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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 |
Trailer hitches enable most types of trucks to haul cargo. Without having the proper kind of hitch, it is impossible for a truck to attach and pull trailers.
SUVs truck for sale and pickup trucks
that have trailer hitches can be used for a wide range of purposes. You use them in pulling boats, cargo trailer for sale, campers and many other items. You can find several kinds of trailer hitches. In pickup trucks for sale, they have what is usually considered as “ball trailer hitch.” On the other hand, there are also, what is called “fifth wheel hitches” and the “gooseneck trailer hitches”.
It is also vital that you have a truck that is strong enough to haul whatever it is that is attached to the trailer hitch. Your truck need to have engine strength that is enough to build up the proper momentum necessary to pull the trailer. If you rarely see cars that are equipped with trailer hitches, this is the main reason why.
Furthermore, the trailer hitches need to be installed correctly to the truck. This is important or else, all of the hitch rig may come off and leave your cargo behind. Usually, a certain kind of bumper that is installed under the truck’s tailgate is where the hitch must be mounted. This rig’s strength is the determinant on how much weight your hitch could handle. Different classes of trailer hitches can pull different amounts of weight. The weakest are the Class 1 trailer hitches, since they can only pull up to 2000 lbs. the strongest are the Class 5 trailers since their pulling capacity reach more than 10,000 lbs.
Most sport utility vehicles
and pickup trucks have ball trailer hitches. Their hitches consist of metal balls attached to a socket on the cargo area. Larger trailer hitch balls can usually support more weight than the smaller ones. The ball trailer hitches can be used for several purposes than other trailer hitches types. They can even be used in hauling campers, small cargo trailers and boats.
Balls are also used in gooseneck trailer hitches but are attached differently onto the truck. They are attached at the truck bed’s top rather than at the truck’s bumper.
The strongest type of trailer hitch is the fifth wheel trailer hitches. They are used in carrying heavy cargo and the most heavy-duty cargo trucks usually employ fifth wheel hitches.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008 |
As an industry, the manufacture of trailers dates back only half a dozen years, but it has grown rapidly until today there are seventy-five or more trailer manufacturers in the country, and several are exporting to foreign countries.
Trailers are made in a wide variety of types and capacities for all sorts of purposes, ranging from the little pneumatic tired two-wheel trailer of 500 pounds capacity, to be attached behind runabouts and touring cars, to ten-ton and fifteen-ton trailers and semi-trailers, hauled by powerful tractors and motor trucks. These include car haulers, dump trailers, utility trailers, equipment trailers etc. Size is one of the main considerations while looking for a trailer. The maximum towing capacity and maximum tongue weight of your tow vehicle are limiting factors.
Utility trailers are of great use for both home owners and contactors as well. These multipurpose utility trailers are available in varied sizes so as to cater to your specific requirements like for lifting lawn mowers, vehicles, golf carts as well as ideal for hauling small equipment too. Car haulers are used for specific purpose of hauling your vehicles, including personal car or racing car. Apart from car haulers, another variety is equipment trailer which are used to transfer skid loaders, excavators, and small tractors. Dump trailers are used for small purposes at homes as well as for commercial purposes. These types of dump trailers are available in various types of models, sizes and weights.
The use of dump trailers has been gaining in popularity as one of the most cost effective means for handling tear-off removal. Licensing fees, insurance costs and maintenance expenses associated with a dump truck are astronomical in most parts of the country. The use of dump trailers is a more cost effective and more versatile method for handling tear-off debris.
A gooseneck trailer is also an important variety of trailers that has been introduced especially for heavy loads and towing of equipments as these trailers have an enhanced stability and tighter turning of radius. For more information on equipment trailers, dump trailers, gooseneck trailers, utility trailers and car haulers
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007 |
GA–A fire on a tractor-trailer seriously injured one man along Interstate 95 north in Chatham County. It happened Tuesday morning near mile marker 94, just north of where 204 and I-95 intersect.
Savannah-Chatham police say the truck driver noticed his back brakes were on fire and pulled over into the emergency lane to try to extinguish the fire. A man heading to work in an SUV didn’t see the truck driver and slammed into him.
Southside firefighters and EMS rushed to the scene along with Savannah-Chatham police to block off the area. Crews put out the fire and rushed the truck driver, identified as 52-year-old James Williams Glenn, to Memorial Health with severe leg injuries.
The northbound lanes on I-95 near 204 were closed while crews cleaned up the accident. All lanes reopened around 7am.
Glenn remains in serious condition.
No charges have been filed.
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Friday, November 30th, 2007 |
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has expressed its disgust at the revelation that 103 farm workers were being transported at the back of a truck to work yesterday morning. Spokesperson Patrick Craven says that they have been campaigning against the method of transporting as it puts many lives at stake.
“As one of the traffic police said at the time, they were packed into the truck like loaves of bread and I think that is the attitude of many of the people who use this form of transport, it is illegal and it has to stop,”
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