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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   A Thornycroft steam tractor with articulated trailer competed in the 1898 heavy vehicle trials in Liverpool which took place from May 24 to May 28. [1] Built by the Steam Carriage and Wagon Company of Chiswick, the trailer and tractor unit were connected by a turntable though the details of the coupling are not revealed apart from a schematic.

3. Three-point hitch - Wikipedia

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   The other main mechanism for attaching a load is through a drawbar, a single point, pivoting attachment where the implement or trailer is not in a fixed position with respect to the tractor. The primary benefit of the three-point hitch system is to transfer the weight and resistance of an implement to the drive wheels of the tractor.

4. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   A weight-distributing hitch is a "load leveling" hitch. It is a hitch setup mounted on the tow vehicle that uses spring bars and chains under tension to distribute part of the trailer's hitch weight from the towing vehicle's rear axle to the towing vehicle's front axle and to the trailer's axle(s). It can help reduce trailer sway and hop.

5. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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   Conventional style cab tractor A cab-over semi-tractor Tractor with an end-dump trailer A FAW semi-trailer truck in China A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called a fifth wheel. Other terms There are a ...

6. Drawbar (haulage) - Wikipedia

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   A large ballast tractor pulling a load using a drawbar General duty tow hitch from VBG on a truck and a drawbar on a trailer, showing a connected drawbar eye Rockinger drawbar coupling, in which the drawbar eye gets locked. A drawbar is a solid coupling between a hauling vehicle and its hauled load. Drawbars are in common use with rail ...

7. Towing - Wikipedia

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   These trailer hitches are common on the back of many cars and trucks, and RV trailers are commonly used for camping outings or road trips. In the United Kingdom, RV trailers are known as caravans. Trailers designed to be hauled in an 18-wheel tractor-trailer configuration, which come in many configurations: