Tow ropes are handy tools for getting vehicles unstuck while off-roading, but Toyota may have found a way to improve them. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark ...

PITTSFIELD — Winter officially ends in a month, just enough time for youngsters to use the city's last remaining ski tow, which finally went into operation yesterday at Osceola Park off of West ...

Believe it or not, the simple act of towing or being towed has a certain set of rules to be followed in order to achieve a smooth, carefree ride. In this piece we will cover the basics of towing by ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Free skiing and snowboarding is coming to Chestnut Ridge Park, thanks to a new tow rope. The rope was purchased over the summer from a company in Austria and shipped over a ...

FARGO — Matt Smithers can be found every day assembling what none of us hopes we have to use but love to have in our truck or tractor — especially in weather like we've had this winter: a tow rope.

Below Big Sky Resort's Instagram posts, skiers and snowboarders clamored for a rope tow in the ski area’s terrain park. Once a running joke, those requests have now been made a reality. In an ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Big Sky Resort has installed a new portable lift, providing skiers and riders an easier option ...

Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles can return to missions in the open sea after a new tow rope was developed in response to a deadly training accident that forced the Marines to curtail operations, a ...

A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% – by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or ...

I can remember calling up a friend on more than one occasion and asking him to meet me at some location with his car and a rope or chain. I don’t ever recall in my youth of even considering calling a ...

A 72-year-old wakeboarder died when his tow rope became entangled in a boat propeller, Oregon sheriff’s officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 72-year-old wakeboarder died in a bizarre accident on ...