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Towing Test Questions and Answers 2034
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Towing Test It is very important to have proper lighting on trailers, including turn signals and tail and brake lights. Also, make sure you have a jack that fits properly under the trailer—most car jacks are too large to fit under a trailer. - answer winch - answer a machine for lifting or pulling heavy objects using a rope or chaincoupler - answer The part of the trailer that attaches to the ball hitch on a towing vehicle
bunks - answer Wooden supports on which the vessel rests while on the trailer
The trailer and towing vehicle should be designed to fit your boat. - answer Use the size of your vessel to determine the dimensions of the trailer needed. Today, most trailerable boats are sold as a package with a trailer of the appropriate size.
Look at the load capacity of the trailer stated by the trailer's manufacturer. If the combined weight of your vessel and its engine is more than 90% of the recommended load capacity, buy the next larger trailer. This is because your gear (fuel, personal flotation devices or PFDs, anchors, lines, etc.) will increase the overall weight by at least
10%.
Check the owner's manual of your towing vehicle to ensure that your vehicle is rated to tow the combined weight of your vessel, engine, and trailer.
towing hitch - answer The coupler on a trailer connects to a ball hitch on the towing vehicle. A frame-mounted hitch on the towing vehicle is better than a bumper-mounted hitch. If you are using a bumper-mounted hitch, do not exceed the weight rating of the bumper.
•Make sure the size stamped on the ball hitch on the towing vehicle is the same size that is stamped on the trailer's coupler. If the ball hitch is too small, a bump in the road could cause the coupler to lift off the hitch.
•"Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that presses down on the towing hitch. The tongue weight should be about 10% of the combined weight of the vessel and trailer ("gross trailer weight" or GTW). If the tongue weight is too light, the trailer will tend to swing from side-to-side (or "fishtail"). If the tongue weight is too heavy,
the rear wheels of the towing vehicle will be weighted down, making it difficult to steer.
safety chains - answer two strong safety chains should be crisscrossed to support the trailers coupler
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