12,320 on steers....

Yeah, I have the 275/70R22.5's. The rating is 7150

 

the seymour in. scale & the e-town ky. are both a piece of cake to bypass.

 

first: when in doubt go online and check the states DOT site!

An earlier poster said that sliding thetandems would not effect the steers? it always did on my trucks! If you had the weight to spare then sldie the trailer. Onec you get the drives/5th wheel set in a good spot don't make it a habbit of sliding it to much as thats how you twist a drive shaft! The ait bag is the least of your worries but then I've never seen an air bag damages from getting to free with the foot when sliding the 5th. It usually comes down to too much weight on the 5th and that drive shaft isn't solid or those u joints that strong! Nor to mention embarrasing as heck as when that thing goes you are usually way out in the middle of the parking lot and the joke of everyone with a CB or at the dinner counter! Not to mention most companies might charge you for the tow, the repairs and the fine for being late on the load!

Last, When you get empty in the morning and read this , while you're empty pull onto the fuel island or whereever they have the water hose and drop your landing gear and spray the rails under the 5th wheel liberly and with as much pressure that you can get on the hose and loosen up the dirt and sand this way. Much better than squriting WD 40 or some petro based lubes as they just attract more dirt.
Go ahead and try to slide it now and if that doesn't work then you do have a problem BUT check to make sure the lugs unlocked. If they didnt then you found your problem!

 

Get some liquid wrench, WD-40, heck....pull out some soap.....and soak that plate the 5th wheel slides on. and i mean REALLY soak it. Then go in, grab a bite to eat...then come out in 30 min to an hour. Crank the landing gear down clear to the ground, then dump your bags. the trailer will somewhat help pull up on the 5th wheel, easing some of the pressure on the plates. Once you get it moved....pull it full rear, and get out and hit it again with some liquid wrench, both sides....then slide it back and forth, a few times...then set your 5th wheel 1 notch rear from center, and you should never have an issue with your steer weight again.......unless you run with full tanks. I'll never run with anything more than half.

my first truck, i had an issue like this. The 5th wouldnt budge. Finally, i gave it a quick POP of the gas (probably not the best thing to do) and it slid. It was a little too violent, as i bounced my head off the storage compartment above me....and had to check to see if i still had all my teeth. =)

 

My fifth wheel from brand new, you have to beat the pins back out with a hammer. Defect on 387's. The cylinder is weak or something.

You're right rollover. It has a tetertotter effect and will change it.

 

Myself i would never hit the pins on any pin's on trl or fith wheel, why becuse they can mushroom the ends outs , then you have bigger problems, unhook the trl, move away, and ask yourself why, if the mechanical or otherwise, write it up the shop notes, too turn in, this should be something done at yard anyway, i always ask , when last time fith wheel was serviced and our fixed , most time's when tractor gets done, but i had a bad one and i caught it before i left the yard, yes im the few thats like too get dirty and greasy on the job, i want too make sure its right, well mr shop foreman wasnt non too happy and he yells out the door for jim, i say next time ya gonna yell warn me first, i guess jim was last too service this tractor the night before,and was suppse too be ready, i showed em the fith wheel wouldnt move, they even put the fith j- bar and both them couldnt push ,then a trl still no go, seems as the record showed the former driver went into the median and twisted it, so they put new fith wheel on it and good too go, just anthor three days in the yard, i told dispacth , that made him mad and gave load too someboby else, he wasnt mad at me , just the shop for not cacthing it,Everett.

 

Already been over that with the shop. Actually I hit the end of the cylinder rod. They won't fix it, you do whatcha gotta do! All our new Pete 387's have the same problem. Peterbilt doesn't have a fix either. One of things you ask and they shrug their shoulders. I don't know!

 

What about fuel? How much do you have in the tanks? 7.6 pounds per gallon. Are your tanks in toward the front of the truck, close to the steers? If so, half a tanks could help a little, mabey cut the 360 over in half.