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Although civilians may use the terms fire truck and fire engine interchangably, to an emergency worker, the words represent different types of fire fighting apparatus. Fire engine - Fire engine. A fire engine is designed to pump water using an engine and onboard water supply, which can be replenished via a fire hydrant, water tender or any other available water source by using suction. Engines are also known as pumpers as they are used to pump water onto fire ...

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The air horn is a device designed to create an extremely loud noise. It is usually composed of a pressurized air source coupled to a horn through a valve which allows the device to be turned on and off. Air horns have been installed on large semi-trailer trucks for many years. More recently, some individuals are adding truck air horns (and even louder train whistles that sound a minor-seventh chord rather than the major chord of truck horns) to their personal autos as a hobby or addition to the culture of bigness exemplifed by SUVs. It should be noted that the use of a train wh ...

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Tucker was born in Utah, the older of two children. After his mother divorced, she remarried to a man with three children of his own. A sixth child came from this marriage. Tucker claimed during his trial and appeals that his stepfather had punished him severely, and as a youth, Tucker had committed petty crimes in an attempt to be taken out of the home by the authorities. At the age of 17 in 1974, Tucker was convicted of raping an 8-year-old girl and an 83-year-old nearly blind, elderly lady. He received a sentence of one- to 15-year ...

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James Neil Tucker, James Neil Tucker - Childhood and life before murders, James Neil Tucker - The murders, James Neil Tucker - Trial and appeals, James Neil Tucker - Execution

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Containerlift machines are designed to lift up to a maximum of 40 tonnes though smaller machines exist. In addition to controlling the raising and lowering of the cranes, the operator can sometimes tilt the chassis to a limited degree using the stabilising legs which provides a limited ability to operate on non-level ground. Some containerlifts have a telescopic chassis allowing the unit to expand and contract ...

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Containerlift, Containerlift - Control and capability, Containerlift - Containerlift safety

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Shadoloo first appeared in Street Fighter II. Initially listed as merely "a mysterious crime organization" it mentioned little more than listing some of its ranks. Lead by M. Bison, Shadoloo's base in Thailand (appearing to be vaguely near Bangkok) played host to the second World Warrior tournament. Also listed in as Shadaloo members were the other three boss characters. In order of seniority they were: Balrog, Vega, and Sagat (the end boss of Street Fighter). Initially Shadoloo's goals and scope were ambiguous at best. They ap ...

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Shadoloo, Shadoloo - Shadoloo in the Street Fighter series, Shadoloo - Shadoloo in other appearances, Shadoloo - Shadoloo Traits

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There is no nobler being than Optimus Prime. Were he human, he would be a doctor, a mechanic, a scientist and a warrior - but on Cybertron, there is no difference in these professions, and Optimus uses all his skills to heal, repair, improve the world around him, and if he must, to fight. His care and compassion is without equal, and he will battle unceasingly to protect the weak and defend what he believes in. As a 1980s style Cab-Over semi-trailer, Optimus Prime was made up of three components - the cab transformed into Prime himself, poss ...

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Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime - G1 Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime - Animated series, Optimus Prime - Marvel Comics, Optimus Prime - Dreamwave Comics, Optimus Prime - Machine Wars, Optimus Prime - Beast Wars, Optimus Prime - Robots in Disguise Car Robots, Optimus Prime - Modern Universe, Optimus Prime - Transformers: Armada Micron Legend, Optimus Prime - Transformers: Energon Superlink, Optimus Prime - Transformers: Cybertron Galaxy Force, Optimus Prime - Dreamwave Comics

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Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing the first fire pump around the second century B.C. The fire pump was reinvented in Europe during the 1500s, reportedly used in Augsburg in 1518 and Nuremberg in 1657. A book of 1655 inventions mentions a steam engine (called "fire engine") pump used to "raise a column of water 40 feet," but there was no mention of whether it was portable. Colonial laws in America required each house to have a bucket of water on the front stoop (especially at night) in case of fire ...

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Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire truck, Fire engine - Other apparatus, Fire engine - Crew assignment, Fire engine - Brief history of firefighting equipment, Fire engine - Pumpers, Fire engine - Aerials, Fire engine - Gallery of fire engines and trucks, Fire engine - External link

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The "song" consists of three different types of interspersed dialog: A simulated CB conversation, the narration of the story and the chorus. It is the story about a fictitious minor trucker rebellion that drives from the west coast to the east coast of the United States without stopping. What they are protesting isn't stated in the song. The "conversation" is between two truckers, using their handles "Rubber Duck" and "Pig Pen", but we only hear the Rubber Duck side of the conversation. Rubber Duck (presumably the Kenworth with a load ...

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Convoy song, Convoy song - The song, Convoy song - Remake, Convoy song - Trivia, Convoy song - External link

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Dump trucks come in a variety of configurations each specified to accomplish a specific task in the construction material supply chain. Dump truck - Standard dump truck. A standard dump truck is a full truck chassis with a dump body mounted to the frame. The dump body is raised by a hydraulic ram mounted forward of the front bulkhead, between the truck cab and the dump body. The tailgate can be configured to swing on hinges or it can be configured in the "High Lift Tailgate" format wherein pneumatic ...

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Dump truck, Dump truck - Types of dump trucks, Dump truck - Standard dump truck, Dump truck - Transfer dump truck, Dump truck - Truck and pup, Dump truck - Super dump truck, Dump truck - Semi trailer end dump truck, Dump truck - Semi trailer bottom dump truck, Dump truck - Double and triple trailer bottom dump truck, Dump truck - Side dump truck, Dump truck - Off-road dump truck, Dump truck - Snowplow

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The container volume was 7.4 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in fiscal year 2004 and 6.7 million TEUs in fiscal year 2003. The Port is the busiest port in the United States by container volume, the 8th busiest containerport in the world and the 5th busiest internationally when combined with the neighboring Port of Long Beach. The top trading partners in 2004 were China ($68.8 billion) Japan ($24.1 billion) Taiwan ($10.8 billion) Thailand ($6.7 bil ...

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Port of Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles - History, Port of Los Angeles - Port district, Port of Los Angeles - Shipping, Port of Los Angeles - Cruise ships, Port of Los Angeles - Environment

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In 14.08.1850, the U.S. Congress established the Utah territory which included the present day states of Utah, Idaho and Nevada. 1859 saw the discovery of the Comstock Lode, a rich outcropping of gold and silver, and Virginia City sprang up. This discovery brought a flood of miners, prospectors, merchants and others hoping to strike it rich. On March 2, 1861, Nevada separated from the Utah territory and adopted its current name, shortened from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy range"). On October 31, 1864, just eight days prior ...

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Nevada, Nevada - History, Nevada - Law and government, Nevada - Judiciary, Nevada - Unusual laws, Nevada - Politics, Nevada - Geography, Nevada - Economy, Nevada - Demographics, Nevada - Religion, Nevada - Important cities and towns, Nevada - 10 richest places in Nevada, Nevada - State symbols, Nevada - Education, Nevada - Colleges and universities, Nevada - Professional sports teams, Nevada - Famous Nevadans, Nevada - Transportation

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Truck - Steam trucks. Trucks and cars have a common ancestor: the steam-powered "fardier" Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built in 1769. However, steam trucks were not common until the mid-1800s. The roads of the time, built for horse and carriages, limited these vehicles to very short hauls, usually from a factory to the nearest railway station. The first semi-trailer appeared in 1881, towed by a De Dion steam tractor. Steam-powered trucks were sold in France and the United States until the eve of World War I, and the beginning of World War II in the United Kingdom. Tr ...

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Truck, Truck - History, Truck - Steam trucks, Truck - Internal combustion, Truck - Diesel engines, Truck - Legal Issues, Truck - Types of trucks by size, Truck - Light trucks, Truck - Medium trucks, Truck - Heavy trucks, Truck - Off-road trucks, Truck - Anatomy of a Truck, Truck - Chassis, Truck - Cab, Truck - Engine, Truck - Drivetrain, Truck - Quality and sales, Truck - Heavy trucks market worldwide

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Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing the first fire pump around the second century B.C. The fire pump was reinvented in Europe during the 1500s, reportedly used in Augsburg in 1518 and Nuremberg in 1657. A book of 1655 inventions mentions a steam engine (called "fire engine") pump used to "raise a column of water 40 feet," but there was no mention of whether it was portable. Colonial laws in America required each house to have a bucket of water on the front stoop (especially at night) in case of fire ...

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Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire truck, Fire engine - Other apparatus, Fire engine - Crew assignment, Fire engine - Brief history of firefighting equipment, Fire engine - Pumpers, Fire engine - Aerials, Fire engine - External link

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The most common use of the term tractor is for the vehicles used on farms. The farm tractor is used for pulling agricultural machinery or trailers, for ploughing, harrowing and similar tasks. The classic farm tractor is a simple open vehicle with two very large driving wheels on an axle below and slightly behind a single seat (the seat and steering wheel consequently are in the center) and the engine in front of the driver with two steerable wheels below the engine compartment. This basic design has remained unchanged for a number of years, but now enclosed cabs are av ...

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Tractor, Tractor - Farm tractor, Tractor - Steam tractors, Tractor - Engineering tractors, Tractor - Backhoe loader, Tractor - Other types of tractors, Tractor - Tractors agriculture and aerospace, Tractor - In computers, Tractor - Manufacturers

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The most common use of the term tractor is for the vehicles used on farms. The farm tractor is used for pulling or pushing agricultural machinery or trailers, for ploughing, harrowing and similar tasks. The first mechanized farm implements in the 1800's and early 1900's were steam tractors. These were built around steam engines, which were not very safe and could explode or entangle their operators in the belt driven attachments. These machines were phased out during the 1920s in favour of the increasi ...

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Tractor, Tractor - Farm tractor, Tractor - Operation, Tractor - Power and transmission, Tractor - Safety, Tractor - Applications, Tractor - Precision agriculture, Tractor - Manufacturers, Tractor - Backhoe loader, Tractor - Engineering tractors, Tractor - EPA tractor, Tractor - Other types of tractors, Tractor - In aerospace, Tractor - In computers

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Tree chipper - Drum Chippers. The first commercially marketed chippers were of a design that was drum-based. They are still produced and sold today. The chipping mechanism in a drum style chipper is large steel drum powered by the motor, usually by a belt. It is mounted parallel to the hopper and spins towards the output chute. The drum also serves as the feed mechanism, drawing the material through as it chips it. This caused it to be colloquially known as a "chuck-and-duck" chipper, because material would start moving through the chipper very qu ...

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Tree chipper, Tree chipper - Chipper Styles, Tree chipper - Drum Chippers, Tree chipper - Disk Chippers, Tree chipper - Other Styles, Tree chipper - Chipper Knives, Tree chipper - Chippers in films

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There are also rescue/medical companies with their own distinctive vehicles, including ambulances and heavy rescue or support trucks. A quint, or quintuple combination pumper, functions as a mix of an engine and a truck by carrying its own water and pump like an engine as well as elevating ladders and more equipment like a truck. The quint carries the 5 main things between a fire engine and an aerial ladder truck. It carries a pump, a water tank, hoses, an aerial ladder, and ground ladders. In the United States these are most often found on the East Coast, or where staffing le ...

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Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire truck, Fire engine - Other apparatus, Fire engine - Crew assignment, Fire engine - Brief history of firefighting equipment, Fire engine - Pumpers, Fire engine - Aerials, Fire engine - Gallery of fire engines and trucks, Fire engine - External link

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A fire engine is designed to pump water using an engine and onboard water supply, which can be replenished via a fire hydrant, water tender or any other available water source by using suction. Engines are also known as pumpers as they are used to pump water onto fires. Their primary purpose is for direct fire suppression, and may carry many tools including ladders, pike poles, axes, fire extinguishers, and ventilating equipment. Engines are normally staffed with at least three people (a captain, an engineer, and a firefighter, and preferably with a second firefighter), to be ab ...

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Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire engine, Fire engine - Fire truck, Fire engine - Other apparatus, Fire engine - Crew assignment, Fire engine - Brief history of firefighting equipment, Fire engine - Pumpers, Fire engine - Aerials, Fire engine - Gallery of fire engines and trucks, Fire engine - External link

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The song charted in many countries around the world where CB radio didn't even exist and often set off floods of illegally imported American CB gear. Several countries quickly established legitimate CB radio services in response. A 1978 film also called "Convoy" was loosely based on the song. Fries, who provides McCall's voice in the long-running series of commercials for the Metz Baking Company, cowrote "Convoy" with Chip Davis - whose assembly of backup musicians for the ads e ...

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Convoy song, Convoy song - The song, Convoy song - Remake, Convoy song - Trivia, Convoy song - External link

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In aircraft, a tractor configuration refers to the propellers being in front of the fuselage or wing. Conversely, if to the rear, it is a called a pusher configuration. NASA and other space agencies use very large tractors to ferry launch vehicles like booster rockets and space shuttles from their hangars to (and in rare cases, from) the launchpad. ...

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Tractor, Tractor - Farm tractor, Tractor - Operation, Tractor - Power and transmission, Tractor - Safety, Tractor - Applications, Tractor - Precision agriculture, Tractor - Manufacturers, Tractor - Backhoe loader, Tractor - Engineering tractors, Tractor - EPA tractor, Tractor - Other types of tractors, Tractor - In aerospace, Tractor - In computers

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