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mechanism, which causes a shear pin to release the tow point should the tow vehicle hit an obstruction
or become snagged. If this happens, the tow vehicle will rotate nose down, and a safety cable, which is
attached from the tow point to the rear of the tow vehicle, will pull the tow vehicle over the obstruction
or through the snag, stern first.