Gooseneck to 5th wheel adapter
I have a ford f-350 that has a gooseneck hitch in the bed (hideagoose) and I am considering buying the Bulldog 9481 5th wheel hitch adapter to use hauling a 5th wheel but wanted to know if anyone has ...
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Just thought I would provide an update to the 5th wheel hitch adapter since I started this thread and see a lot of comments both pro and con.
The hitch adapter Bulldog 9481 seems to be well built and thought out. Obviously you have to take into consideration just what gooseneck hitch you have in your bed as it will only work with certain hitches and that is by design. This design comment was added when people started using it on other gooseneck hitches and had to modify the hitch pin for various reasons.
The instructions were done well and it was a easy assembly process and when it was completely assembled we placed it in the bed and locked it in just like a gooseneck hitch. You are then required to tighten a nut to obtain a certain torque on the gooseneck pin so that no one can release the gooseneck lever. Good idea. The second nut is to lock the pin you just tightened so that even if it came loose the other one would be a backup. Anyway I just made a 980 mile haul with a 5th wheel with no problems from the adapter and it was just like having a regular 5th wheel hitch in the bed.
And it looks like one too!
Thanks all for the help
The hitch adapter Bulldog 9481 seems to be well built and thought out. Obviously you have to take into consideration just what gooseneck hitch you have in your bed as it will only work with certain hitches and that is by design. This design comment was added when people started using it on other gooseneck hitches and had to modify the hitch pin for various reasons.
The instructions were done well and it was a easy assembly process and when it was completely assembled we placed it in the bed and locked it in just like a gooseneck hitch. You are then required to tighten a nut to obtain a certain torque on the gooseneck pin so that no one can release the gooseneck lever. Good idea. The second nut is to lock the pin you just tightened so that even if it came loose the other one would be a backup. Anyway I just made a 980 mile haul with a 5th wheel with no problems from the adapter and it was just like having a regular 5th wheel hitch in the bed.
And it looks like one too!
Thanks all for the help
