SAF XL-FW357-01 User Manual

FLEETMASTER

FLEETMASTER and FLEETMASTER LOWLUBE
COUPLING INSTRUCTIONS

XL-FW357-01 3/02

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CLOSED

Wheel is Locked!

DO NOT

Attempt to Couple!

STEP 1

Check that the
lock is OPEN.

OPEN

“Ready to Couple”

TRAILER IS

TOO HIGH!

Adjust landing gear.

Fifth wheel must
lift the trailer.

STEP 2

➠

FIFTH WHEEL TILTED DOWN

FIFTH WHEEL

MUST LIFT

TRAILER

➠

4˝- 6˝

FIFTH WHEEL

WILL NOT

LIFT TRAILER

STEP 3

BACK SQUARELY INTO TRAILER

SLOWLY

Center the fifth
wheel with the
trailer kingpin and
slowly back squarely
into the trailer.

DO NOT

BACK INTO
TRAILER FAST

➠

➠

TRAILER

(TOP)

KINGPIN

TRAILER

(TOP)

KINGPIN

See Holland Publication XL-FW353-XX or XLFW418-XX for complete coupling instructions.

➠

➠

PULL TEST

Do a pull test
as an INITIAL
CHECK.

➠

➠

STEP 4

PULL FORWARD WITH TRACTOR

WITHOUT

PULL TEST

➠

STEP 5

VISUALLY check that the lock is CLOSED!

GET OUT OF THE TRACTOR!

1

2

NO GAP!

LOCK

NOTCH

BEHIND

RIB

CHECK
RELEASE
HANDLE

➠

PLUNGER

LOCK JAW

AROUND
KINGPIN

PLUNGER

VISIBLE AS

SHOWN

TRAILER

BOLSTER

PLATE

KINGPIN

3

➊

➋

➠

CLOSED POSITION

DO NOT

RELY ON
SOUND

FLEETMASTER

FLEETMASTER and FLEETMASTER LOWLUBE
COUPLING INSTRUCTIONS

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