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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   Modern fifth wheels allow the trailers to slide into the fifth wheel and lock into it very reliably when maintained and serviced properly. 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.

3. Roadrailer - Wikipedia

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   This image shows only one fifth wheel. Northbound Roadrailer at Fields, July 1998. The advantage of using roadrailers was their ability to be used directly behind other freight (or even passenger) equipment without the use of trailer flatcars. Roadrailers first appeared on American railroads in the 1950s.

4. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   For flat deck and pickup trucks towing 10,000-to-30,000-pound (4.5 to 13.6 t) trailers there are fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches. These are used for agriculture, industry, and large recreational trailers. Front trailer hitches are also used on pickup trucks, full-size SUVs, and RVs for multiple purposes. [6] A front-mounted hitch can ...

5. List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars ...

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   Purchased new. Converted to CLEAR 140 by Sygnet Rail Technologies with Cummins QSK45L prime mover in 2011-2012. Offered for sale in 2022. 93 General Electric Co. 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) C-C: December 1956 32710 Originally, GE pattern GEX3341 [71] with Alco 6-251B prime mover. Purchased new. Colt Industries, Fairbanks-Morse 6-251 prime mover ...

6. Fifth wheel (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Fifth wheel may also refer to: Fifth-wheel trailer, a type of travel trailer that is a variant of the tractor-trailer version; Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker), an invention designed to aid parking cars; Fifth Wheel Truck Stops, a truck stop chain across Southern Ontario, Canada; The 5th Wheel, an American reality dating show; The Fifth Wheel, a ...

7. Tractor - Wikipedia

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   The Ford N-series tractor helped revolutionize modern mechanized agriculture with its Ferguson three point hitch. A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction.

8. Truck - Wikipedia

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   Freightliner M2 dump truck. A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work.Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle.

9. Willys MB - Wikipedia

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   Willys MB used by former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. Willys-Overland filed to trademark the "Jeep" name in 1943. [154] From 1945 onwards, Willys marketed its four-wheel drive vehicle to the public with its CJ (Civilian Jeep) versions, making these the world's first mass