SAF-HOLLAND XL-FW428-01 FW2800 Series Hydraulic Elevating Fifth Wheels - Manual (Page 11)

XL-FW428-01 Rev A SAF-HOLLAND, Inc. 11
Uncoupling Procedures for Private Yard
(Yard-Spotter) Operation
1. Put the transmission in neutral and engage the PTO.
NOTE: The PTO must be engaged (pumped down) when lowering the fifth wheel.
2. Set the engine speed to 1,000 to 1,200 r.p.m. and operate the control valve to
lower the trailer until it rests on the trailer supports (landing gear).
3. Disengage the PTO.
4. Return to the tractor cab and push the fifth wheel lock
control valve and hold it in as you pull slowly out
from the trailer.
Never push the fifth wheel lock control
valve when the wheel is up or while
traveling.
Failure to lower fifth wheel to full
down position and engage lockdown
pins prior to pushing the fifth wheel
lock control valve could result in tractor
trailer separation which, if not avoided,
could result in serious injury or death.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
continued
continued
NEVER PUSH WHEN WHEEL
IS UP OR WHILE TRAVELING.
TRAILER CAN SEPERATE
AND CAUSE DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY.
FIFTH WHEEL
LOCK CONTROL
WARNING
FIFTH WHEEL LOCK
CONTROL VALVE