X Full Timer---5th Wheel Virgin
Full timed in a 33 travel Trailer for three years. Hated towing that thing even with my Dodge 3500. Found the road is calling me again... Bought a 2011 F250 Crew Cab 4x4, 8' Bed. Truck was a goose ...
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RetiredSquid wrote:
Been told my best option would be to put another TURNOVERBALLâ„¢ - GOOSENECK HITCH in the truck and have the 5th wheel I buy converted to a goose neck. Im told the pro's are less maintenance and a empty flat bed when I want it.
Im sure this is a better option than having the holes welded shut and a traditional 5th wheel hitch installed ????
Or the other option buy the turnover and the companion to go with it.
5th wheel RVs, unless a special build by the manufacturers, are NOT built to be a gooseneck trailer. Do a side-by-side comparison of a 5th wheel and gooseneck trailer frame - notice the heavier steel and all the gusseting in the crown area of the gooseneck trailer - that's to deal with the additional torques and moments inherent in the gooseneck hitch arrangement. For that reason, Option 1 is a non-starter for me.
Option 2 is what I've used since 2001 to pull our 5th wheels, and I have no complaints whatsoever. The clean bed argument for the gooseneck adapter falls on its face as the Companion 5th wheel hitch also leaves a clean bed floor when it's removed.
Even though I'm a B&W fan, there's another option that will be presented to you by other users - the B&W Turnoverball gooseneck hitch used in conjunction with one of the Andersen hitches. Although the Andersen is a ball hitch, it doesn't impose the excessive loading on the 5th wheel frame that a gooseneck adapter does.
Rusty
