TM-5-2330-325-13-P
SEMITRAILER, MEDIUM HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER (MHET), 40 TON, M870A3
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST
JUNE 2014
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LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS
Table 1.
Major Components of Gooseneck.
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KEY
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTION
1
Tool Box
Houses equipment such as cargo, tiedown chains, load binders,
and wheel jack.
2
Shim Assembly
Provides a shimming action between the gooseneck and the
semitrailer to allow for raising of the semitrailer bed.
3
Neck Base Assembly
Connects the gooseneck to the semitrailer via lifting pins and lugs
and is locked in position by a slide bar rod.
4
Tilt Arm
Acts as a stabilizing force between the gooseneck and the
tractor platform.
5
Kingpin
A removable kingpin is inserted from the top side of the
semitrailer’s gooseneck and extends below the gooseneck to
attach to the towing vehicle’s fifth wheel plate for towing. Two
kingpins are provided for use with different towing vehicles.
6
Kingpin Box
Houses both the towing kingpin and the second kingpin. The base
of the box serves as the kingpin plate.
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