Needed Help With Tandem Sliding Or Weight Limit

Is his 5th wheel a non sliding type or are the pins just stuck? If the pins are stuck, grab some WD-40 and a ball peen hammer. If his 5th wheel is a non sliding type, he needs to have the mechanics adjust it. Even non sliding types can be adjusted. It just involves removing the mounting bracket hardware, moving the entire assembly and reinstalling. Under a heavy load his steers should be at least 11k.

Are you sure you were scaling correctly on a good scale with your parking brakes off? Maybe a silly question but it's strange for the the fifth wheel to be off by that much. You've got my curiosity up as to how that could happen.

Yeah I checked that, but its welded that way.

If the fifth wheel is in a fixed position than it wouldnt ever be off so much. No company puts their fifth wheel in a fixed position so far back. Original poster is either doing it wrong or doesn't know how to adjust it.

I've had adjusted fifth wheels, usually that meant they disconnected the air line leading to the fifth wheel that withdraws the locking pins. Look for a disconnected air line running along your frame right before your fifth wheel. If its disconnect it, connect it back, slide fifth wheel then disconnect it again and put it back how it was.

Either way, you're going to be hard pressed to find a shipper who will take off weight when youre not even close to max gross weight.

Yeah I should have went back and made the shipper remove some freight and shift some around, but after two scaling attempts and time running out, I took a chance. And yes I was sweating it out until I got to a point where I knew I was in the clear. Thank GOD.......

If I'm understanding correctly, I would have made that shipper remove some freight from that trailer and shift the remaining load.