a vehicle, especially cars, airplanes, and trains. Typically, it is written in the form x/y, where x is the ...

6. Tire balance - Wikipedia

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   Uneven weight distribution in the wheel and tire assembly can result from manufacturing inaccuracies, uneven tread wear, damage over time, or improper tire mounting. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Environmental consequences

7. 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- 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -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 ...

8. Queen Latifah Was Asked to Lose Weight for a Role: 'It Made ...

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   Celebrities Leading the Body-Positive Movement Read article The Equalizer star, 51, recently recalled a moment when executives asked her and some of her Living Single castmates to lose weight ...

9. Drawbar (haulage) - Wikipedia

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   A large ballast tractor pulling a load using a drawbar General duty tow hitch from VBG on a truck and a drawbar on a trailer, showing a connected drawbar eye Rockinger drawbar coupling, in which the drawbar eye gets locked. A drawbar is a solid coupling between a hauling vehicle and its hauled load. Drawbars are in common use with rail ...