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There are also several sizes and weight categories of tow truck. The lightest models are usually based on light truck and van chassis offering boom and tow weights of around 5 to 10 short tons (4.5–9.1 metric tons), making them ideal for car towing. Medium-duty tow trucks have a boom capacity of 15 to 20 short tons (14–18 metric tons).
The tow-ball is popular for lighter loads, readily allowing swivelling and articulation of a trailer. A tow pin and jaw with a trailer loop are often used for large or agricultural vehicles where slack in the pivot pin allows the same movements. A pintle and lunette is a very heavy duty hitching combination used in construction and the military.
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]
A rotating, telescoping, and elevating hydraulic boom could lift a maximum of 20,000 lb (9,100 kg). The M62 had an Austin Western boom; its replacement, the M543, had one by Garwood. Although the truck was not meant to carry a load, the boom could support 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) when towing.
A single boom could be raised and lowered by cable, rotate 180°, and carried a cable from a 47,500 lb (21,500 kg) winch. Outriggers and braces on both the body and the boom itself allowed 16,000 lb (7,300 kg) to be lifted throughout the rear 180° of the truck. [ 9 ]
The latticed boom is fitted with a jib. Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom , hoist , wire ropes or chains , and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects ...
In Indonesia model names are based on the chassis codes (F codes, e.g. FE71, FE83) opposed to North America where the numerical part of the model name represents the gross weight in hecto pounds (hlb.), e.g. FE130 is a 13,000 lb. truck. Starting with the seventh generation Fuso introduced a naming system similar to that used by parent company ...
Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform. An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.