A fold back landing gear in a trailer underframe including a pair of downwardly depending legs hinged to the underframe and selectively held in a vertical trailer supporting position and an essentially horizontal stowed position nestled within the trailer underframe by a longitudinally extending strut reciprocably carried within a clevis-like bracket depending from the trailer underframe and to which the strut may be affixed to secure the gear legs in their respective vertical and stowed positions.
The plurality of multi-purpose trailer arrangements and combinations are provided to carry large and heavy loads for over-the highway transportation, the arrangements providing for greater versatility and load distribution necessary to meet highway requirements.
Gary L. Weir - Denton TX Velmo Johnson - Mabank TX
Assignee:
Pullman Incorporated - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B62D 5300
US Classification:
280423A
Abstract:
A transport system of highway vehicles comprises a highway tractor which is connected to a highway trailer vehicle by means of an intermediate dolly. The dolly includes an inclined frame supported at its lower rear end on a running gear and its forward end includes a king pin connected to the tractor fifth wheel. A fifth wheel for connection to the highway trailer is movably mounted on the inclined frame.
