Tug test is not a check for connection, it is a brake check
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by scoobertdoo, May 3, 2021.
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I guess it really does happen although I can't fathom what sort of creature would even consider it.....spindrift Thanks this. -
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When I first started driving hauling milk I was issued a 2 year old 680 KW that had a pos fifth wheel.
Thing gave me fits one day after doing the visual and than did a tug and it came loose.
Pulled out from under it and one of the experienced driver, mechanics pried it open and shut.
Backed under and appeared to be locked and rugged and it came loosed again after the handle went in.
Took it back to our garage and they pressure washed it and used the fifth wheel simulated tool on it and it all seemed fine.
2 hookups later it acted up agin and would not lock
Boss heard me complaining and issued me a new truck and sent the KW back to KW as it was a lease truck.
Nothing good about a fifth wheel you can’t trust. .spindrift, TokyoJoe, tlalokay and 1 other person Thank this. -
If I had my way, An additional air valve would be in the system, positioned near the 5th wheel, so the valve would have to be opened before the air release would function. Just as a second security item.
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My favourite style of fifth wheel except with grease on it . It’s so easy to check pin every time you get in truck. As long as you did a tug test checked jaws and pin is against fifth wheel it’s going nowhere so checking pin every stop verifies nobody pulled lever.
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You can see if it’s locked but that’s not 100%
A pull should give you another layer of comfort but a heavy trailer may not move under that test but rather fall off down the road
I look at is as just another check pointLast edited: May 5, 2021
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Maybe on occasion but all of them??
Im leaning on just oversightTokyoJoe Thanks this. -
I've heard the trailer can sometimes follow you a bit even if someone released it. I'm not trying to kill anyone, or cause a spectacle.Swine hauler, kemosabi49, GYPSY65 and 2 others Thank this.
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