Section 9 - Sliding Procedure For A Sliding Fifth Wheel - Holland FW0070 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

9. Sliding Procedure for a
Sliding Fifth Wheel
1. Stop the tractor and trailer in a straight line
on level ground. Lock the trailer brakes.
The trailer MUST be stopped
and the trailer brakes
locked to prevent damage
to the tractor or trailer by
uncontrolled sliding of the
fifth wheel.
2. Release slide locking plungers as detailed
below for the type of slide release:
a. Air Slide Release - put cab control
valve to the unlock position.
b. Manual Slide Release - pull release
lever (Figure 18).
3. Check to see that both plungers have
released as illustrated in Figure 18 and
19. If plungers DO NOT come out, lower
the landing gear to relieve pressure on the
plungers. This also allows the fifth wheel
to slide easier.
4. Drive the tractor forward or backward
slowly to position the fifth wheel.
5. After sliding the fifth wheel to the desired
setting, engage the slide locking plungers
as below:
a. Air Slide Release - put control valve
in lock position to retract plungers.
b. Manual Slide Release - trip release
arm to allow plungers to retract.
6. Visually check to see that both plungers
are retracted and fully engaged. Leaving
the trailer brakes locked and moving
the tractor slightly may be necessary to
engage the plungers in the rack teeth.
Raise the landing gear to the fully
retracted position.
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Operating Procedures
Figure 18
MANUAL SLIDE RELEASE
Figure 19
AIR SLIDE RELEASE
LOCKED (ENGAGED)
UNLOCKED (RELEASED)
LOCKED (ENGAGED)
UNLOCKED (RELEASED)
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