Gooseneck to 5th wheel adapters
I purchased a truck with a B&W roll over ball gooseneck hitch. My intention was to simply attach a new set of rails to mount my 5th wheel, but the shop told me that it could not be done without compl...
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LIKE2BUILD wrote:Passage0ftime wrote:
I purchased a truck with a B&W turn over ball ...the shop told me that it could not be done without completely removing the B&W hitch first. They sold me a Curt adapter plate ....I have a Rockwood 2650WS with a Reese Revolution pin box.
Along with the adapter plate I purchased a fairly simple Curt hitch (not a slider) Now I read on a Reese site that the revolution is not compatible with B&W gooseneck adapter plates.
I think you went to a shop that either isn't familiar with B&W hitches or they simply carry other brands and wanted to sell you what they had.
You should have been able to purchase a B&W 5th wheel companion that would have worked just fine with the gooseneck in your truck and hte Reese Revolution pin box on your 5er.
The other option is to replace your pin box with a Reese Goose Box. This is a Lipert frame approved and will let you connect your 5er directly to the gooseneck ball without a 5th wheel hitch.
KJ
The set up he is describing will work. I purchased the new TV (new to me) that had a B&W roll over gooseneck hitch ball. The Curt X-5 adapter plate drops right in and a simple 5th wheel hitch, no slider sits right into the standard rails on the adapter. BUT here is the other side. I also have the Revolution pin box. I called the folks at Reese and spoke with them about this. It will work fine, but you need to disable the "Revolution" option, you do NOT have to buy a new pin box. The locking plate that holds the kingpin from moving must be removed. Then take the two spare bolts that were used when the trailer was shipped. They should be directly under the attachment point to the trailer. Not hard to see. Two big 21 mm bolts if I recall. They are obvious as they do not connect any two parts together, just bolted into plate to keep if you need to disable the rear pivot point. Use them to lock the pin box from rotating up at the top end of the pin box. What you end up with is a free moving kingpin at the the wheel plate and solid, immobile anchor to the trailer. You lose the rotation function of the revolution, but much cheaper than buying a new pin box.
