Opinions: FW to gooseneck adapters?

DSteiner51 wrote:


Two entirely different applications. The gooseneck pictured is designed to be towed off road in soft fields with two 1500lb hay bales up against the hitch putting lots of stress on the hitch. It is also designed that when those bales are unloaded one can load a skid steer or two or even a trackhoe from the back. This puts lots of stress the opposite way when loading.

The 5th wheel RV sees nothing even close to the stresses of the gooseneck. On mine the max weight shift is when my wife and I finish watching TV and go to bed. A max weight shift of approx 360lbs not 5000 - 6000lbs.

The frames are entirely different for a good reason and anyone who uses this example to force their opinion screams their ignorance for all to notice.

But to be complete it isn't just weight changes that occur while stationary but also the dynamics at 65 mph which you haven't calculated. Bottom line, every fifth wheel frame is weaker than GN frames, they frequently fail w/o extra stress, so risk of a failure does increase with added stress of a GN extension. Every owner can find out for themselves but one success does not guarantee the same results on another fifth wheel.