Why is 5th wheel standard vs Gooseneck?
Been doing a lot of research in my preparation for buying a fifth wheel. One of the things that has surprised me is the use of the 5th wheel over a gooseneck design. Considering the weight and space t...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:work2much wrote:dieseltruckdriver wrote:
It is due to the frame stresses. Look at how heavily built your goose neck trailers are up front. It would cost too much to build an RV that heavy.
Most of the RV's on the market have frames made by Lippert. Lippert endorses the use of the Reese Goose Box with their frames so apparently the frames don't need to be any heavier or cost anymore than they already do.
I'm with Adamis, they should at least make it a factory option so you don't have to toss the factory boat anchor when you make the swap. New Horizons makes the Gen Y available on their units.
Aside from ease of hitching there is a lot to like with a gooseneck over a std. hitch.
Lippert 5th wheel frame failures and these were using standard 5th wheel hitch....Lippert/JUNK ---words are interchangeable!
Lippert approves Reese Goose Box cause THEY own it
Could Post all day long but you should do a little bit of research.
So to make your point you post a traditional kingpin and a bent frame from an obvious traumatic impact? Nothing remotely related to a Goose Box..
The goose box adapter Reese makes is more like a kingpin that fits a ball instead of a hitch.
Turning off the gaslight now...
