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Thermoguy's avatar
Thermoguy
Explorer II
May 11, 2021

Rent a Truck to tow a 5th Wheel or Gooseneck

Does anyone know of a rental company that would rent a truck to tow a 5th wheel? We are traveling to an event in June in OR. Almost all hotels are booked due to the Olympic trials at the same time. We need to take both our trailers but only have 1 truck. Too far to do a double trip which I just did this last weekend (closer to home). Any thoughts on national rentals or where to look? One trailer is a 5th wheel and one is a gooseneck.

Thanks
  • Rug's avatar
    Rug
    Explorer II
    Check around you might be able to find one to rent.
  • Rug wrote:
    Check around you might be able to find one to rent.


    I assume you are talking about the Safety Hitch - you need to replace your standard hitch with a 3 receiver hitch - wouldn't be easy to rent.
  • Thanks - I will have to call them, I only see 1/2 ton trucks on their website. Looks like about $1000 per week.
  • Just pay someone with a 5th wheel or gooseneck. Hotshot or commercial hauler will do it. Or maybe a friend can do you a favor and you can help them out.
  • I checked the Enterprise website. Wow, I was surprised. Many years ago I searched for one in Texas with no luck.

    If you have a family, a travel trailer, and only a few weeks a year (3 to 6), why pay $30K or more for a pickup when you can rent one trouble-free for $375 a week?

    New truck every trip, and for the rental versus ownership you could rent for years to come and not worry about new tires, maintenance and depreciation. Practically a new truck every trip.
  • I just peeked at Enterprise website as well and only saw bumper pull hitch towing equipment ... didn't see anything for 5th wheel or gooseneck. Did I miss it?
  • You will probably have to call the local office. I've got a Buddy that when his truck got hit, Enterprise or Hertz supplied him an F-250 with a gooseneck hitch.