How To: 5 Simple Easy Steps To Slide The Fifth Wheel On A Semi Tractor Trailer

[@julianismyson]

I start truck driving school in April!. I'm an old lady and have wanted to drive OTR for over 20 years. Been watching videos like yours for months. So very helpful. I have my CLP and just recently learned what tandems and a 5th wheel was! No kidding. Thanks for making these videos.

[@TheDamageinc81]

So how are things going?

[@Gods_LovelyChild]

Don't do it...

[@Peter-th1mh]

JJ I love that that is so great for the new drivers coming out there and learning how to drive because I've been driving for 40 years and I love it

[@carlosc436]

Thanks for showing us the proper way to slide the fifth wheel. It was as easy as it gets with me watching your video.

[@torrencewilliams4945]

I just lowered the landing gear and that made it easier for me to attach right onto my trailer

[@angielo659]

What if the locking pins don't engage after all of this?

[@phoenixx8479]

Get visual conformation that the fifth wheel pins and in the lock position

[@thedillonsmith]

100% always make sure if that

[@bigdogmon6569]

Thanks man for the house first time watching video video helps a lot my strees Be over so I got to do something about it

[@thedillonsmith]

Ya man! Anytime let me know if there’s anything else I can help with

[@bigdogmon6569]

10 4

[@shizzymack8762]

Thanks bro you are a lifesaver drive safe

[@thedillonsmith]

Of course brotha! So glad I could help!

[@dreamquest-focusmusic6943]

Thanks you're awesome dude you're better than most sites that are just generic and they just go through showing how much fun they're having or but appreciate the technical step by step real world application. You are a guy I would love to ride and train with.

[@bayouchick1853]

Thank you so much for your video! With your instruction I was able to move the 5th wheel successfully!

[@mataio666]

Instead of cranking the handle a few more times to take weight off the tractor you can just dump your airbsgs. It prevents you from twisting the landing gear rod.

[@thedillonsmith]

Great Tip! 😁

[@Antattack22]

Never knew that im try that

[@drewrbunn]

Or breaking a sweat.. :D Work smart, not hard.

[@marismith2416]

Mine doesn't have that option

[@tanyadickinson8628]

I cant get my 5th wheel to lock back into place. Is it like the trailer tandems u gotta release the trailer brakes to make them lock back in? Having issues

[@samknott6294]

When you get your fifth wheel close to where you want it . Flip your switch back to lock then rock it slightly forward or backwards . You'll know which way you need to go once you get out and look . But once you move slightly in either direction it should click into place. You should be able to hear it with your window open.

[@BadEye3621]

Does moving ur 5th wheel all the way up help you maneuver in tight areas?

[@thedillonsmith]

Moving your tandems all the way up on trailer will help you a lot more

[@well-dressed-bird]

Also moving them all the way back makes backing up into tight spots easier. The trailer reacts quicker with less overhang (think of rear tires as a pivot point) and is just easier to maneuver when reversing.

[@diz0973ify]

To move weight off the drives on to the steers which way to go?

[@well-dressed-bird]

Step 6, visually inspect and make sure all the pins popped into the slots. A tug test can fail you if the slide is locked up and it will feel like you have the resistance you think is right but then when you have to slam the brakes or something and the 5th wheel slide breaks free, it will slam your load forward and may cause harm to your load or even worse.

[@thedillonsmith]

Love it!

[@dmitrynenko4422]

So if the 5th wheel is all the way back that’s better for heavy loads? Please explain the reason to move it back or keep it in the front middle.. thank you

[@thedillonsmith]

It’s really just for weight distribution if you’re to heavy on drive axles but have some wiggle room on steers you can move weight from drives to steers and vise versa

[@lr-pf4sj]

@@thedillonsmith explain?

[@drewrbunn]

@@lr-pf4sj It depends where the shipper puts the weight in your trailer. We're legal for 12/34/34 for a total of 80 - But sometimes a shipper loads you 12.3/32/30. Too much weight forward. But by shifting your trailer axles and you fifth wheel you can move weight to where it's legal.

[@thedillonsmith]

Good advice! Did you know depending on what your tires on your steers are rated for you could technically run 12,500 on the steers. AS LONG AS YOUR TIRES ARE RATED FOR IT. Did it many times went through scales no problem. The axle up front is actually rated for 13,000lbs but the tires are usually less. Usually each tire is rated at 6,250lbs

[@drewrbunn]

@@thedillonsmith Yeah, up in Canada we're registered for 13/36/36, but really - is it worth being stopped in the coup so they can read the fine print on the sidewall of a tire? :D

[@Mesfin7199]

Easy & simple by smart mentor,thank you again

[@thedillonsmith]

Thank you so much!

[@brendahurst8229]

How do u get bake lights to work hook to ur truck

[@kingsleysarfo.]

Wait so it’s opposite than the tandems ? You slide to the problem to take weight off but for the 5th wheel you slide to the the place you want to add weight to ?

[@marismith2416]

Yes

[@ARTAN239]

Thanks how about if I want move one hole and want stop in the middle not all the way

[@thedillonsmith]

Is it an air system or the old type where you pull the handle?

[@Stayaway939]

Can the wheel stay in tha middle? Or it must stay in tha front or back

[@thedillonsmith]

Can the wheel stay in the middle? What do you mean? Like can the tandems be in the middle?

[@Stayaway939]

@@thedillonsmith I set my wheel kinda in tha middle of rail not far to front and not far to back

[@Stayaway939]

I m saying like they have to be front or middle or back i have them locked close to rear but freightliner 2019

[@drewrbunn]

@@Stayaway939 Depends on weight, but I have mine about 3 notches from the rear on a VNL670 and I haven;t been over 11'600 on my steers in 4 years.

[@lisad9759]

Can you move the 5th wheel without the trailer

[@jayrhough1912]

Great video.

[@thedillonsmith]

Thank you so much brotha 🤙

[@yrichspirit2350]

I’m trying to figure out how to lock it after sliding

[@mondo5169]

Thank you. Needed to move my fifth wheel half way forward. Drives better and doesn’t kick rocks into my day cab window anymore shattering it

[@edgarashford2283]

Very informative video 👍👍👍

[@thedillonsmith]

Thank you so glad it could help!

[@paulgraves7391]

Simple. Thanks bro

[@thedillonsmith]

Of course brotha

[@lucbana6190]

Very nice illustration👍 Keep it up and be blessed

[@jesse75]

Can the plate on a fifth wheel get thin and get a hole in it ?

[@mooredre3221]

What if the 5th wheel won't release the lock? I'm having an issue with not being able to uncouple. It's really annoying.

[@thedillonsmith]

Try setting the Trailer brake and releasing tractor brake and then go into reverse so you release pressure off the lock and then pull tractor brake so it stays there.

[@roscoemichel2103]

I had same problem sprayed white grease on it

[@dawidobucsiemyslsamodzieln1425]

Great👌 very helpful 🙏appreciad that ✌because I have to do it Today🤝

[@surajjungpaudel224]

wow ❤

[@noeosorio2663]

Thank you

[@armaansamana]

Thank you so much✅🫡❤️🤝

[@thedillonsmith]

You’re welcome 😊

[@charlesthompson6848]

Nice video!

[@thedillonsmith]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Ayoyo5758]

what if you cant get both pins to lock ..only one side locked

[@Tomas2locker]

Whats best position for 5th wheel to have best ride ?

[@thedillonsmith]

Best position is the legal limit 😂 haha but if weight isn’t an issue I always liked it right around 40ft

[@TheDamageinc81]

Do a video where the pins won't lock back into place.

[@dieannriddick3064]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, it was the easiest teaching to watch and absorb .😊

[@thedillonsmith]

Absolutely 😁👍🏼

[@laraybolton]

My first dealing with one of these. And it’s not locking back

[@hersonlascari9071]

Thanks buddy

[@richardpierrelouis6992]

Very helpful video,Thanks.

[@nickntab09]

How much weigh discernment per hole

[@nickntab09]

Dispersememt

[@edgarashford2283]

My tractor steering axle is always heavy when Im loaded. How do I take off weight on the steering axle by sliding my 5th wheel?

[@thedillonsmith]

What weight are you usually at?

[@edgarashford2283]

@@thedillonsmith The last two times I scale out 13,040 31, 400 30,500. The 2nd time 12,480, 32,100, 30,200. and that's when my fuel tanks are 1/4 of a tank. When my tanks are full that's when the 13, 000 on the steering.

[@thedillonsmith]

Move your fifth wheel back 2 notches and see what it scales out at then

[@edgarashford2283]

@@thedillonsmith Ok, I will try that. Thanks

[@thedillonsmith]

Of course let me know how it works out 😁🤙

[@f.omarbramwell5830]

Do you need to be hooked up to a trailer to slide 5th wheel

[@thedillonsmith]

Yes 🤙

[@jumpoffjoe6572]

No. I've released and slid mine by hand many times. Properly lubed slid rails, with liquid dish soap only, will make it easy. Wear disposable gloves or a set you don't mind getting very greasy. Sliding by hand will allow you to be far more precise on which notch you wanna grab. Using liquid dish soap makes cleaning the rails easy when covered with grit and grime from the road way and rains. It'll simply wash off taking the grimewith it. Greasing the rails will never wash off and collect all the grit, making the slid very difficult. 31 years out here and own my own trucks, I've listened to others and learned a lot.

[@thedillonsmith]

Thanks for giving this advice 😁🤙

[@alexramirez2724]

thanks for the video

[@thedillonsmith]

Absolutely! So happy these videos could help 🙏🏼

[@Bizzyben12]

Hey I can’t get my 5th wheel to lock

[@mikearocha5342]

Thank you for your time. Very detailed made EZ

[@t2thek]

I’m having a hard time actually getting it to slide. I can get the pins unlocked but after that, nothing

[@JoseContreras-mv5yz]

Thank you sir😎

[@BladeEdge121212]

Thank you!

[@Tonesetta]

Thx

[@FalconedFilms]

Thanks

[@thedillonsmith]

Of course!! Glad it could help 😁👍🙌

[@judsondavick7915]

Thx a lot sir

[@garybean9366]

Weight distribution on 5th wheel

[@muawiaibrahim3018]

Thankyou

[@piemoon2488]

thank..... youu.....

[@thedillonsmith]

You’re so welcome!

[@JuanRamirez-gu7dh]

Wow you work for RDC?

[@thedillonsmith]

No this was when I was working for a large glass manufacturer

[@mooredre3221]

I have a '17 cascades with an automation 5th wheel release pull button. I put my landing gear down, remove lines, dump air bags. But can't detach. Smh. Frustrating

[@thedillonsmith]

You can usually manually pull it also

[@williejaster]

It can depend on how tight you put the landing gear down. It could be that the weight of the tractor is hanging on the pin jaws. Maybe try pulling ahead just a few inches before dumping the air bags

[@matvink1035]

Helpful for sure, but better not leave jack handle unsecured🙂

[@diz0973ify]

Pardon my ignorance, im suppose to know this

[@FirstLast-ym9vs]

starts from 1.35

[@alexreid2393]

Thank you!

[@villageboydee]

My pins won’t lock 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@samknott6294]

All you have to do is put your dollies down then let the air out of your tractor suspension that will take the weight off instead of trying to crank the dollies on a loaded trailor. You'll only hurt yourself doing it that way.

[@thedillonsmith]

Great tip! You are correct 😁

[@somaliking9437]

You know it

[@kelvincabrera4272]

👍🙌🙏

[@ЕвгенийЮрьевич-д1л]

Music is so loud

[@thedillonsmith]

My bad lol

[@lr-pf4sj]

Step # 6 U forgot the weight distribution. Very important.

[@thedillonsmith]

I mentioned this was to adjust the weight but it depends on load where the tandems need to go.

[@lr-pf4sj]

@@thedillonsmith if you slide the fifth wheel back or forward where the weight will go.

[@thedillonsmith]

Hmmm I thought I mentioned that real quick but maybe not. Thanks for letting me know 😁🤙

[@neilphelan145]

There is no such thing as a semi tractor. Only semi-trailers.

[@thedillonsmith]

Hey Neil, yes agreed the title is more for the algorithm on KZbin. But thanks for feedback 😁

[@Timshel55]

Dodgers

[@jirevibezgamingsupremacy2891]

Thanks bae you just saved me 🤍🤍😘

[@51truckingfitness79]

Great video.

[@thedillonsmith]

Thank you! 😁🤙

[@pxeexe4571]

Thank you

[@abdiwahab77]

Thanks

[@thedillonsmith]

Of Course! :)

[@hannahwest5636]

Thank you

[@thedillonsmith]

You're welcome

[@officialtmpwavesmedia8753]

Great video

[@JustMe-cz1yz]

Thanks

[@thedillonsmith]

You’re welcome!! 😁