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Old 12-03-2015, 03:57 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Maybe if it racked in and out based on the angle. You might could do it with a Watts linkage.
There's 5th wheel hitches that do this, most manually slide, but some do it automatically while turning. I've often wondered why I've never seen such an arrangement for semi-trucks. Small gap on the highway, larger for turning.

Here's an automatic one.



(Not a 5th wheel guy myself, maybe someone who tows a 5th wheel can add some details?)
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