SAF-HOLLAND XL-FW418-01 FW83 LowLube Fifth Wheel - Manual (Page 6)

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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
COUPLING PROCEDURES
8. Adjust trailer height so fifth wheel will lift trailer. Trailer should
contact fifth wheel 4˝ – 6˝ behind fifth wheel bracket pin.
9. Slowly back into trailer.
10. Do a pull test as an INITIAL CHECK.
Attempting to couple with the trailer at an improper
height may result in a false or improper coupling,
allowing tractor and trailer separation which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
Wrong
FIFTH WHEEL
WILL NOT
LIFT TRAILER
BACK INTO TRAILER
SLOWLY
➠➠
OK
FIFTH WHEEL
MUST LIFT
TRAILER
➠
➠
FIFTH WHEEL
TILTED DOWN
4˝- 6˝
DO NOT
BACK INTO
TRAILER FAST
➠➠ ➠➠ ➠➠ ➠➠
➠
PULL TEST
➠
➠
PULL FORWARD WITH TRACTOR
➠
WITHOUT
PULL TEST
FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSTALL, OPERATE, OR MAINTAIN THIS FIFTH
WHEEL MAY RESULT IN TRACTOR AND TRAILER SEPARATION WHICH, IF
NOT AVOIDED, COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
XL-FW418-01 Rev C