Well, a usual vehicle is understandably expected to have four wheels, standing on the floor. But, why mentioning a huila lima? Is it literally an additional wheel attached among the other four? Or is it another vehicle that provides several functions?

Kiʻekiʻe JSK hoolei ana i ka lima huila 37C

Piʻi pinepine kēia mau nīnau i ka wā e lohe ai i ka huila ʻelima no ka manawa mua, no ka mea, lilo ia i mea paʻakikī ke hōʻike i ka huaʻōlelo. Eia naʻe, ʻo ka 5th wheel is getting more and more popular among campers as well as truckers and in hot shot trucking business. Today, it is more likely that you encounter at least a few of these vehicles on the road if you are using the highways, even if you don’t recognize them as fifth wheels. But keep reading if you want to be aware of this amazing additional “wheel” and its numerous advantages!

Here we will have a brief look at the origins of the name fifth wheel and its differences from the other types of hitches. However, you can pay a visit to TULGA’s blog for more information about the products, installation of the fifth wheel, and its maintenance.

ʻEhā huila hoʻokahi: Ka Huila ʻElima!

Hiki ke kuhikuhi ʻia ka huaʻōlelo "wheel lima" i kahi ʻano kaʻa hoʻokipa (RV). Ma ka ʻōlelo a ka poʻe hoʻomoana, ʻo ka 5th huila 'o ia ho'i he ka'a e hā'awi like i nā pono like me nā hi'ohi'ona nui a'e me ka 'ole o ka hale piha ma nā huila. Inā ʻoe e noʻonoʻo nei e neʻe i kēia ala a loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi kaʻa huki kūpono, hiki i ke kaʻa kaʻa huila ʻelima ke koho kūpono no kāu mau pono.

Inā makemake ʻoe e ʻike pehea i loaʻa ai i ka huila ʻelima kona inoa a he aha ka mea i lilo ai lākou i mea koho maikaʻi loa no kahi RV, e hoʻomau i ka heluhelu ʻana i ke alakaʻi piha a TULGA i kēia kaʻa nani. No ka poʻe o ʻoukou he mau nīnau, loaʻa iā mākou nā pane, a he mau manaʻo hoʻopaʻapaʻa koʻikoʻi kā mākou no ke kumu e noʻonoʻo ai ʻoe e hoʻolimalima i ka huila ʻelima no kāu huakaʻi huakaʻi RV kupaianaha hou.

ʻIke ʻia he huila ʻelima ka huila ʻē aʻe, akā ʻaʻole paha ke ʻano āu e noʻonoʻo ai ke lohe ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo.

Pehea ka hana ana o ka huila elima?

ʻO ka maʻalahi, ʻo ka huila ʻelima he ʻano hitch e hiki ai i ka mea hoʻokele o kahi kaʻa nui, e like me ka tractor a i ʻole kaʻa, ke hoʻopili i kahi trailer a i ʻole nā ​​​​mea hoʻopili ukana ʻē aʻe ma hope o ke kaʻa. Inā ʻoe i ʻike i kahi kaʻa kaʻa e holo ana ma ke alaloa, ua ʻike ʻoe i kahi kiʻi maikaʻi loa o ka hoʻolālā huila ʻelima. Ma ka ʻōlelo hou o kēia wā, ʻo ka " huila ʻelima" ʻo ia ka ʻāpana hoʻohui ʻano "U" aia ma ke kua o ke kaʻa huki. Hiki i kēia ke kaʻa kaʻa nui, kaʻa pickup, a i ʻole ka semi-truck.

ʻO ka huaʻōlelo " huila ʻelima " no ka pilina i hoʻohana ʻia ma nā kaʻa kaʻa lio a me nā kaʻa ʻehā huila. Ua maʻalahi ka hoʻohuli ʻana i ka mīkini, i hiki ai i ka hui axle mua ke pivot i ka mokulele ākea. Ua loaʻa ka inoa o ka " huila ʻelima" ma muli o ka hoʻohui ʻia ʻana o kahi huila i ka ʻāpana hope o ke kaʻa. I kēlā manawa, ʻehā huila ka nui o kēia mea. Ma muli o ka hoʻohui ʻia ʻana o kēia huila ʻē aʻe i ke kiʻi, ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ʻo "ka huila ʻelima." Pono e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ke kaʻaahi i mea e hoʻohaʻahaʻa i ka pine o ka trailer i loko o ka lua waena o ka huila ʻelima. Pono kēia e hoʻāla ʻia ka trailer.

Hiki ke hana ʻia ke koʻi mua o ke kaʻa a i ʻole ke kaʻa e pivot ma muli o ka hana ʻana o nā huila ʻelima, nāna i hoʻololi i ke kaʻa a i ʻole ke kaʻa i loko o ke kaʻa a hiki ke hoʻopili ʻia i kahi hui. He huila li'ili'i kēia e kū ana ma ka hakahaka ma waena o ke axle a me ka ho'oku'u 'ia.

The semi-trailer, the towing truck, the tractor unit, the leading trailer, or the dolly are all connected to one another via the fifth wheel hitch. Certain camper trailers make use of a fifth-wheel configuration, which calls for the coupling to be installed in the bed of a pickup truck as the towing vehicle. Therefore, the term "fifth wheel" is occasionally used as a synonym for the type of campers in question in North America. The coupling consists of a kingpin, which is a vertical steel pin measuring 2 or 3 12 inches (50.8 or 88.9 mm) in diameter and protruding from the bottom of the front of the semi-trailer. Additionally, the coupling consists of a fifth wheel, which is a horse’s shoe-shaped coupling device located on the rear of the towing vehicle.

He aha ka mea e hiki ai i ka huila ʻelima ke hiki i nā mea hoʻokele?

He mea pono nā huila ʻelima no ka mea e maʻalahi ka huli ʻana, e hiki ai i ka mea hoʻokele ke hoʻomau i ke kaʻa maʻamau i ka wā e hahai pono ai ka pilina i ke kaʻa. Ma muli o kēia, ʻaʻole ʻoe e paʻakikī me ka hana paʻakikī e hele mai me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka huki pahu ma muli o ka hitch. Inā ʻaʻole ʻoluʻolu ʻoe i ka huki ʻana a inā paha ʻoe e hoʻolālā e hoʻokele i nā paka i ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī o ka hele ʻana, he pōmaikaʻi nui kēia e pono ai ʻoe e hoʻohana.

ʻAʻohe o ka wikiwiki o ka holo ʻana o ke kaʻa, ʻoi aku ka paʻa o ka ʻōnaehana no ka huila ʻelima. ʻO ke kiko hitch kiʻekiʻe e kōkua i ka pale ʻana i ka holo ʻana o ke kaʻaahi, kahi kūlana weliweli loa hiki ke hiki ke huki ʻia. Hoʻohui hou, hāʻawi ka hitch i kahi pae hele paʻa a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hāʻawi ʻana i ke kaumaha o ka trailer. Hiki i ka huila ʻelima ke hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka maluhia o ka noʻonoʻo, he mea kōkua nui inā ʻoe e lawe ana i nā keiki a i ʻole nā ​​​​mea holo kaʻa ʻē aʻe.

ʻOi aku ka haʻahaʻa o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wahie o kahi kaʻa e huki ana i kahi kaʻa kaʻa ʻelima huila ma mua o ka hale kaʻa nui Class A. ʻIke loa, e hana ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kāu kaʻa, a ʻo ka hopena, e ʻā ia i ka ʻaila i ka wikiwiki wikiwiki. Akā, ʻaʻole kēia e like me ka wikiwiki e like me ka home kaʻa diesel. E pōmaikaʻi ke kaiapuni a me kāu ʻeke kālā mai kēia hoʻoholo.

Inā ʻo ʻoe ke ʻano o ke kanaka e hauʻoli nei i ka hoʻolimalima manawa ma waho, a i ʻole inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi kaʻa kaumaha e like me ke kaʻa huki, a laila ua mākaukau ʻoe e hele. Pono ʻoe e kūʻai a hoʻolimalima paha i ka mea hoʻopili "U" e hele pū me ka trailer i mea e hoʻopau ai i ke kālepa. Loaʻa iā ʻoe ke koho e hoʻolimalima i kahi kaʻa nui iā ia iho me kahi kaʻa kaʻa i kūpono me ka hitch huila ʻelima inā ʻaʻole ʻoe he kaʻa ʻohi. Ma mua o ka hoʻolimalima ʻana i kahi kaʻa kaʻa, e hele mai me nā hoʻolimalima kiʻekiʻe loa no ke kinoea, nui ka poʻe e koho i kēia koho.

He kūpono loa kēia mau kaʻa leʻaleʻa no nā hui nui. Hiki i kēia mau kaʻa leʻaleʻa (RVs) ke ʻano nui loa, me ka lōʻihi mai ka 20 a 40 kapuaʻi, ʻoiai ke kaumaha nei lākou i kahi liʻiliʻi o ka hiki ke loaʻa kahi lumi no ka hitch. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻokipa i nā poʻe he ʻumi, e lilo ia i koho kūpono no nā ʻohana hou a paʻa. No ka huki ʻana i kahi RV, ʻo nā mea a pau āu e makemake ai ʻo ka hoʻopili kūpono a me ka horsepower lawa i kāu kaʻa.

He mea maikaʻi kēia ʻano o ka trailer no ka poʻe e hele kaʻawale a me ka poʻe haʻuki. Hiki ke mālama ʻia ka mālama ʻana a me ka hana ʻana o nā ʻano liʻiliʻi e ke kanaka hoʻokahi, a hāʻawi lākou i kahi lumi kūpono no ka mālama ʻana i nā lako a me nā lako like ʻole.

He aha ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka huila ʻelima a me ka hale kaʻa maʻamau?

ʻO mākou, ʻo ka ʻohana TULGA, hauʻoli e hāʻawi i kā mākou mea kūʻai aku i nā koho maikaʻi loa o nā lako huila ʻelima, a me nā kaʻa huakaʻi. Ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, nīnau pinepine ʻia mākou e pili ana i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā mea ʻelua. No ka mea, i ka nānā mua ʻana, ʻike ʻia paha me he mea lā he mea like lākou me kekahi. Akā ʻoiai he ʻokoʻa nā huahana, hana lākou i nā ʻano like ʻole. No laila, aia kekahi mau ʻokoʻa nui ma waena o nā ʻano kaʻa leʻaleʻa ʻelua. A inā ʻoe e hoʻolālā e kūʻai i hoʻokahi, pono kēia mau hiʻohiʻona e makaʻala ma mua o ke koho ʻana i kahi kaʻa leʻaleʻa.

The hitch is the primary distinction between a travel trailer and a fifth wheel. A travel trailer does not have a hitch. But wait a minute, what is a truck hitch? Tow vehicles and trailers are often connected to one another through the use of a “trailer hitch”. It is the structural component that is attached to the vehicle by bolts and offers a coupling point so that a trailer can be connected to it. You might imagine something that is actually known as a ball mount when you think of something that is called a trailer hitch.

ʻO ka hitch i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hoʻopili ʻana i ka huila ʻelima i ka moena o kahi kaʻa kaʻa i kapa ʻia ʻo "jaw hitch," akā ʻo ka hitch i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hoʻopili ʻana i kahi kaʻa huakaʻi i ke kaʻa e huki ana ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia he "pōpō a hui pū." Hiki i ke kanaka hoʻokahi ke hoʻokele i ka huila ʻelima me ka maʻalahi a ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka huila. Eia nō naʻe, me ka ʻike kūpono, ʻo ka huki ʻana i kahi kaʻahele huakaʻi me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka puʻupuʻu pōpō-a-coupler a me ka ʻāwae hiki ke lilo i mea paʻakikī loa.

Inā makemake ʻoe i ke kūʻai ʻana i kaʻa leʻaleʻa e hāʻawi i kahi keʻena no ka noho ʻana a me kahi wahi mālama, a laila hiki i ka huila ʻelima ke hāʻawi i nā kiʻi huinaha hou āu e makemake ai. ʻO kekahi o nā kumu i emi ai ke kumukūʻai o nā kaʻa huakaʻi ma mua o nā kaʻa huila ʻelima ma muli o ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka liʻiliʻi o kahi noho, haʻahaʻa nā hale, a me ke kaumaha o ka nui. Hōʻike pū kēia i ka huki ʻana i kahi huakaʻi huakaʻi e emi ke kālā iā ʻoe.

No ka mea e koi ʻia kahi kaʻa kaʻa e huki i kahi kaʻa huila ʻelima, ua hoʻemi ʻia ka nui o nā poʻe hiki ke hele ma nā noho mua o ke kaʻa i ka wā e hoʻohana ʻia ai kekahi o kēia mau kaʻa (hiki ke huki ʻia nā kaʻa huakaʻi e kahi SUV, e hāʻawi iā ʻoe i kahi lumi hou aku no nā poʻe kaʻa).

ʻO nā kaʻa kaʻa huila ʻelima, ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, loaʻa nā pahu pahu nui no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka wai maʻemaʻe a me ka wai ʻino, e hiki ai i nā mea hoʻomoana ke noho ma waho no ka manawa lōʻihi. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻokomo i nā poʻe hou aʻe i loko o ke kaʻa huki me ka mahalo i kāu mau huakaʻi huakaʻi. ʻAʻole naʻe lākou e lako pono e ʻae iā ʻoe e hele no nā manawa lōʻihi me ka ʻole o ke komo ʻana i nā lako e hiki ke hoʻihoʻi hou i kāu wai a me nā lako pākaukau.

ʻO ka huila ʻelima kūpono no kāu kaʻa

After the material quality, the most important thing in deciding on a fifth wheel is the appropriate type that is suitable for your vehicle. This is because every truck or vehicle comes out with a specific structure, which may not be able to receive certain hitch plates. The hitch plate provides the base for the attachment between the truck bed and the fifth wheel hitch. In this sense, it is the connection point that undertakes the whole force. The type, quality, and material differ according to the fifth wheel’s use as well as the structure of the receiver vehicle. Here is TULGA’s best fifth wheel hitch plate selection for you to make your travel the safest and the most comfortable.

T.22.D.2 "Hoʻohālikelike ʻia ʻo Steel Fifth Wheel Hitch Plate Model

ʻAʻole nā ​​kaʻa kaʻa a pau e hana i nā hana koʻikoʻi e like me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wahi kuaʻāina, ke kalaka a i ʻole ka huki kalaka. Aia kekahi mau noi maʻalahi hiki iā ʻoe ke hana me ka huila ʻelima. No laila pono e noʻonoʻo nā hui i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka huila ʻelima i nā noi hoʻouka māmā no nā kaʻa semi. Hiki i kahi kaʻa kaumaha ka pā huila ʻelima ke loaʻa i 45 k dute no ka maopopo. Eia nō naʻe, hāʻawi ka mea hana i ke kaumaha hou i kāu kaʻa pivot a hiki ke komo. No laila, koho T.22.D.2’’ i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka huahana kila e pale ana i kou moena kaʻa mai nā ukana ʻē aʻe i ka hāʻawi ʻana iā ʻoe i ka hoʻokele maikaʻi loa.  

T.25.D.2" Hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka hao ʻelima huila paʻa hoʻohālike

This one recent fifth wheel hitch plate model is particularly designed as to serve multifunctional applications. The cast ductile iron material reinforces the durability of the plate while making it lighter for your truck bed. T.25.D.2’’ model’s difference comes from its adaption to both medium and heavy duties. This means the plate is capable of receiving heavy duties while not wearing the truck bed with an extra load. Thus, you can conduct your heavy duties with that of the size of a medium model, which is only up to 390 lbs. Besides, it is designed for semi trailers, which makes it more common in your daily use.

T.36.D.2" & 3,5" hoolei kila elima huila hookui papa kükohu

ʻO ke dute kaumaha ka papa o nā kaʻa i ʻoi aku ke kaumaha ma mua o 26,001 paona. ʻO nā kaʻa kaʻa kaʻaahi, nā pahu paʻa, nā huila sima, nā kaʻa ʻōpala, a me nā traktor i kūkulu ʻia no ka huki ʻana i nā kaʻa kaʻa paʻa, nā kaʻa maloʻo, a me nā ʻano mea hana ʻē aʻe kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona. He ikaika a lōʻihi hoʻi kēia mau kaʻa i ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i ka papa hana māmā, a no laila e koi aku i kahi pā hitch ʻoi aku ka ikaika e loaʻa ai nā ikaika koʻikoʻi. Ke hele mai nei i loko o ʻelua ʻīniha koho, hāʻawi ke kumu hoʻohālike T.36.D iā ʻoe i kahi hana paʻa me ka mea kila kila e hoʻohui i ka maikaʻi o ka hāmeʻa. Ma mua o ka palekana, lilo ʻo TULGA i ʻinikua ma ke alanui.

T10 Paʻa Huila ʻElima no nā kaʻa kaʻa paʻa paʻa i nā kaʻa huakaʻi RV nā mea hoʻokele kaʻa pāʻani.

 No na hana mama, ka T10 kumu hoʻohālike e lilo i mea lawa loa me ka li'ili'i ka nui akā ke kūpa'a kū'oko'a inā loa'a kāu ka'a pa'a. ʻO kēia ʻano kaʻa he kaʻa kaʻa nui nona kahi moe e hāmama loa ma nā ʻaoʻao āpau a ʻaʻohe hale a ʻaoʻao paha. ʻO ka maʻamau, hoʻohana ʻia nā kaʻa palaka no ka lawe ʻana i nā waiwai nui i hiki ke kū i nā kūlana ʻino, e like me ka ʻāina paʻakikī a i ʻole ka wā ʻino. ʻO ko lākou ʻano moe hoʻokahi ʻano kūpono no ka lawe ʻana i nā ukana i ʻoi aku ka nui no kahi kaʻa i uhi ʻia kona kino. ʻO ia ke kumu maʻamau a kaulana lākou i waena o nā mea hoʻokele kaʻa, ʻo ia hoʻi ka mea i ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka T10 Fifth Wheel Hitch Plate.

Ke kamaʻāina ʻoe i ka huila ʻelima a me kāna mau mea hana, e maʻalahi loa ke koho ʻana i ke ʻano kūpono, e hoʻokomo i kāu huila ʻelima, e hoʻomau i kāna mālama ʻana, a ʻike i nā manawa like ʻole ma ke alanui. No kēlā me kēia kumu, hiki iā ʻoe ke noʻonoʻo i ka huila ʻelima i kāu hui maikaʻi loa i nā huakaʻi lōʻihi. Eia kekahi, ʻo ka kaulana o ka huila ʻelima i hoʻomaka i nā ʻoihana pilikino e like me ke kaʻa kaʻa wela a me ka lawe ʻana. No ka ʻike hou aku, hiki iā ʻoe ke nānā i kā mākou blog e pili ana i kēia mau hoʻohana ʻokoʻa o ka huila ʻelima.

Now it is time to decide on your fifth wheel type. What do you want to do on the roads? Where do you want to go? Are you a comfort person or minimalist? Do you want to pursue your own flexible job? Take every detail into consideration before you purchase a fifth wheel and make every step enjoyable!