This is my first B&W hitch. So I am still learning. Those of you that take it in and out of your truck. Do you replace it with the gooseneck ball or just leave the hole empty?If you leave it empty doesn't it get dirty and harder to put the companion hitch back in?If you put the ball in do you put it in upside down so bed is clear? If so doe the latch pin under neath still latch? How much if any grease do you apply?

Our truck is a 2WD. Because the 2WD Ram rides lower than the 4WD (at least ours with the IFS does), there's not enough clearance between the inverted ball and pinion snout of the rear axle to turn the gooseneck ball over for storage. For this application, B&W supplies a small, lightweight plug that fits in the Turnoverball gooseneck hitch and is retained by the latching pin. The plug fits flush with the top of the gooseneck hitch and gives a flat bed floor.Rusty

I put mine in inverted and the pin does slide through it. I have plenty of clearance to do this.I have left it open on several occasions for weeks at a time and the hitch slides right in. I'm guessing unless you are hauling dirt that gets wet and turns to really thick mud that hardens like steel; you won't have a problem because the hitch is heavy enough to break through gunk as it slides down into the hole.

On my 2500HD I flip the ball and put it back in the hole. Now, if you're hauling trash and/or dirt, it =can= work in and jam up whatever's in the hole. I'd =love= to see B&W make a sealed plug that would help with this. Still, a very rare problem.Lyle

Only put the ball in if hauling dirt or gravel.

I put my ball in upside down, so it fills the hole and makes the bed flat.

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the_bear_II
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
I put mine in inverted and the pin does slide through it. I have plenty of clearance to do this.

I have left it open on several occasions for weeks at a time and the hitch slides right in. I'm guessing unless you are hauling dirt that gets wet and turns to really thick mud that hardens like steel; you won't have a problem because the hitch is heavy enough to break through gunk as it slides down into the hole.
RustyJC
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
Our truck is a 2WD. Because the 2WD Ram rides lower than the 4WD (at least ours with the IFS does), there's not enough clearance between the inverted ball and pinion snout of the rear axle to turn the gooseneck ball over for storage. For this application, B&W supplies a small, lightweight plug that fits in the Turnoverball gooseneck hitch and is retained by the latching pin. The plug fits flush with the top of the gooseneck hitch and gives a flat bed floor.

Rusty

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