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Originally Posted by FlaCrakr
Has anyone tried those velcro grease packets that you put on the 5th wheel plate and get squiched when you couple?
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I never used them. I like my grease gun best.
But if I were to apply the packet, I'd set my plate the same way, as I normally do.
When I'm greasing, I dolly down, until I hear my air bags, disconnect the air lines, then I release the kingpin, dump the tractor air, and just start to pull away releasing the kingpin. I stop before the plate comes away from the trailer. I dolly up/down just enough to keep a slight clearance between the trailer deck, and the 5th wheel plate...but still low enough for the kingpin to engage, and not walk over the top of the plate.
That way, when I grease... I can ease the 5th wheel plate back under, leaving all the grease where I want it, and not scrape most of it off on the front edge of the trailer deck.
You can use less grease, and not have a gobbed up mess dripping from the front edge of the trailer deck....or spread out on the trailer deck ahead of the plate.
If I am hooking up to a new trailer, and want to grease... I'll hook up first, make my adjustments, then pull away, as I described to grease. When you set yourself up like this...it really doesn't take much time, and you get lined up, for a simple reconnect, and keep your grease where you want it.