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sayoung
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Jan 31, 2015

B&W Patriot

Ok,users of the Patriot give me the good and the bad of using this hitch.Cant use Companion without changing out my Curt turnover gooseneck ball.Use a Reese now and had no mechanicall issues just clunks and bangs.

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  • I just removed my Companion from my 11 Dually last night since I am trading for a new 15 in a few days. I have a RVK3600 sitting my shop waiting to be placed in the pucks of the new 15.

    I have heard you are not supposed to advertise items for sale here like the Companion 18K I just removed and have no further need for.;)
  • There is a patriot for sale close to me for about $200.00 on Craigslist . I've thought about buying it and storing it for that price just in case we ever get a fiver.

    OP, are you going to use the Curt X5 rail adaptor for your gooseneck or are you going to install fifth wheel rails along with your gooseneck.

    Thanks!

    Jeremiah
  • I did a lot of research before I settled on my Patriot...well made, great durable powder coat finish lots of adjustment super quiet and easy to hook up. No better hitch out there! MADE IN USA!!!
  • I've had the b&w companion for 3years now ,I had the turnover ball on my other truck we just bought a newer Ford with the factory pucks, they make the coupler heads interchangeable so all I had to do was buy a new base that works with pucks, was so much cheaper than having to buy a whole new hitch, tows great with no bucking so quiet you don't even know your towing I wouldn't buy a different brand of hitch, made in USA and awesome customer service
  • Thanks for the replays.got a chance to buy a used one way reasonable and get rid of the Reese.
  • Own mine for 8 days now. I did the research and bought it. The RV installer that did the install said he wishes people would only buy this hitch and forget all the other ones.

    I am delighted. It is positively in and locked if you can get the pin in to lock it. It just works great. Simple, hugely tough, comes apart in two parts easily.
  • I have a B&W Patriot 16K hitch. It's simply as good a hitch as they make. It's all of high quality, and even made in the USA. I understand B&W is a first class company in customer service, too.

    My hitch is very adjustable--back and forth, up and down without any clunking. And the price was very right on Amazon.com. I mounted mine with Curt custom under bed mounts and cross rails.