there is zerk grease fitting under the 5th wheel for the jaws. You cant really haveto much grease on it. also it does help to jack the trailer up a little bit. The trolly brake thing helps out to. just depending on if you are on any kind of grade or not back up or pull up and it wont be much but just enough to unbind the king pin.
Ok...here goes....if there is pressure on the jaws it is hard too get release,push against trailor, set brakes if your buy yourself putting the kingpin against the front of the wheel,pull safety and release.....you DO NOT DROP A TRAILOR ANYWAY BUT INLINE..... if you do you are asking for problems....picking up a trailor from the side can bring problems too....too much grease in cold weather can make you drop a trailor on the road because the hard thick grease will not let the jaws work right , grease when dry.......
Thanks guys, I am going to give it another try tomoorrow, New GSA guy is being a ..... little uncooperative going to sic the inpound guy on me after one day of parking on a side road!
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Rumplecat if your trailer will set uneven to will need to shore up one side or ther other so the trailer will set flat !! Just make sure as you come out from underneith go slow because moving out to the side does cause the trailer to slide a bit to the opposite direction from the tractor !! Good Luck !!
Get a BIG heavy chain, hook to the handle, then give it a good yank! If you have a heavy chain, and when the slack from the chain comes out, you can really get one that is 'stuck' to come loose.
I often have to do this on wrecked trucks. Not really a good way to pull them out of their' bind' when in bad places.
Glad to hear that your trailer unloaded OK !! Are those photos of your 5th wheel in your first post ?? If it is I would recommend to put 2 tubes of grease on the face of the wheel , but also put a little extra on the lower side of the face neaar the 2 legs and then slowly back under your trailer that way it will help spread your grease on the 5th wheel face evenly and not scrap it all off. also put a good plop of grease of the locking jaws too to spread the grease on the jaws. and also grease all of the fitting around the 5th wheel and that should solve your issue of things being stiff. you might want to raise your trailer just a bit above your 5th afterwards to be able to park the truck under the trailer to keep your grease cleanand not let it get washed off by the rain when not using the tractor. Good Luck
Alot of 5th wheels get stuck here and there . I put a ratchet strap on the release handle put a good amount of tension on it and rock the tractor a little bit. 99.9% of the time they pop instantly. Been doing it for 30 years never let me down.
