Hitch in truck bed
Hello, I've been looking at dodge trucks on line & there's been quite a few with a ball in the middle of the tray. Why? I thought the ball was on what you tow & the hitch (female other half) is mounted to the truck. :h
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Mik68 wrote:
The Texan wrote:
Many folks convert their RV to a gooseneck system, that you are describing. Especially if you are going to be OFF the pavement. It allows much better articulation of the trailer to truck, than a limited movement 5th wheel. Our truck is equipped with a gooseneck system and I much prefer it to a 5th wheel.
How much does it cost to convert to a goose neck system to a FW?
Is it cheaper than having a B&W RV hitch installed to already suit a FW?
Cheers Mik
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Multiple choices and prices at Tweety'sThe Texan wrote:
Many folks convert their RV to a gooseneck system, that you are describing. Especially if you are going to be OFF the pavement. It allows much better articulation of the trailer to truck, than a limited movement 5th wheel. Our truck is equipped with a gooseneck system and I much prefer it to a 5th wheel.
How much does it cost to convert to a goose neck system to a FW?
Is it cheaper than having a B&W RV hitch installed to already suit a FW?
Cheers Mikagesilaus wrote:
That ball is for a gooseneck trailer, which you won't see used on RV's. It probably means that that truck has a dealer prep hitch package that would allow you to drop some models of fifth wheel hitches right into the bed mounting holes without getting rails installed.
For a bumper pull type trailer you'd just use a ball installed in the receiver on the bumper.
BK
The hitch prep is a 400 dollar option. Then you need the picture frame that mates with the trucks system. Reese has the picture frame for less than RAM. Installing the hitch prep later cost a lot more. So order it or buy a truck with it. Chris- goose neck plateThis is the one we have for our horse trailer it works on the same rails as our 5th wheel we would of done the goose neck adapter but this was cheaper since we had the 5th wheel hitch and rails before the horse trailer. I have friends that have the goose neck adpt. and they all say they like it better and I believe the ball is rated at 25,000lbs vs. the 16,000 5th wheel hitch.
- You can tow a gooseneck trailer
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Install a 5th wheel hitch like a B&W - My truck had the goose neck ball in the box when I bought it. I purchased a B&W companion fifth wheel hitch to pull my unit. Love it. I can remove my hitch and have a flat truck bed if i need it.
- You can however get an adaptor to convert your 5er to a gooseneck. Many folks do it. Especially those that have livestock trailers, and tow their 5er with the same truck.
- Many folks convert their RV to a gooseneck system, that you are describing. Especially if you are going to be OFF the pavement. It allows much better articulation of the trailer to truck, than a limited movement 5th wheel. Our truck is equipped with a gooseneck system and I much prefer it to a 5th wheel.
- gooseneck hitch. It is a 2-5/16" ball mounted above the rear axle. It loads the truck the same as a 5th-wheel kingpin style hitch, but just a different type of coupler. The ball allows for more articulation between the truck and trailer than a kingpin does. The gooseneck is used primarily on horse/stock/flatbed trailers.
- That ball is for a gooseneck trailer, which you won't see used on RV's. It probably means that that truck has a dealer prep hitch package that would allow you to drop some models of fifth wheel hitches right into the bed mounting holes without getting rails installed.
For a bumper pull type trailer you'd just use a ball installed in the receiver on the bumper.
BK
