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2. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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   A 2.5-ton house jack that stands 24 inches from top to bottom fully threaded out. A house jack, also called a screw jack, is a mechanical device primarily used to lift buildings from their foundations for repairs or relocation. A series of jacks is used and then wood cribbing temporarily supports the structure. This process is repeated until ...

3. Jackknifing - Wikipedia

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   These diagrams illustrate possible scenarios when driving a truck on a slippery road surface. Jackknifing is depicted in image 3. Jackknifing is the folding of an articulated vehicle so that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife. If a vehicle towing a trailer skids, the trailer can push the towing vehicle from behind until it ...

4. Truck camper - Wikipedia

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   A truck camper A truck camper customized for beach driving and offshore fishing A truck camper customized for beach driving and offshore fishing. In North America, the term truck camper and its abbreviation TC are generally used to refer to any recreational vehicle or RV that may be carried in the bed of a pickup truck.

5. Jackscrew - Wikipedia

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   The maximum mechanical advantage possible for a hydraulic jack is not limited by the limitations on screw jacks and can be far greater. After World War II, improvements to the grinding of hydraulic rams and the use of O ring seals reduced the price of low-cost hydraulic jacks and they became widespread for use with domestic cars.

6. Chevrolet C/K (third generation) - Wikipedia

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   The optional Camper Special package (available on 3/4- and 1-ton pickups) added heavier duty springs, shocks, and sway bars to increase maximum payload to accommodate slide-in pickup truck campers. The wheelbase length was extended to 117.5 in (2,985 mm) for short wheelbase pickups, and 131.5 in (3,340 mm) for long wheelbase pickups. For 1-ton ...

7. List of recreational vehicles - Wikipedia

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   A truck camper. A truck camper is a living space unit that is temporarily mounted into the bed of a pickup truck or flatbed ute and secured against any tipping or wobbling while the truck is in motion. Great care must be taken in matching the weight and center balance point of the truck camper with the capabilities of the pickup truck itself in ...