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2. 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 ...

3. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   The engagement of the king pin into the fifth-wheel locking mechanism is the only means of connection between tractor and trailer; no other device or safety mechanism is used. Couplers and pintle hooks use safety chains in the event of a trailer separation while going

4. Ball chain - Wikipedia

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   Ball chain detail Dogtags on ball chain. Ball chain or bead chain is a type of chain consisting of small sheet metal balls connected via short lengths of wire. [1] The balls are hollow and have two small antipodal holes. These holes accept a short length of wire deformed on the end like a rivet so that the end is bound inside the ball. The wire ...

5. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   anchor ball A round, black shape hoisted in the forepart of a vessel to show that it is anchored. anchor bolster A metal fabrication or casting on a vessel through which the anchor chain passes, and against which the anchor rests when fully housed. Also called bolster plate. anchor buoy A small buoy secured to a line attached to the crown of an ...

6. Ball and Chain (Elton John song) - Wikipedia

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   "Ball & Chain" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album Jump Up! and was released as a single in the United States in September that year. It features Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar. Osborne added some French words into the song.

7. Ball and Chain (Social Distortion song) - Wikipedia

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   "Ball and Chain" is a song by Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion. Written by Mike Ness in 1987, it is featured on their self-titled album released in 1990, as well as on Live at the Roxy (1998). In the words of Ness, "Ball and Chain" is "a hard luck story," [3] a forceful cry, a lament, a plea, a "folk prayer." [4]