Gooseneck

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It's what you attach the coupler to.

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Whats a gooseneck skidplate ? My gooseneck is a ball and coupler.

I've had a gooseneck on for 4 years and the skid plate became wavy as it was not thick enough to handle the front to rear leverage. This year I replaced the original hitch with a Mor Ryde with the optional gooseneck skid plate. I have noticed a big improvement in the ride as almost all for and aft chucking was eliminated. I see no problem with the frame.

45Ricochet wrote:


Now answer this question. Why do most RV manufactures void a warranty for a GN adapter? I'm sure you'll step up and cover any damage for the OP. That horse has to be worth something.

My GN hitch frame area is totally different than my RV for some reason :H

I'm not sure if you are really as ignorant as you come across or just being dumb on purpose. You obviously have NO CLUE so this is my last on this thread.

I'll let you explain then why this gooseneck hitch is approved for warranty since the leverage is the same. Good day!

Okay my first quick GN example is a 8 wheeler, maybe look up this one for me :W Design and material used is clearly different.

Now answer this question. Why do most RV manufactures void a warranty for a GN adapter? I'm sure you'll step up and cover any damage for the OP. That horse has to be worth something.

My GN hitch frame area is totally different than my RV for some reason :H

mdamerell wrote:
Compare a standard 53' van semi trailer (1" thick walls, a piece of sheet metal for roof and 6" max floor including the decking) and a flatbed trailer with a 16 to 18" frame members and you'll see the same thing. The van uses it's box shape ( picture load inside a box girder ) to get it's support like the camper. The flatbed has a heavy frame since it has no other support and is designed for a more concentrated load on the floor (IE a coil of steel). Both trailers can carry 46,000# but they support it differently.

Exactly! You are 100% correct. Show me a 53ft box trailer with a full length frame. I don't recall ever seeing one.

Compare a standard 53' van semi trailer (1" thick walls, a piece of sheet metal for roof and 6" max floor including the decking) and a flatbed trailer with a 16 to 18" frame members and you'll see the same thing. The van uses it's box shape ( picture load inside a box girder ) to get it's support like the camper. The flatbed has a heavy frame since it has no other support and is designed for a more concentrated load on the floor (IE a coil of steel). Both trailers can carry 46,000# but they support it differently.

45Ricochet wrote:
The main difference is the material used with these two type of frames, that and of course the design is different. Of course then the person who's welding it together. Notice the material used on this GN trailer.



This isn't the best photo of a 5er RV frame but you can see the difference in the pin box area. This is why most RV 5er manufactures will void the warranty.



The frame material and design are a apple vs orange comparison.
Having said that, I've seen plenty of folks do it but they seem to be mostly smaller 5er's with less weight.

Good luck whatever you do

On edit maybe IB516 can share a photo or two of how some are put together :W

Wow! The first one has at least two 10,000lb axles with duals used for loading heavy equipment that if the ramps sink into the ground would lift a 1 ton dually or larger off the ground in a heartbeat and then as the load moves forward would load the truck to it's axle stops until loaded properly. The change could be in a matter of seconds so a real pounding.

The camper, much lighter, is used entirely different with the max load shift as the husband and wife decide to quit watching tv in the back and head for bed. To use those two pictures to justify knocking a gooseneck adaptor is outrageously ignorant at best.

On edit: The top trailer is rated with two 15,000lb axles and a Med duty tractor. The axles that far back puts much more then 20% of the weight on the hitch also. Kinda dishonest comparing those two trailers don't you think?

On edit again: I down loaded the pdf on the gooseneck trailer shown above... Model 3XGN. Two 15,000lb axles. 30,000lb rating weighing 8630lbs empty. 20ft from the front of the bed to the hanger pivot between the two axles. Long enough to drive 1 12,000lb tractor on to the front of the bed then driving another on the rear of the bed. Enough to go from a negative to a 6000+ lb load on the hitch (not calculating the trailer empty pin weight) in the time it takes to drive the tractor from the back to the front. I know this is RV.net but I don't think even here ignorance is that bad. It had to be a blatant intentional attempt to deceive.





Picture look familiar?

Well as you can see most on this forum do not recommend it. But for the record I use a gooseneck adapter for my 12,000# FW. I've had this one for 3 years and tow it around 6,000 miles a year. This includes getting into and out of some pretty off-road places (Horse Show grounds). I routinely inspect my hitch and frame and have no indication of any damage at all at this point.

The main difference is the material used with these two type of frames, that and of course the design is different. Of course then the person who's welding it together. Notice the material used on this GN trailer.



This isn't the best photo of a 5er RV frame but you can see the difference in the pin box area. This is why most RV 5er manufactures will void the warranty.



The frame material and design are a apple vs orange comparison.
Having said that, I've seen plenty of folks do it but they seem to be mostly smaller 5er's with less weight.

Good luck whatever you do

On edit maybe IB516 can share a photo or two of how some are put together :W