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A wheel would be placed on the rear frame section of the truck, which at the time had only four wheels, making the additional wheel the "fifth wheel". The trailer needed to be raised so that the trailer's pin would be able to drop into the central hole of the fifth wheel.
Continental tires are known as 'fifth wheels' in hip hop slang. For example, in the Houston hip-hop culture, "slabs" feature a rear-mounted wheel "cut in half and enclosed in a fiberglass casing." [36] There are custom continental kits for lowrider bicycles available. [37]
Conventional style cab tractor A cab-over semi-tractor Tractor with an end-dump trailer A FAW semi-trailer truck in China A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called a fifth wheel. Other terms There are a ...
This Kansas City Southern Railway flatcar is fitted with fifth wheel couplings for hauling trailers. (2004) A Trailer-on-flat-car, or piggy-back car allows two 28.5-foot (8.69 m) trailer pups or one semi-trailer up to 57 feet (17.37 m) to be carried. Like well cars, these usually come in articulated sets of five or three.
The lyrics of slab music often depict driving a slab such as in Paul Wall's Sittin' Sidewayz. It is a slang term for a car with bright candy paint and large chrome wheels, among other customizations. [1] [3] [4] Slabs emerged in the 1980s Houston and saw the most popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, [1] but have faded in
Fifth wheel may also refer to: Fifth-wheel trailer, a type of travel trailer that is a variant of the tractor-trailer version; Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker), an invention designed to aid parking cars; Fifth Wheel Truck Stops, a truck stop chain across Southern Ontario, Canada; The 5th Wheel, an American reality dating show; The Fifth Wheel, a ...
Four-wheeled vehicles remain level on their own, and so the shafts or pole are hinged vertically, allowing them to rise and fall with the movement of the animals. A four-wheeled vehicle is also steered by the shafts or pole, which are attached to the front axle; this swivels on a turntable or "fifth wheel" beneath the vehicle.
Other standard features on the Sportline include 18-inch weight-rated alloy wheels, body-coloured bumpers, door mirrors and handles. It features suspension which is lowered by 30 millimetres (1.2 in ) over standard variants, and has chrome side bars and grille, a roof spoiler, as well as a special Volkswagen badge.