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Section IV: Glossary

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Anchoring Device - Used to attach cable ends, snatch blocks, safety chains,

and tie-down assemblies to the towing vehicle.

Approach Angle - Angle between the plane of the platform and the ground.

Attachment - Any device that can be added to a basic unit or assembly.

Auxiliary Braking Device - A device which attaches to the disabled vehicle to

assist the tow truck's brakes in retarding or stopping both vehicles.

Auxiliary Equipment - Equipment that is not necessary to perform the basic

function of the primary equipment.

Auxiliary Towing Lights - Stop, tail, and turn signal lights attached to the trailing

end of the towed vehicle and operated as part of the towing vehicle lighting

system.

Bending Moment - The force times the distance from a reference point to the

point the force is applied causing bending.

Bird Nesting - The tangling and intertwining of wraps and layers on a drum.

Body - The structure mounted on a chassis cab or that portion of the vehicle that

carries the load.

Body Hinge - The attachment mechanism connecting the body to the hinge pin

at the pivot axis about which the body rotates into the tilt position.

Body Subframe - Another term for body understructure or mounting frame.

Body Weight - Unmounted weight of a body with applicable options.

Boom - The structure member that supports the load.

Boom Angle - The boom angle is measured between a horizontal line and a line

through the boom pivot and center of sheave.

Boom Head - The structural member at one end of the boom which can swivel

and support the load lifted through the sheave and sheave support device.

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