5th wheel hitch

Got it! And I understand your questions about that now. Here's my advice - just me, but based on being a happy Andersen Ultimate (the lightweight one) user ... go with the Andersen. I am VERY happy with it.

For further info, my old truck had the standard 5th wheel rail mount hitch. When I traded to a newer truck, it already had the gooseneck ball in the bed. I took a chance on the Andersen and love everything about it. It's just slightly harder to hook up (for me) than the 5er (I can't quite judge how far back I am when trying to get EXACTLY (my obsessive compulsive behavior) centered fore and aft over the ball before lowering, so I get out and check a couple of times while hooking up. I may rig up some tattle tail wire or flag or something to tell me when I'm backed up far enough.

Another (slight) con on the Andersen over the standard 5th wheel, you have to raise your trailer higher to hitch and unhitch on the Andersen.

For me, having a completely flat truck bed when not towing was the deal clincher. That's why I switched to Andersen.

Greg

joe_dejesus wrote:
I understand and agree.. maybe we are all not on the same page.

I am looking to put andersen 5th wheel adapter on my current gooseneck hitch thats on my truck, to pull a 5th wheel RV.


this is what was stated "Joe, why don't you forget about that goose neck adapter and get you a 5th wheel hitch."

gkainz wrote:
You need to remember the difference between a gooseneck
adapter (the single pipe extension that connects the 5th wheel king pin to the gooseneck ball) is different than the B&W or Andersen setups. They are not the traditional gooseneck adapter. Yes, they do connect to the gooseneck ball, but the Andersen (and I assume the B&W) raise the attachment point up to the king pin. The torque forces are not multiplied on the pin box by an extended lever like the gooseneck adapter.

joe_dejesus wrote:
so if i buy a 5th wheel hitch that utilizes my gooseneck hitch installed, it will be LESS stressfull than utilizing an andersen hitch utilizing my same gooseneck hitch point?

both have same attachment point (gooseneck) to me it seems the andersen is spreading the load more utilizing a larger footprint.

handsome51 wrote:
With the goose neck adapter you are putting your 5th wheel in a strain that it was not built to handle. Some people don't have a problem and then some do have a problem with welds cracking on the 5th wheel. With a regular 5th wheel hitch your 5th wheel is not in that kind of strain. But you are still locked together solid . You just don't have as much stain on the frame of the 5th wheel. But your 5th wheel and truck are still in a stain due to mechanically locket together going down the road. With a air hitch the 5th wheel and truck are not locked together so they are not in a strain from each other. They float independently of each other. When one goes over a bump the other one does not feel it. With a goose neck or regular 5th wheel hitch they feel each other. I hope I have explained it to where you understand what I am trying to say. All I can say is if you buy a air hitch. After you have made a couple of trips, you will say that is the best decision you had made. Was to buy the air hitch.