OffTheRoadAgain wrote:
I recently got a killer deal on an F250 to pull the 5er that I'm buying soon but I've run into a snag and could use some advice. The truck has a gooseneck hitch in the bed. Not a Companion turnover ball; rather, a little plate that the hitch ball rotates down into. It looks a lot like this:
Am I correct that this will prevent the use of a Companion 5th wheel hitch because it's not a Companion turnover ball? Or will that hitch work with any gooseneck ball?
If not, are there any other gooseneck-ball-to-5th-wheel hitches? For many reasons, I'd like to avoid hooking the RV itself up to the gooseneck ball with an adapter on the kingpin. Am I going to be stuck removing the gooseneck hitch and its frame mount so I can install conventional 5th wheel rails?
Thanks for your advice.
I had a similar folding GN ball in an old '80's vintage 3/4 ton truck I drove on the farm. Worked great until the first load of sand. After that, I had to crawl underneath the bed and beat the ball back upright. The little arm that flipped the ball up, was also so light that it would bend. If you want to get a FW/GN adapter, check with your trailer's manufacturer and see if it will void the warranty to use one; most will.
Lyle
