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Operation Instructions
4. Fifth Wheel Intended Use
1. Pulling trailers with 2-inch diameter
SAE-compliant kingpins which are in
good condition and securely mounted
to the trailer.
2. Transporting loads that are within the
maximum fifth wheel rated capacities:
55,000 lbs. Maximum Vertical Load
on Fifth Wheel
Standard Duty - Less than
95,000 lbs Gross Combination
Weight (GCW)
Moderate Duty
(FW33 only)
- Less
than 115,000 lbs Gross Combination
Weight (GCW)
3. In on-road applications.
IMPORTANT:
SAF-HOLLAND
definition of off-road
refers to terrain on
which a tractor-trailer
operates which is
unpaved and rough, or
ungraded. Any terrain
NOT considered part
of the public highway
system falls under this
heading.
4. Approved applications:
Van Trailers
Tanker & Dry Bulk Trailers*
Flatbed, Stretch & Pole Trailers
End Dump (Framed) Trailers -
FW33 only
End Dump (Frameless) Trailers† -
FW33 only
Bottom Dump Trailers* -
FW33 only
Lowboy Trailers* -
FW33 only
B-Trains (Van, Flatbed & Stretch
Trailers)*
B-Trains (Tank & Bottom Dump
Trailers)**
B-Trains (End Dump Trailers) -
FW33 only
Converter Dollies*
* Kompensator fifth wheel mounting system available
for FW33 only.
** For Standard Duty applications, Kompensator fifth
wheel mounting system is available for FW33 only.
For Moderate Duty applications, Kompensator
fifth wheel mounting system is required. (FW31
fifth wheels cannot be used for Moderate Duty
applications.)
†No-Tilt fifth wheel mounting system required.
For additional details on the approved
applications and mounting systems
specified above, refer to the SAF-HOLLAND
Fifth Wheel Catalog & Specification Guide
(Document No. XL-FW10066SG-en-US),
available on the internet at
www.safholland.us.