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2. Harken - Wikipedia

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   Harken, Inc. is an international manufacturer specializing in performance sailing hardware, headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The company was founded in a 60-foot trailer in 1967 by brothers Peter Harken and Olaf Harken. [2]

3. Nordberg Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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   Nordberg's distinctive design of diesel pancake engine, used for pumping. The company was founded by Bruno V. Nordberg and Jacob Elias Friend in 1886 in Milwaukee. Nordberg had previously been working at steam engine and sawmill maker E. P. Allis & Co. [2] Friend became the company's president, [3] and later his son, Robert E. Friend, was president and chief executive officer.

4. M88 recovery vehicle - Wikipedia

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   The main winch on the M88A2 is capable of a 70-ton, single line recovery, and a 140-ton 2:1 recovery when used with the 140 ton pulley. The A-frame boom of the A2 can lift 35 tons when used in conjunction with the spade down. The spade can be used for light earth moving, and can be used to anchor the vehicle when using the main winch. [1]

5. List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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   A U.S. Marine armed with an M16A4 rifle and ITL MARS sight in 2004. A U.S. Marine armed with an M27 IAR affixed with ACOG Squad Day Optic. M16A4 – Select fire. Safe, semi, burst. Originally the basic infantry weapon, [5] mostly being replaced by M27 in infantry battalions. M4/M4A1 – Mostly being replaced by M27 in infantry battalions ...

6. Active heave compensation - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] Hydraulic "active boost" winches control the oil flow from the pump(s) to the winch so that the target position is reached. Hydraulic winch systems can use accumulators and passive heave compensation to form a semi-active system with both an active and a passive component. In such systems the active part will take over when the passive ...

7. Turner Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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   The Turner Manufacturing Company was an engineering company based in Wolverhampton, England.Among their products were steam and petrol cars (as the Turner Motor Manufacturing Company), small boat engines, the Turner winch, a range of diesel engines made in the 1940s and 1950s, the Yeoman of England agricultural tractor, and truck transmissions - the latter leading to their eventual takeover.