If you work in the semi-trailer industry, you’re familiar with fifth wheels. But do you know what types of fifth wheels are on the market? From stationery to sliding, we’ve got them all. Plus, besides JOST International, other brands make their own models as well. Here are the types of wheels explained.
At JOST International, we’re proud to be a world market leader and international supplier for the commercial trucking industry. We provide top-of-the-fifth wheels that accommodate various applications – sliding fifth wheels and stationary fifth wheels.
A sliding fifth wheel is a coupler that connects the tractor unit and semi-trailer together. It features a mechanism that slides the coupler forward and backward. Sliding fifth wheels are mounted to the semi-tractor’s frame. Unlike a stationary fifth wheel, it can move along the frame rails.
Faida: Kuteleza kwa magurudumu ya tano husaidia kuhamisha uzito hadi au kutoka kwa ekseli ya kuelekeza (mbele) wateja wanapobadilisha aina za trela au kuwa na mizigo inayobadilika. Idadi ya chaguzi kwa wateja na fursa za mapato huongezeka.
Stationary mlima magurudumu ya tano, also known as fixed fifth wheels, are the original fifth wheel. These fifth wheels are ideal for applications where the semi-trailer’s kingpin setting, axle loading, and vehicle length are all constant throughout the fleet. As a rule of thumb, stationary fifth wheels are lighter than sliding mount fifth wheels.
Faida: Magurudumu ya tano ya stationary hutoa uokoaji mkubwa wa uzito na unyenyekevu wa matengenezo. Wateja huongeza mapato kupitia mzigo mkubwa wa malipo na kupunguza gharama za uendeshaji kwa urahisi zaidi.
Kwa habari zaidi kuhusu bidhaa zetu, pakua yetu Mstari wa Bidhaa wa Gurudumu la Tano kitini.
JOST fifth wheels are standard products for many trucking companies. There are also other brands on the market that produce quality fifth wheels, including Holland and Fontaine. If you need to identify a type of fifth wheel, here’s how to do so:
Kila gurudumu la tano la JOST lina kipekee kichupo cha kitambulisho chekundu with the item’s model and assembly numbers. It will also have the JOST logo cast in the top surface or prominent on the ID tag.
Kila JOST Kipengele cha kimataifa kilichoundwa kwa kweli inakidhi mahitaji madhubuti ya OEM ya kutoshea kwanza kwa vipimo. Tunatengeneza safu ya sehemu zinazolingana za uingizwaji kwa chapa zingine za magurudumu ya tano.
When it comes to types of fifth wheels for semi-trailers, JOST International is the industry leader. We’ve been manufacturing fifth wheel coupling devices globally since 1956, and we even submitted the patent for the very first steel-cast fifth wheel coupling.
If you’re looking for more information about JOST fifth wheels, we’re here to help. Take a look at our hesabu ya bidhaa za gurudumu la tano au wasiliana na timu yetu leo.