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2. GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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   Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...

3. craigslist - Wikipedia

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   Craigslist headquarters in the Inner Sunset District of San Francisco prior to 2010. The site serves more than 20 billion [17] page views per month, putting it in 72nd place overall among websites worldwide and 11th place overall among websites in the United States (per Alexa.com on June 28, 2016), with more than 49.4 million unique monthly visitors in the United States alone (per Compete.com ...

4. M123 and M125 10-ton 6x6 trucks - Wikipedia

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   The main differences between various chassis was the location of the 45,000 lb (20,000 kg) winches and fifth-wheels. Different M123 models had either one or two winches mounted behind the cab, all M125 had a single winch at the front. [1] The M15A2 was the trailer that the M123 was intended to tow.

5. Winch - Wikipedia

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   The winch is either controlled with a detachable cable, a button inside the car or wireless remote. Older vehicles may have a PTO winch, controlled via the car's transmission, a secondary clutch maybe used so the vehicle does not need to be moving while winching. Some winches are powered by the pressure generated in the hydraulic steering system.

6. Steam donkey - Wikipedia

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   A steam donkey or donkey engine is a steam-powered winch once widely used in logging, mining, maritime, and other industrial applications. Steam-powered donkeys were commonly found on large metal-hulled multi-masted cargo vessels in the later decades of the Age of Sail on through the Age of Steam, particularly heavily sailed skeleton-crewed ...

7. Port Chicago disaster - Wikipedia

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   The winches on the SS E. A. Bryan were steam-powered and showed signs of wear, even though the ship was five months old. [ 18 ] On July 13, 1944, when the E. A. Bryan , operated by Oliver J. Olson & Company for War Shipping Administration , docked at Port Chicago, the ship's No. 1 winch brakes were found stuck in the "off" position.