Tow Truck Test 1 Questions And Answers Already Passed
2026!!!
1. What are the light duty (class 2) tow trucks
10,000 lbs
capable of lifting loads up to?
2. When a boom is fully extended it? Decreases lifting capacity
3. You must have a minimum of how many wraps of cable 3
on the winch?
4. What chain is used for overhead lifting? Alloy
5. What does (FAW x WB/OH)/2 = STC mean? (Front axle weight x
Wheelbase / Overhang)/2
= Safe towing capacity
6. When using tow slings, what is the maximum 7,000 lbs
tow rat- ing allowed?
7. Traveling with the power take off (pto)
Truck transmission
engaged will cause damage to:
8. What does GAWR mean? Gross axle weight rating
9. How many wheel lift straps are needed to secure a 2
disabled vehicle?
10. A tow truck acts like a seesaw as a load becomes heav- Steering and
braking will
ier or moves further and further away from the attected
rear axles, it tends to lift the front axles off the
ground. This can cause what?
11. Hooks should always be attached so that the load is? Applied to the
throat or
bend of the hook
12. What establishes the breaking strength rating? Manufacturer rating
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, Tow Truck Test 1 Questions And Answers Already Passed
2026!!!
13. How would you apply j-hooks or chains to Under the lower control
the tow vehicle? arms
14. What does a snatch block do? It changes cable
direction and reduces
line tension
15. What does the gross axle weight rating equal? Gross axle weight rating =
gross vehicle weight rating
16. What are t-hooks used for? Attachment devices on
most new cars (manufac-
tured after 1980)
17. The S.A.E. rating for winches applies to a Decreases
bare drum with its first layer of cable. As the
diameter of the drum increases from additional
layers of cable, the rating:
18. What are the different ways to tow vehicles with severe Tow sling, car
carriers, and
damage? dollies
19. Spacer blocks are used to help assist with Steering linkage or brake
keeping chains away from these parts: lines
20. Tow slings are designed to tow what? Automobiles, light trucks,
and small vans
21. Before taking a disabled vehicle from the rear, it is not Remove drive
shaft or axle
necessary to: shafts
22. What is the function of the tow boom? Lift load, support load, and
winch cable elevation
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5
2026!!!
1. What are the light duty (class 2) tow trucks
10,000 lbs
capable of lifting loads up to?
2. When a boom is fully extended it? Decreases lifting capacity
3. You must have a minimum of how many wraps of cable 3
on the winch?
4. What chain is used for overhead lifting? Alloy
5. What does (FAW x WB/OH)/2 = STC mean? (Front axle weight x
Wheelbase / Overhang)/2
= Safe towing capacity
6. When using tow slings, what is the maximum 7,000 lbs
tow rat- ing allowed?
7. Traveling with the power take off (pto)
Truck transmission
engaged will cause damage to:
8. What does GAWR mean? Gross axle weight rating
9. How many wheel lift straps are needed to secure a 2
disabled vehicle?
10. A tow truck acts like a seesaw as a load becomes heav- Steering and
braking will
ier or moves further and further away from the attected
rear axles, it tends to lift the front axles off the
ground. This can cause what?
11. Hooks should always be attached so that the load is? Applied to the
throat or
bend of the hook
12. What establishes the breaking strength rating? Manufacturer rating
1/
5
, Tow Truck Test 1 Questions And Answers Already Passed
2026!!!
13. How would you apply j-hooks or chains to Under the lower control
the tow vehicle? arms
14. What does a snatch block do? It changes cable
direction and reduces
line tension
15. What does the gross axle weight rating equal? Gross axle weight rating =
gross vehicle weight rating
16. What are t-hooks used for? Attachment devices on
most new cars (manufac-
tured after 1980)
17. The S.A.E. rating for winches applies to a Decreases
bare drum with its first layer of cable. As the
diameter of the drum increases from additional
layers of cable, the rating:
18. What are the different ways to tow vehicles with severe Tow sling, car
carriers, and
damage? dollies
19. Spacer blocks are used to help assist with Steering linkage or brake
keeping chains away from these parts: lines
20. Tow slings are designed to tow what? Automobiles, light trucks,
and small vans
21. Before taking a disabled vehicle from the rear, it is not Remove drive
shaft or axle
necessary to: shafts
22. What is the function of the tow boom? Lift load, support load, and
winch cable elevation
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5
