Air Slide Operation
1.
Set the air-slide switch to SLIDE.
Ensure the locking plungers have released.
For
Fontaine
fifth wheels, see
and
for depictions of the locked and
unlocked states.
For
Holland
fifth wheels, the locking plungers
retract as shown in
For
Jost
fifth wheels, the mechanism activates
as shown in
2.
Lower the trailer landing gear just enough to
remove the weight from the tractor.
3.
Pull the red trailer-air-supply knob to set the
trailer-parking brakes.
4.
Slowly move the tractor forward or backward
until the fifth wheel is in the desired location.
NOTE: Ensure the trailer landing gear does not
come in contact with the tractor frame or other
components, and that the front of the trailer will
not come in contact with the rear of the cab or
other components if they extend beyond the
rear of the cab.
5.
Apply the tractor parking brakes.
WARNING
Check that the locking wedges have seated in the
slots. Failure to achieve complete lockup may
allow disengagement of the tractor from the
trailer, possibly resulting in serious personal
injury or death.
6.
Set the air-slide switch to LOCK. Visually inspect
the locking wedges or plungers to make sure
that they are fully inserted in the slide rail slots.
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Fig. 14.26, Locked Fontaine Air-Operated Sliding Fifth
Wheel
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Fig. 14.27, Unlocked Fontaine Air-Operated Sliding
Fifth Wheel
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A
B
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
A. Unlocked with plungers retracted.
B. Locked with plungers in rack.
1.
Racks
2.
Plungers
Fig. 14.28, Holland Air-Operated Sliding Fifth Wheel
Fifth Wheels
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