so how do you feel about hooking to a short pin trailer ?

If you can't see it around the shank, it's not hooked.

Also, please clean the dry crud off the jaws.

 

I would put it OOS, it isn't safe, it looks like it may have been replaced at one time and improperly done.

 

I have found that if something does not feel right, it usually aint. "They" were debating weather to put it OSS and it "never feels right" to you sounds like there might be an issue with it.

 

Lol pretty much. Were you at a rail yard? If they were thinking of rad tagging it you probably should have had it flipped especially if it was a kingpin issue.

 

You high pinned it. Crank down the landing gear, then dump the air on the tractor suspension. I'll wager that you will be able to pull away from the trailer without releasing the fifth wheel, which is what would likely happen if you tried pulling it down the road like it is.

 

I don’t think it’s high pinned. There’s no gap between fifth wheel surface and upper coupler plate. It Almost looks like there’s buildup blocking the view or the bottom part of the pin or did the bottom part of the pin shear off

 

You are right! I'll have to pay up. Upon closer examination of the picture that is truly weird. You get major props for seeing it. Most people now days don't even go through the motions of a pre trip.