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DIVE2XS
Explorer
Mar 17, 2019

Goose neck, 5th wheel connection, Long bed, short bed truck

Hi, I'm moving from a travel trailer to a 5th wheel. I like the idea of having a goose neck connection as if I want to use all of the bed space on the truck, I don't have to remove anything. Howev...
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MFL
Nomad II
Mar 17, 2019
A goose-neck is not the best choice for a FW trailer, as the framing is not nearly as strong as an actual goose-neck trailer. Many FW trailer manufacturers will not warranty a FW towed this way.

A SRW truck would not have the RAWR to haul an 18K gross FW trailer, in most cases. It may easily pull a 21K trailer, but could not carry it.

I'm not even a forum weight cop, but our regular WP seem to have moved on, or passed on. :)

Jerry

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