Goosneck Ball

fly-boy wrote:
Sell your hitch and get the B&W Companion.
It's a great unit and if the truck is a long bed you are good to go.

Do this^^

No need to go hacking up the truck bed when you can just drop in a companion and go, it's already set up for it.

I have a reese HI rise fifthwheel Hitch that drops into my gooseneck.Had it awhile no issuses at all.Price was very fair .And don't have to deal with them dam rails .

45Ricochet wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
There are drop in fifth wheel hitches that use the gooseneck mount. There shouldn't be a need to make modifications.

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B&W hitches is one brand that will work.

Only if its a B&W turnover ball will it work or if it has a square base to prevent the ball from turning. If your gooseneck ball has a round base where it fits in the frame it won't work with the 5th wheel hitches that use to ball as a mounting point.

Before buying any hitch, take a close look at the Reese Goosebox. Use the B&W Turnover ball that's already in your truck, and replace the fifth wheel's pin box. B&W also makes an extender for the turnoverball that moves the center of hitch to the rear 4". The Goosebox incorporates the Fifth Airborne technology with shocks and an airbag. Nice soft ride and takes out 95% of the chucking.
Fwiw

Sell your hitch and get the B&W Companion.
It's a great unit and if the truck is a long bed you are good to go.

Yes on the slider hitch! Mu current 2500hd is a short bed. The 3500HD will be a long bed. Seeing as I just bought the hitch, and now am looking at a newer truck, I can only push the DW so far...LOL

Many gooseneck and fifth wheel setups do not have holes drilled in the frame, they use existing holes as manufactured. So, while you may have multiple holes in the floor of the truck bed, there may be zero installation holes drilled thru the frame.

I think it maybe a short bed and he wants an auto slider??? Chris

If it were me, I would go with the Andersen Ultimate. It mounts over the ball hitch. 34 lbs and super simple to install and remove.

Oh wait ... it WAS me! And I DID go with an Andersen! :)

Yup, no problem. The B&W just bolts into existing holes in the frame.

You could also go with a B&W Companion Hitch, and leave the gooseneck in place.

Too bad the truck isn't a few years older. I'd be sending you a PM right now.