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noteven
Oct 06, 2013Explorer III
To the OP - one of the Uncle's class 8's will tow your trailer home ok.
In the trucking world a "fifth wheel" or "5th wheel" is the flat wheel looking thing (hence the name from the old days) on a tractor that couples it to a "semi trailer"... it's not the trailer, that's called a trailer or semi trailer... anyway...if you phone Uncle and say "I bought a fifth wheel and need a way to tow it home.." he may have the confused moment then suggest you should just haul a 5th wheel home in the back of your pickup...then maybe ask what on earth you want that greasy thing for ...
If the roads between point A and B are rough, ask him to deflate the drive tires to 50 or 60 psi. and go really slow over the harsh stuff like bad railway crossings. The fifth wheel on his tractor will couple to the king pin on your trailer if he can slide his 5th wheel back enough to get swing room.
Also ask Uncle about ambitious DOT in the area with respect to needing the brakes functioning on the trailer.
Also - Don't ride along! You will be forever miffed at how the class 8 truck plays with the weight and size of a "big fiver".
In the trucking world a "fifth wheel" or "5th wheel" is the flat wheel looking thing (hence the name from the old days) on a tractor that couples it to a "semi trailer"... it's not the trailer, that's called a trailer or semi trailer... anyway...if you phone Uncle and say "I bought a fifth wheel and need a way to tow it home.." he may have the confused moment then suggest you should just haul a 5th wheel home in the back of your pickup...then maybe ask what on earth you want that greasy thing for ...
If the roads between point A and B are rough, ask him to deflate the drive tires to 50 or 60 psi. and go really slow over the harsh stuff like bad railway crossings. The fifth wheel on his tractor will couple to the king pin on your trailer if he can slide his 5th wheel back enough to get swing room.
Also ask Uncle about ambitious DOT in the area with respect to needing the brakes functioning on the trailer.
Also - Don't ride along! You will be forever miffed at how the class 8 truck plays with the weight and size of a "big fiver".
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