Sliding 5th wheel weight transfer

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by mitmaks, Nov 8, 2018.

  1. Zeviander

    Zeviander Road Train Member

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    You'll go far in this industry there bub.
     
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  3. Bigrayon

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    I guess you was there when it happened, you know I am going to let you run with what you think, if you been to the that Miller coorC you will know they don't tell you anything but your gross, the qt is right up the street and that is we're we went, he who from IL, and is was not as good as myself he told what is problem was and said to him you will have to go back on have it rework, he asked me if I have ebev done it like this I told him it can not be done, is reply yes it can be done on a 780, so he played with it for a few times and got legal, next time genus you see one of the a white Volvo 780! from IL ask them to help you so you can see for yourself,
     
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  4. STexan

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    Okay man. Whatever. BTW. I have 300 feet of pacific coastline in Arizona I’d like to sell. I can send you pictures for your consideration.
     
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  5. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Well the Chicago White Volvo club does live in their own little realiaty. I guess in their word they can change the laws of physics. Not like they care about any other laws.
     
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  6. Bigrayon

    Bigrayon Road Train Member

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    Lol your a funny guy have you a good e
     
  7. motocross25

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    In Russia, 5th wheel slides you!
     
  8. MartinFromBC

    MartinFromBC Road Train Member

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    If your trailer axles are not all the way back, try moving those to put more weight on the tractor's 5th wheel, and take some off the trailer tires. But moving the 5th wheel only adjusts the weight ahead to the steering axle, or back to the drivers.
     
  9. Bigrayon

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    You can you weight off the trailer to the front if you are not required to keep the trailer axel a set place like how the State want to be, if you put let say 34,000 on your drive you can move more weight to the steer, so tell wise one is that not moving sliding the fifth wheel to the front, there four yon can slide your fifth wheel to make you legal, if you have 34,500 on the trailer and 34,500 on your rear you need to move that one 1000, so you guys are telling you cannot move your fifth wheel to that 1000 to the front, I had to really think about what you guys are saying, on you yes you can do, not just 780 but any one with a sliding fifth wheel can do it,
     
  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_25513:

    The only thing that's going to take weight off the trailer axles is if the distance between the kingpin and axles change. X amount of weight pushing down on the 5th wheel will always be X amount of weight pushing down on the 5th wheel. Hypothetically you could slide that 5th wheel so far forward that the trailer touches the cab and you will see NO weight transfer off the trailer axles. This is basic physics.
     
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  11. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    You though you saw that.
    What you didn’t see was him slide his tandems either before or after to make his weights right after or before sliding his 5th wheel.
    You assumed. But it doesn’t work like that . I’ve haebnothint but 780s for a long time myself
     
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