Re: 5th wheel adjustment (2 zèke)


Mail Hauler wrote in message <11jecg0ispgn351@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
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>"Rocky Roads MWAS" <wookiee@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I know damn well that when you dump the air in your suspension the whole
>> back of the truck goes down. That's not the point. The point is, that
is
>> one of the steps to moving the fifth wheel.
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>> Rocky
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>What on earth would you do if your tractor did not have air ride
suspension?
>One simply cannot leave this step out!



Damn right, I wouldn't be driving a truck without air ride suspension. It's
bad enough when I have to pull a trailer that does not have air ride
suspension.

As for the "step." Ya, you put the air back into the suspension once you are
done sliding the fifth wheel, locking it in and making sure it is locked on
both sides.

Rocky


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