TM 5-3895-370-14&P
2-23. MOUNTING AND OPERATING FIFTH-WHEEL AND BITUMETER GAGE (CONT).
(3)
Install clamp (4) on tow vehicle running
board (6). Turn knob (7) until tight.
NOTE
Fifth-wheel must be installed with
right-angle drive facing to the inside
of tow vehicle, as shown.
(4)
Install fifth-wheel (2) on clamp (4). Install
hair pin (1) to secure fifth-wheel.
NOTE
· If travel speeds are less than 300
FPM, 2-to-1 increaser must be
installed in right-angle drive on
fifth-wheel. If travel speeds are not
expected
to
exceed
300
FPM,
remove 2-to-1 increaser.
· If increaser is to be used, bitumeter
gage will read double what the
actual FPM rate is. For example,
with increaser installed, if gage
reads 400 FPM, actual travel speed
is 200 FPM.
(5)
If necessary, install 2-to-1 increaser (8) on
bitumeter adapter (9).
(6)
Install cable (10) on bitumeter adapter (9).
NOTE
Bitumeter gage and cable are located
in tool box on right fender.
(7)
Install bitumeter gage (11) on driver-side
mirror bracket (12) with gage bracket (13),
capscrew (14), and wing nut (15).
(8)
Connect cable (10) to bitumeter gage (11).
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