laknox wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
^^^^^ Correct the PUCK Companion attaches to the pucks that directly attach to the frame. The regular Companion attaches to a post that attaches to a Gooseneck hitch mounted under the bed.
To further clarify, the GN base takes virtually all of the vertical load on the hitch; the base =stabilizes= the unavoidable fore/aft flex in the hitch system. I can only assume that the puck system transfers the load directly to the frame =and= stabilizes the fore/aft forces at the same time. Haven't yet seen one in person.
Lyle
Lyle please explain the alt physics that allow the GN base to takes any direct load. With the bed between the base and the hitch base the load is on the bed floor. With the addition of the strips to fit in the bed valley things improved. however the GN base is only under the very center area front to back and the hitch base extends both ahead and behind the GN base. Rather than Companion, it should be named Compromise.
