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Passage0ftime
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Mar 23, 2018

Gooseneck to 5th wheel adapters

I purchased a truck with a B&W roll over ball gooseneck hitch. My intention was to simply attach a new set of rails to mount my 5th wheel, but the shop told me that it could not be done without completely removing the B&W hitch first. They sold me a Curt adapter plate that has a center post compatible with the B&W hitch that provided rails as well. I have a Rockwood 2650WS with a Reese Revolution pin box.

Along with the adapter plate I purchased a fairly simple Curt hitch (not a slider) Now I read on a Reese site that the revolution is not compatible with B&W gooseneck adapter plates. (Specified B&W adapter)

Has anyone used one of these adapter plates with a revolution pin box?

Hope there are no rules about posting the URL. Cant manage to get the image to load

https://www.curtmfg.com/part/16310
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    LIKE2BUILD
    Explorer
    Mar 23, 2018
    Passage0ftime wrote:
    I purchased a truck with a B&W turn over ball ...the shop told me that it could not be done without completely removing the B&W hitch first. They sold me a Curt adapter plate ....I have a Rockwood 2650WS with a Reese Revolution pin box.

    Along with the adapter plate I purchased a fairly simple Curt hitch (not a slider) Now I read on a Reese site that the revolution is not compatible with B&W gooseneck adapter plates.

    I think you went to a shop that either isn't familiar with B&W hitches or they simply carry other brands and wanted to sell you what they had.

    You should have been able to purchase a B&W 5th wheel companion that would have worked just fine with the gooseneck in your truck and hte Reese Revolution pin box on your 5er.

    The other option is to replace your pin box with a Reese Goose Box. This is a Lipert frame approved and will let you connect your 5er directly to the gooseneck ball without a 5th wheel hitch.

    KJ

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