Winch slide-out trailer undercarriage
OwnerLarry L. Wesselsinventor
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A winch assembly for moving a first fifth wheel outwardly from a first trailer and engaging a king pin on a second trailer. The winch assembly includes a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails mounted on the underside of the first trailer. A slide out frame is mounted between the rails and attached to a front axle and a real axle, with wheels. The slide out frame includes the first fifth wheel adapted for engaging the king pin on the front of a second trailer. The first fifth wheel is attached to a pair of first cables on winch drums, driven by winch motors. The winch motors are used for rotating cable drums for retracting the first fifth wheel along a length of the trailer. Also, a pair of second cables on winch drums, driven by winch motors, are attached to the slide out frame. The second cables are used to extend the first fifth wheel outwardly from the rear of the first trailer for engaging the fifth wheel to the second trailer.
A winch assembly mounted on a first trailer pulled by a highway tractor and adapted for attaching a rear of the first trailer to a front of a second trailer, the winch assembly comprising:
A winch assembly mounted on a second trailer pulled by a first trailer and a highway tractor and adapted for attaching a rear of the second trailer to a front of a third trailer, the winch assembly comprising:
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