gooseneck vs fifth wheel hitch
I don't know if this has been posted before but here it is: We're in the process of buying a Montana 325rl and I will have to equip my pickup truck with a hitch. I'm debating on what to buy.....Wha...
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N-Trouble wrote:DirtyOil wrote:
To each their own, concerning what hitch system you want to use...
Have asked on several forums, for pictures and actual proof of damage to a fiver trailer caused by a goose neck adapter or from the Andersen.. so far no replies.
Something to think about...
With a goose neck or Andersen you are lifting the fiver on and off the "ball", for a conventional fifth wheel hitch... your backing into the king pin either straight on or at different angle, some even slamming into the king pin to get the jaws to lock on the hitch... over time how much damage/stress is on causing to that fifth wheel trailer frame, and to the landing gear?
Just a thought... :W
Your not looking hard enough... There was a guy on here just a few months ago with GN damage. Need me to dig it up?
And why would an Andersen cause trailer damage? It's no different than any other 5er hitch when it comes to exerting forces on the trailer.
LOL... sorry N-Trouble, I use the Andersen myself and love it! As for the "guy with GN damage" was that a goose neck trailer or are you talking the use of a goose neck adapter? As I've said there are several other forums that I have asked for factual reports of damaged fiver frames caused by "GN" adapters. Would like to see the comparison numbers between GN adapters and traditional Fifth wheel hitches. Not denying its possible GN adapters are reasonable, but the stories/accounts/anecdotes of broken, cracked or bent fiver frames, the owners were using traditional fifth wheel hitches. Like how many incidents of bent box rails due to jaws not locking compared to GN hitches/adapters?
