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2. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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   Recovery can be performed using manual winches or motor-assisted methods of recovery, using ground or vehicle-mounted recovery equipment (mostly winches and cranes), with the recovery of heavier vehicles such as tanks conducted by armoured wheel and track recovery vehicles (ARVs). During peacetime and in non-combat settings, various recovery ...

3. Tow truck - Wikipedia

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   A 1920 Chevrolet tow truck. Ferdinand Porsche of Austro-Daimler developed an artillery tractor for the Austro-Hungarian army in 1908, the M 08.One of the batch was constructed as a recovery vehicle for the others, with a large winch on the rear platform.

4. Winch - Wikipedia

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   Glider winch. Winch spool can be seen on the side of the truck, while cables to the right of the image are attached to the glider(s) being launched RCAF CH-149 Cormorant rescue helicopter, with rescue team on winch. Gliders are often launched using a winch mounted on a trailer or heavy vehicle. This method is widely used at many European ...

5. 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.

6. M939 series 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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   The M931 (M932 w/winch) was a semi-tractor used to tow semi-trailers up to 37,500 pounds (17,000 kg). A front-mounted winch was optional. Unlike commercial trucks the fifth-wheel could also pivot side to side, making a more flexible connection to the trailer. Even so, off-road performance was limited. [14]

7. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   The trailer tongue (North America) or coupling (outside North America) slips over a trailer hitch ball attached to a receiver hitch mount or integral with the hitch. A larger, heavy-duty gooseneck ball size: 3 in (76.2 mm) is typically used for towing greater than 10,000 pounds (4.5 t), and this towing capacity falls outside of the scope of SAE ...