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  2. Uni-directional vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A uni-directional vehicle is a vehicle that is normally designed to operate only in the forward direction. While the vast majority of road vehicles are like this, the term generally refers to a train or tram with a distinguishable front and rear end and a single operating cab at the front end.

  3. Tire code - Wikipedia

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    Arrows: Some tread designs are "directional", and designed to perform better when driven in a specific direction. Such tires will have an arrow showing which way the tire should rotate when the vehicle is moving forwards. B: Bias belted; tires for motorcycles (Example: 150/70 B 17 69 H) – diagonal construction with belt added under the tread

  4. Uni-directional - Wikipedia

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    Uni-directional vehicle, a railcar with controls at one end only Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Uni-directional .

  5. Vehicle frame - Wikipedia

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    Ladder frame pickup truck chassis holds the vehicle's engine, drivetrain, suspension, and wheels The unibody - for the unitized body - is also a form of a frame. A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism.

  6. Spare tire - Wikipedia

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    A spare tire allows a driver to replace a flat tire and drive on A Stepney rim. An early approach to providing a car with a spare tire Dual sidemounted spare tires behind the front fenders on a 1931 Nash Ambassador Temporary use "space-saver" spare tire mounted in the trunk of a 1970 AMC AMX with a single use air canister Full size spare tire mounted in cargo space area of a 1993 Jeep Grand ...

  7. Tire changer - Wikipedia

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    However, now, bigger versions of the heavy-duty tire changers are designed to mount/demount tires up to 95 inches (2.4 m) in diameter and also feature a hydraulically operated self-centering four-jaw chuck with clamping jaws that can clamp from 14 to 58 inches (0.36 to 1.47 m) either from the wheel’s inside or from the center bore. [6]

  8. Radial tire - Wikipedia

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    A cross-section of a tire. Number 12 indicates the radial ply. Numbers 14 and 16 are bias plies. A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire).

  9. Pickup truck - Wikipedia

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    2009–2012 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCrew full-size truck with tonneau cover, four doors, and running boards. A pickup truck or pickup is a light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering). [1]