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Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]
Modern road tires have several measurements associated with their size as specified by tire codes like 225/70R14. The first number in the code (e.g., "225") represents the nominal tire width in millimeters. This is followed by the aspect ratio (e.g.,"70"), which is the height of the sidewall expressed as a percentage of the nominal tire width.
The main static profile T allows for a maximum width of 3,750 mm (12 ft 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) rising to a maximum height of 5,300 mm (17 ft 4 + 11 ⁄ 16 in). The profile T c allows that width only at a height of 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), requiring a maximum of 3,400 mm (11 ft 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 in) below 1,270 mm (50 in), which matches with the ...
Prior to 1964, tires were all made to a 90% aspect ratio. Tire size was specified as the tire width in inches and the diameter in inches – for example, 6.50-15. [24] From 1965 to the early 1970s, tires were made to an 80% aspect ratio. Tire size was again specified by width in inches and diameter in inches.
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Translohr twin wheelet. 1: Pavement. 2: Gap (empty space). 3: Guide rail. 4: Resin. 5: Flange. 6: Spring. 7: Tyre. Some rubber-tyred metros feature special wheelsets with rubber tyres outside of deep-flanged steel wheels, which guide the bogie through standard railroad switches and keep the train from derailing if a tyre deflates.
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