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Feeders - Proper coupling/uncoupling procedure?
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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 2161886" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>Never be afraid to ask a senior driver a question about anything. More than once I asked someone to check my couple on a rear box. Never assume it was a good couple because it sounded right when it latched. Like has been said before check for a gap between trailer and dolly after coupling. Be sure handle is in all the way. If the dog didn't wrap around the kingpin, it will still be sticking out. Always tug after coupling and first thing you do is check for the dog around the kingpin with a flashlight. A flashlight is a must. If it doesn't latch properly and you move it, the sound it makes as it hits the ground is unforgettable. I heard that sound a couple of times in in my 29 years in feeders<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":o" title="Embarrassment :o" data-shortname=":o" /> It is no fun cranking a trailer up that is sitting with it's nose to the ground. Get you a 5th wheel puller if they don't give you one. You can buy them at a truckstop. Good for reaching the handle without getting your shoulder in a greasy hula skirt, as well as using the handle to thump your tires. Keep a bag with you of some essentials-a couple of wrenches that fit glad hands, 3/4" I think, and the bolts on mirror brackets 1/2", I think. zip ties, electrical tape. Good luck to you, and for goodness sake, don't be the noob that drives around the yard wearing your greasy gloves. The fellow that shares with you will thank you. lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 2161886, member: 52978"] Never be afraid to ask a senior driver a question about anything. More than once I asked someone to check my couple on a rear box. Never assume it was a good couple because it sounded right when it latched. Like has been said before check for a gap between trailer and dolly after coupling. Be sure handle is in all the way. If the dog didn't wrap around the kingpin, it will still be sticking out. Always tug after coupling and first thing you do is check for the dog around the kingpin with a flashlight. A flashlight is a must. If it doesn't latch properly and you move it, the sound it makes as it hits the ground is unforgettable. I heard that sound a couple of times in in my 29 years in feeders:o It is no fun cranking a trailer up that is sitting with it's nose to the ground. Get you a 5th wheel puller if they don't give you one. You can buy them at a truckstop. Good for reaching the handle without getting your shoulder in a greasy hula skirt, as well as using the handle to thump your tires. Keep a bag with you of some essentials-a couple of wrenches that fit glad hands, 3/4" I think, and the bolts on mirror brackets 1/2", I think. zip ties, electrical tape. Good luck to you, and for goodness sake, don't be the noob that drives around the yard wearing your greasy gloves. The fellow that shares with you will thank you. lol. [/QUOTE]
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