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  2. Towing - Wikipedia

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    In other cases, a specialized vehicle dolly can be attached to a standard vehicle hitch; for example, some moving vehicle rental companies, such as U-Haul, will rent these dollies for one-way transport of cars (flat tow bar towing). [7] [8] Hitch tow trucks are mostly sized for cars and light-duty trucks.

  3. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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    One taut-line hitch is tied 15–30 cm from the aircraft and adjusted for tension, then a second taut-line hitch is tied 5–20 cm further from the aircraft and finished with a half-hitch. Wind-induced lift tends to pull the knot tighter, gust-induced oscillations tend to damp-out, and once the half hitch is undone, pushing the lower working ...

  4. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

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    A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in climbing as part of single-rope technique , doubled-rope technique and as "ratchets" to capture progress on a moving rope, most typically in a mechanical advantage system such as a Z-drag .

  5. 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 ...

  6. Equalization (communications) - Wikipedia

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    A television equalizer consequently typically requires more filter sections than an audio equalizer. To keep this manageable, television equalizer sections were often combined into a single network using ladder topology to form a Cauer equalizer. The second issue is that phase equalization is essential for an analog television signal.

  7. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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    The fifth wheel on a tractor unit, rear view Fifth wheel on the bottom of the trailer A fifth wheel, already coupled, side view. The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly.

  8. Three-point hitch - Wikipedia

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    The three-point hitch (British English: three-point linkage) is a widely used type of hitch for attaching ploughs and other implements to an agricultural or industrial tractor. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The three points resemble either a triangle, or the letter A.

  9. ISO standards for trailer connectors - Wikipedia

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    13-pin trailer connector of Jaeger type. (screw terminals - trailer PLUG). see photograph typical rear of 13 pin trailer Plug showing terminals with pin numbers. Physical design of the standard ISO 11446 [2] [3] but also called Jaeger-connector from the company that developed it.