Blanco1
Oct 12, 2017Explorer
Why Gooseneck?
Why is it horse trailers are almost always Goosenecks vs 5th wheels? & what are the advantages to each?
gkainz wrote:NMDriver wrote:
A gooseneck is easier on the trailer to hook-up. You do not lift up the front with the hitch and push back against the landing legs. You lower the coupler on to the ball. Less stress on the frame and less jolt to any horse or mule in the trailer.
Overall a gooseneck is a better arrangement for towing and does not add stress to the pin or frame, like a 5er does, when it is articulated past the few degrees allowed by a 5er hitch.
A trailer will move once the required force is applied to the pin regardless of the type of hitch. One hitch does not apply more or less force than another once it is hitched and ready to roll.
All the gooseneck trailers I've used have a jaws and hoop coupler, so they most certainly did require backing into the coupler on those.
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