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2. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   The polyspastos, when worked by four men at both sides of the winch, could readily lift 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) (3 ropes x 5 pulleys x 4 men x 50 kg or 110 lb = 3,000 kg or 6,600 lb). If the winch was replaced by a treadwheel, the maximum load could be doubled to 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) at only half the crew, since the treadwheel possesses a much ...

3. 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.

4. Wire strike protection system - Wikipedia

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   [3] [4] Bristol staged a series of 52 tests of the WSPS by mounting it on the fuselage of a wrecked Kiowa; the fuselage was loaded onto a flatbed truck and driven into wires at speeds ranging from 15 to 60 mph (13 to 52 kn; 24 to 97 km/h), yaw angles ranging from 0 to 45°, and a variety of cables that were typically used in overhead power and ...

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6. Klondike Gold Rush - Wikipedia

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   The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.

7. Talk:Lists of unusual deaths/Sourcing issues - Wikipedia

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   Hilda, a 7-year-old 2,500-pound (1,100 kg) female Asian elephant, was butted into a 25-foot (7.6 m) deep moat surrounding the elephant enclosure by her 3,600-pound (1,600 kg) mate, Bill. She survived the fall and was derricked out, but x-rays showed that her back had been broken, and she was euthanized.