towing equipment
Vehicle recovery apparatus
Towing equipment refers to the gear used to pull vehicles, trailers, or other loads behind a motorized vehicle.
This includes hitches, tow bars, tow straps, winches, and trailer balls.
The truck came with factory-installed towing equipment.
Heavy-duty towing equipment is rated by weight capacity.
- trailer hitchVehicle's towing attachment point
- receiver hitchVehicle's trailer attachment point
- ball mountTowing hitch component
- tow barRigid pulling connector
- gooseneckS-shaped bend or tube
cable · safety chains · capstans · chain · shackle · coupler · davits · winch · clevis pin · hook · tow strap · strap · hoists · rigging · hitch · pulleys · tow · jack
function/purpose
towing equipmentparking brakes
Mechanism preventing vehicle rollaway
wheel chocks · wheel clamps · immobilizers · tie-downs · tie-down straps
equipment vs. vehicle
towing equipmenttow truck
Vehicle that pulls others
tow vehicle · wrecker · flatbed truck · recovery vehicle · trailer