Pinned Fifth Wheel???
#1
12-13-2007, 03:13 AM
Pinned Fifth Wheel???
I stopped to look at a truck for sale and the first thing I noticed was that he had the fifth wheel made stationary. He had metal blocks under the front and rear so that it would not tilt.
I didn't like the truck and never made contact with the seller, but what reason would you have to prevent the fifth wheel from pivoting? Brian :?: 
#2
12-13-2007, 04:07 AM
Re: Pinned Fifth Wheel???
Originally Posted by Uncle
I stopped to look at a truck for sale and the first thing I noticed was that he had the fifth wheel made stationary. He had metal blocks under the front and rear so that it would not tilt.
I didn't like the truck and never made contact with the seller, but what reason would you have to prevent the fifth wheel from pivoting? Brian :?:
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#3
12-13-2007, 04:08 AM
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Did it look like it was an air slide 5th wheel?
The only thing I can thing of it maybe that the locks on an air slide 5th wheel stopped working and instead of getting it fixed or replaced he welded in some blocks to hold it in place. I too would be interested in hearing some other theories or better yet an explanation for someone doing this.
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#4
12-13-2007, 07:54 AM
End dump trailers often have floating king pin plates. I've seen alot of tractors used in construction with the fifth wheels blocked because of this.
#5
12-13-2007, 09:26 AM
It's to help prevent turning over an end dump trailer when dumping by keeping things more stationary.
#6
12-13-2007, 09:56 AM
Originally Posted by SilverWulf
End dump trailers often have floating king pin plates. I've seen alot of tractors used in construction with the fifth wheels blocked because of this.
It's to help prevent turning over an end dump trailer when dumping by keeping things more stationary.
Dumps tend to go over sideways, not forwards or backwards.
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12-14-2007, 12:29 PM
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Now let's just hope that is why that 5th wheel was done that way and not because of some jury rigging to fix a broken part.
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#9
12-15-2007, 12:30 AM
Originally Posted by Uturn
Now let's just hope that is why that 5th wheel was done that way and not because of some jury rigging to fix a broken part.
Let's hope so. |
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