Lets Talk - TT Vs Fifth Wheel
Greetings, I have been considering moving from the Minivan/Pup combo back to a hard sided trailer and a full size TV. The pup experiment failed miserably. Coming from a TT. Really been consid...
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Lantley wrote:brulaz wrote:
Think I've seen some new Open Range 5ers with GooseNeck extensions from the factory.
If that works better for you, I think many 5ers can be converted to a GooseNeck?
I think the models promoting the goose neck are light models. My rig has a standard pin.
Yes, as I recall, they were the light models.
Two advantages of a goose neck that I see:
- No problems with trailer tilt (but like a bumper pull you do have to line up the ball more carefully than with a regular 5er hitch).
- Some goose neck installations allow you to easily rotate or pull out the ball leaving a flat bed. Thinking of the new Nissan Titan XD in particular.
EDIT: and I suspect the gooseneck ball/hitch is lighter than the regular 5er hitch, probably why Open Range puts them on their Light trailers?
