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2. Warn Industries - Wikipedia

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   In 1974, the company would update its Belleview winch to the M8274, which featured more modern components and an 8,000 lb. capacity. In 1968, Thurston Warn was named president of Warn Industries, and in the 1970s, the company established a relationship with Ford Motor Company, and began producing hub sets for the automobile manufacturer.

3. Jet X2O - Wikipedia

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   Jet X2O is a 2002 racing video game developed by Killer Game and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2.It was released only in North America. The game involves the player racing a jetski on various courses while maneuvering the vehicle around various obstacles.

4. X20 - Wikipedia

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   X20, a 2007 album by Suicide Commando; X20 (New York City bus) Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar, a United States Air Force spaceplane program; Toyota Mark II (X20), a two-door coupé; X20, a British X-class submarine

5. Steam donkey - Wikipedia

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   A steam donkey or donkey engine is a steam-powered winch once widely used in logging, mining, maritime, and other industrial applications. Steam-powered donkeys were commonly found on large metal-hulled multi-masted cargo vessels in the later decades of the Age of Sail on through the Age of Steam, particularly heavily sailed skeleton-crewed ...

6. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Capstan winches were also important on sailing trawlers (e.g. Brixham trawlers) as a means for fetching in the nets after the trawl. When they became available, steam powered capstan winches offered a great saving in effort. These used a compact combined steam engine and boiler below decks that drove the winch from below via a shaft.

7. Beartrap (hauldown device) - Wikipedia

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   As the pilot decreases the power, the helicopter is slowly pulled by the winch to the "low hover" position just above the deck while maintaining sync with the ship. [ 1 ] [ 15 ] The rate of pull applied by the winch is under the direct control of the landing safety officer (LSO), who can opt to increase or decrease the helicopter's descent ...