I have a 40ft chassis with a 40in ground clearance at the kingpin rub plate. Can the 5th wheel on a semi be lowered enough to couple to this kingpin height?
Fifth Wheel Ground clearance
Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by nubster, Jan 5, 2022.
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Does this chassis not have a cranking landing gear?
Your tires are going to be the limit of how low you can go even if the plate can drop further. 295/75R22.5 are among the shortest at 40 inches. -
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If I’m understanding your question correctly, just need to crank the landing gear a turn or two. I had this problem when I first started hauling Intermodal. I was 13.8 with the container and I had to crank a few up higher just to be able to get underneath and hookup. Also had to buy 22.5 insteady of the 24.5 I always ran. Low pro 5th wheel can help too. Can actually pick one up at a semi truck junk yard for pretty cheap.
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