• Ever wonder what the undercarriage of a fifth-wheel looks
4th August 1988, Page 24
4th August 1988
Page 24
Page 24, 4th August 1988
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like? I can't say I have. Davies Magnet Group, however, has donated a DM fifthwheel, mounted upside down, to Midland BRS driver training centre.
The upside-down demo unit, says training manager David Tarbuck, is very good for "showing trainees how a modern fifth-wheel works. They never see underneath."
Drivers on training courses can see the DM double-jaw action and appreciate how the square locking-block holds the jaws firmly closed around a trailer king pin, without risk of being dislodged by towing or turning forces, says Davies Magnet. The system is now exclusive to DM fifth-wheels. Now you know.