Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any 
I done some wok recently for pratts (hinship) of Luton, their units all had this system, when coupling up to a Tesco fridge with the sliding connectors you could connect all the lines from ground level on the near side. Bloody good idea if you ask me. No need for split coupling and no tangled lines. Was meaning to take a photo but forgot.
BradCarTransporter:
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
BradCarTransporter:
when coupling up to a Tesco fridge with the sliding connectors you could connect all the lines from ground level
I seen this too when I used to do supermarkets on the agency… but that was just the slider thing to allow coupling from the ground… the Susies were still in the usual [behind the cab] position NOT repositioned on front of fifth wheel.
They also had a button in the cab that allowed the fifth wheel to slide automatically and eliminate the need to split couple!
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
Do you mean this awful design where the lines got covered in fifth wheel grease.
nexusvehiclesystems.com/nexus-boom/
fingermissing:
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
Do you mean this awful design where the lines got covered in fifth wheel grease.
nexusvehiclesystems.com/nexus-boom/
Aye, that looks like what I remember… though I never used a trailer with those fitted so I can’t comment on
whether the Susies got covered in grease!
I thought the whole point of this contraption was to prevent the lines being stretched during tight turns and
stop them getting covered in grease? So they never worked then?
If you drive for stobrats then they’ll probably need to be about 20’ long.
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
GiST use them a lot too. Its terrible system. Everything gets caked in fifth wheel grease. If for any reason you have to get up on the catwalk, (like some spanner hooking the suzies under the catwalk in the middle to stop them flying around when solo) you have a trip hazard too. Best way to keep it all clean and safe is a high suzie bar on the back of the unit unless you could get a double mavis rail system, mavis rail on the unit, mavis rail on the trailer, but I’ve never seen it, just think it would be a good idea.
The other problem with the flappy T bar system attached to the fifth wheel is that it lowers the height of the bottom of the trailer which, when reversing in tight areas increases the risk of damage from bollards, stacks of pallets etc.
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
some new trailers have them.
nsmith1180:
Lennoxtown:
Did anyone remember seeing a clever new idea for the Susies that some company invented
years ago… if I remember, the electrical and air lines were repositioned nearer to the front
of the fifth wheel, rather than the usual back of the cab position
This meant they didn’t get stretched at all, as they pivoted with the trailer on a kind of
sliding mechanism.
Perhaps the idea flopped as I only remember seeing them on a few trucks years ago
( Possibly Christian Salvesen ) then I never saw them again.
I tried to find an image of this innovative design but I couldn’t find any
GiST use them a lot too. Its terrible system. Everything gets caked in fifth wheel grease. If for any reason you have to get up on the catwalk, (like some spanner hooking the suzies under the catwalk in the middle to stop them flying around when solo) you have a trip hazard too. Best way to keep it all clean and safe is a high suzie bar on the back of the unit unless you could get a double mavis rail system, mavis rail on the unit, mavis rail on the trailer, but I’ve never seen it, just think it would be a good idea.
The other problem with the flappy T bar system attached to the fifth wheel is that it lowers the height of the bottom of the trailer which, when reversing in tight areas increases the risk of damage from bollards, stacks of pallets etc.
The NEXUS BOOM and the NEXUS UMBILICAL made by Power & Motions from Grantham mid 90`s think this could be what your
on about. 
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