Air operated king pin release
#11
US Xpress has them in their Truck. had to get out and lower the landgear on the trailer so I used the regular kingpin release anyway.
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#12
My truck is a former USX truck with the air release 5th wheel. After I lost my trailer last week, they disconnected the switch in the event that's what caused it.
I pulled the release manually prior to that anyway.
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Is the 5th wheel release disabled when the parking brakes are released? Seems that otherwise would be an extreme safety hazard.
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#14
Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379
At our warehouse, the mule has one. The guy who drives it every night, he only gets out just to put on/take off the gladhands.
Originally Posted by red12
Wheel doesnt he have to lowers the trailer legs to?
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PackRatTDI wrote:
Is the 5th wheel release disabled when the parking brakes are released? Seems that otherwise would be an extreme safety hazard. Yes we have a single axle truck that we us in the yard as a yard goat and once in a great while will use it on the road. The only way it will release the kingpin is when the both brakes are not released.
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