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2. Hydraulic ram - Wikipedia

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   Hydraulic ram, System Lambach now at Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum The first US patent was issued to Joseph Cerneau (or Curneau) and Stephen (Étienne) S. Hallet (1755-1825) in 1809. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] US interest in hydraulic rams picked up around 1840, as further patents were issued and domestic companies started offering rams for sale.

3. Car lift - Wikipedia

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   Car lift may refer to: Car elevator, a device which transports cars between different floors of a building. Car lift, car hydraulic lift, 2 post lift or 2 column lift, a device which mechanically lifts a car up, so that the mechanic can work underneath. Car ramp, a device which raises a car from the ground for access to its undercarriage.

4. BraunAbility - Wikipedia

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   BraunAbility is an American manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vans and wheelchair lifts based in Winamac, Indiana. [1] It is currently owned by Investor AB. The company was founded by Ralph Braun, who had spinal muscular atrophy. Braun designed a wheelchair lift and steering controls, which allowed him to drive a 1970 converted full size ...

5. Hydraulic lift - Wikipedia

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   Hydraulic lift may refer to: A type of hydraulic machinery. Hydraulic elevator; A form of hydraulic redistribution, a plant phenomenon This page was last edited on 28 ...

6. Tail lift - Wikipedia

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   A hydraulic cantilever tail lift on the back of a truck Four stages of deployment on an ambulance tail lift Control for a tail lift. A tail lift (term used in the UK, also called a "liftgate" in North America) is a mechanical device permanently installed on the rear of a work truck, van, or lorry, and is designed to facilitate the handling of goods from ground level or a loading dock to the ...

7. Hydraulic hooklift hoist - Wikipedia

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   Hydraulic hooklift hoists are mounted on heavy duty trucks to enable hauliers to change out flatbeds, dumpster bodies, and similar containers. Primarily used in conjunction with tilt frame bodies and specialised roller containers , generally designed for the transportation of materials in the waste , recycling , scrap and demolition industries ...

8. Elevator - Wikipedia

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   An elevator (American English) or lift (Commonwealth English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such as a hoist, although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack.

9. Car carrier trailer - Wikipedia

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   To load vehicles on the top deck of a double-decker commercial trailer, the rear half of the deck can tilt and be lowered hydraulically, forming a drive-up ramp to the upper deck. The top deck is usually loaded first and off-loaded last since the presence of cars on the lower deck can make it impossible to lower the top deck ramp.