Answer
No, the tension in the coupling would not change.
Work Step by Step
It would not change because the transfer described does not change the total mass being pulled by the engine.
Physics (10th Edition)
by Young, David; Stadler, Shane
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1118486897
ISBN 13:
978-1-11848-689-4
Chapter 4 - Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion - Check Your Understanding - Page 110: 24
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