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2. 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 ...

3. Davit - Wikipedia

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   Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The lifeboat davit has falls (now made of wire, historically of manila rope) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. [3] Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water.

4. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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   Book shows a 'linear' Half Hitch to precede a Timber Hitch (that shows should pull at right angle to spar) so can pull lengthwise in ABoK#"1733. The timber hitch and half hitch Killick hitch perhaps best demonstrates the directional force effect as he shows it as the first knot in the chapter right after the previous discussion as context . [5]

5. Three-point hitch - Wikipedia

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   A draft control mechanism is often present in modern three-point hitch systems. The draft of the implement, the amount of force it is taking to pull the implement, is sensed on the top link and the hydraulic system automatically raises the arms slightly when the draft increases and lowers the arms when the draft decreases.

6. 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 ...

7. Axel Welin - Wikipedia

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   However, his main interest was davits. He invented a new and improved davit for lowering boats on board ship, a quadrant davit for double-banked boats which simply became known as the Welin davit . The RMS Titanic was equipped with Welin davits, [ 1 ] and after the disaster the demand for his product skyrocketed.

8. Trucker's hitch - Wikipedia

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   The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks [7] or trailers. The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle , has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names.

9. List of sailing boat types - Wikipedia

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   El Toro (dinghy) 1939: Charles McGregor: Moore Sailboats W. D. Schock Corp [92] E Scow: 1924: Arnold Meyer Sr: Johnson Boat Works Melges Performance Sailboats [93] Farr 3.7: 1971 Bruce Farr: Homebuilt [94] Firefly (dinghy) 1946: Uffa Fox: Fairey Marine Rondar Raceboats Whitecap Composites [95] Flipper (US dinghy) 1966: Carter Pyle Joe Quigg ...