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ASC.getEl('li2').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:1,lid:'ball_mount_adapter'});
ASC.getEl('li3').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:2,lid:'coupler'});
ASC.getEl('li4').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:3,lid:'curb_weight'});
ASC.getEl('li5').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:4,lid:'fifth_wheel_hitch'});
ASC.getEl('li6').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:5,lid:'fifth_wheel_trailer'});
ASC.getEl('li7').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:6,lid:'fixed_drawbar'});
ASC.getEl('li8').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:7,lid:'gooseneck_trailer'});
ASC.getEl('li9').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:8,lid:'gross_combination_weight_rating_gcwr'});
ASC.getEl('li10').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:9,lid:'gross_combination_weight_gcw'});
ASC.getEl('li11').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:10,lid:'gross_trailer_weight_gtw'});
ASC.getEl('li12').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:11,lid:'gross_trailer_weight_rating_gtwr'});
ASC.getEl('li13').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:12,lid:'gross_vehicle_weight_gvm'});
ASC.getEl('li14').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:13,lid:'gross_vehicle_weight_rating_gvwr'});
ASC.getEl('li15').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:14,lid:'hitch_assembly'});
ASC.getEl('li16').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:15,lid:'hitch_ball'});
ASC.getEl('li17').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:16,lid:'hitch_receiver'});
ASC.getEl('li18').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:17,lid:'king_pin'});
ASC.getEl('li19').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:18,lid:'king_pin_weight'});
ASC.getEl('li20').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:19,lid:'payload'});
ASC.getEl('li21').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:20,lid:'removable_drawbar'});
ASC.getEl('li22').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:21,lid:'trailer_tongue_weight'});
ASC.getEl('li23').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:22,lid:'weight_carrying_hitch'});
ASC.getEl('li24').on('click', this.cha_ing, Page,{key:23,lid:'weight_distributing_hitch'});
this.cha_ing(null, null, {key: 0});
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strs_url: new Array("Axle Ratio
On rear-wheel-drive vehicles, rear-axle ratio is an important part of a successful towing equation. It is expressed as a ratio between the driveshaft revolutions per minute and the rear axle\'s revolutions per minute (see illustration). It is always given as a numerical expression like 4.1:1. This means the small pinion gear at the end of the drive shaft must rotate 4.1 times for every single rotation of the rear axle.",
"Ball Mount Adapter (or Drawbar)
A metal bar that carries the hitch ball and is inserted into the hitch receiver. There are some hitch assemblies available with a permanently mounted or fixed ball mount adapter/drawbar.",
"Coupler
Affixed to the trailer tongue, the coupler is a hollow metal stamping that covers the hitch ball.",
"Curb weight
The weight of an unmanned vehicle without cargo, but including fuel, necessary fluids, and all standard equipment",
"Fifth-Wheel Hitch
A special high platform with a coupling that mounts over the rear axle of the tow vehicle. Connects a vehicle and fifth-wheel trailer with a coupling king pin.",
"Fifth-Wheel Trailer
One in which the tongue of the trailer attaches to a specially designed hitch mounted in the bed of a pickup truck. It is most popular with large travel, moving, and horse trailers.
![]("+ASC.cfg.getImgLocalePath()+"/towing/basics/glossary/fifth_wheel.gif)
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"Fixed Drawbar
In which the ball platform is permanently welded to the hitch.
![]("+ASC.cfg.getImgLocalePath()+"/towing/basics/glossary/fixed_drawbar.gif)
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"Gooseneck Trailer
The gooseneck trailer employs a pivoted coupling arm which attaches to a ball mounted in the bed of a pickup truck. The coupling arm connects to the hitch mounted over the rear axle in the truck bed.",
"Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR)
Maximum allowable gross combination weight (GCW).",
"Gross Combination Weight (GCW)
Total weight of a fully equipped vehicle and trailer with cargo, driver and passengers, fuel, coolant, equipment, etc.",
"Gross Trailer Weight (GTW)
The weight of the trailer plus all the cargo in it. This is measured by putting a fully loaded trailer on a scale.",
"Gross Trailer Weight Rating (GTWR)
Maximum allowable weight of the trailer, plus its cargo.",
"Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
The total weight of the tow vehicle, including driver, passengers, any special equipment (options, accessories and upfitted equipment), cargo, fuel, coolant, etc.",
"Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The maximum allowable total weight of the tow vehicle, including driver, passengers, any special equipment (options, accessories and upfitted equipment), cargo, fuel, coolant, etc.",
"Hitch Assembly
Often described as the "hitch", it is mounted to tow vehicle (most often to the vehicle frame) and includes hitch receiver, ball mount adapter, hitch ball, and wiring harness.",
"Hitch Ball
The steel ball bolted through the ball mount adapter or hole in the tow vehicle\'s rear bumper. The coupler on the trailer goes over the hitch ball.",
"Hitch Receiver
The part of the hitch assembly that permits insertion of the ball mount adapter.",
"King Pin
The main fastening member between a fifth-wheel hitch and trailer.",
"King Pin Weight
The downward force exerted on the king pin and pickup bed by fifth-wheel trailers (25 percent of the GTW).",
"Payload
The sum resulting from subtraction of the curb weight from the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).",
"Removable Drawbar
In which the ball platform is removable. This hitch is commonly referred to as a utility ball mount for Class III hookups.
![]("+ASC.cfg.getImgLocalePath()+"/towing/basics/glossary/removeable_drawbar.gif)
",
"Trailer Tongue Weight
The downward force exerted on the hitch ball by the trailer coupler. In most cases, it should not be less than 10 percent of the trailer load or more than 15 percent.",
"Weight-Carrying Hitch
A weight-carrying hitch supports the trailer tongue weight, just as if it were luggage located at a hitch ball or some other connecting point of the truck. These kind of hitches are the most popular on the market today and they\'re commonly used to tow small- and medium-sized trailers.",
"Weight-Distributing Hitch
A weight-distributing system includes a receiver attached to the tow vehicle, plus a removable hitch head and spring bar assembly that fits into the receiver opening and hook up brackets that connect the spring bars to the trailer frame.
![]("+ASC.cfg.getImgLocalePath()+"/towing/basics/glossary/weight_distributing_hitch.gif)
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