Been a while since I had one of these but I know they can be helpful on scaling your load. Refresh my memory.....what number do you want to be close to as you adjust the tandems??
Thanks ahead of time!
5th Wheel Pressure Gauge
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Midnightrider1, Jun 9, 2016.
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On my 13 Cascadia it was the notch above 60. I wish my kw t680 had that gauge.
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Yeah.....that's what I remember being told the first time.....getting it near 60. Thanks!
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You're welcome! I forgot to mention that I'd still scale it out. That gauge is nice in that when the tandems are slid to the point at which the gauge reads at the mark above 60, the drives should be 34000. This can reduce unnecessary reweighs. Good luck!
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Exactly!
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "fifth wheel pressure gauge"?

The one that measures the air pressure in your suspension? -
That's what I thought.
But won't this number pretty much vary on every truck?jason6541 Thanks this. -
Every truck/suspension system will be different. Need to actually scale and make written notes of the pressure to verify for future reference. Once you get to actual 34k once, and note the pressure, then you know.
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It shouldn't. Suspensions are pretty much the same from one manufacturer to the next. Same airbags and valves. Maybe a little difference in calibration, but the physics are the same. Like @STexan said, find where yours is at 34k and your set. This truck had a screwed up software glitch before I updated it. My gauge is an lcd display simulation instead of an actual gauge. It use to be 34k was at 140 psi (with a 125 psi cutoff on my compressor). Once I updated it, it reads normal now.Last edited: Jun 9, 2016
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