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2. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Motorcycle trailer - Wikipedia

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   Most trailers are towed by joining a ball and a coupler (socket). [1] The coupler is attached to the trailer, and the ball hitch is attached to the tow vehicle. The coupler slides over the ball hitch. Then, pressure is applied to a clamp, usually with a toggle or lever, which secures the ball in the coupler.

4. Caravan (trailer) - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Towing - Wikipedia

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   Master Lock reported that 70 percent of trailer owners did not fully know the correct way to tow their cargo. [citation needed] An important factor in towing safety is 'tongue weight', the weight with which the trailer presses down on the tow vehicle's hitch. Insufficient tongue weight can cause the trailer to sway back and forth when towed.

6. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Utility trailer with a folded loading ramp A boat on a single-axle trailer. A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle. It is commonly used for the transport of goods and materials.There are two general categories of trailers: the full trailer and the semitrailer.

7. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   The automatic semi-trailer coupling patented by Fruehauf dominated the semi-trailer market until the Fruehauf Trailer Corporation's assets were sold in bankruptcy to Wabash National in 1997. Another fifth wheel patent U.S. 2,053,812 [ 9 ] was issued to Charles E. Bradshaw of Wellville, Virginia , filed March 18, 1936 and granted September 8, 1936.