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A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...
Sailors tow a V-22 Osprey to a pier at Naval Station Norfolk. There are many safety considerations to properly towing a trailer or caravan, starting with vehicle towing capacity and ranging through equalizer hitches to properly and legally connecting the safety chains.
A fifth-wheel is a travel trailer supported by a hitch in the centre of the bed of a pickup truck instead of a hitch at the back of a vehicle. The special hitch used for fifth-wheels is a smaller version of the one used on 18-wheeler trucks and can be connected by simply driving (backing) the tow vehicle under the trailer.
Camper or Travel trailer Trailer: 13 to 35 ft (4.0 to 10.7 m) Uses tow hitch attached to rear frame of towing vehicle Fifth wheel Trailer: 17 to 40 ft (5.2 to 12.2 m) Uses fifth-wheel coupling centered above rear axle of towing vehicle Folding / Pop-up: Trailer: 8 to 16 ft (2.4 to 4.9 m) With collapsable sides that are stowed during towing
Before 1932, trailers used only jaw or hook couplings with an eyelet for trailer towing. In 1932, Franz Knöbel developed the trailer hitch with a ball head and socket joint. Franz Knöbel patented the ball head-socket joint trailer hitch invention on March 14, 1934. Westfalia hold a number of towing patents. [5] [3] [6]
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