jk123
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My truck already has a gooseneck hitch in the bed. Am wondering if I can tow a 5th wheel with a gooseneck converter?
Is it less safe or more rough riding then a 5th wheel hitch.
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waroland
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May void warranty on some 5ers, check with manifacturer.
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Mn Hkr
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In my area of rural Mn. many farmers and construction people have the gooseneck style hitch for their livestock trailers and constuction trailers moving heavy loads. They use their campers with their gooseneck hitches in their trucks also. These are mostly older campers. I did the same thing also for years, no problems. I have never heard of any problems. The ones that I knew of were old enough to be out of warranty.
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sandy43
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I'm new here. This is my first post. Ref. the topic, I've had a gooseneck hitch on three different 5th wheels since 1990. Only way to go. Their stronger, easy to connect and disconnect, and gives you use of the p-u bed as it was meant to be. Also, I have a couple of stock trailers that I use often and I can hook-up anytime, quickly to whatever needs to be pulled. Just my opinion, thanks.
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msredneck84
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I strongly suggest you use the search feature at the top of this page and enter something like "gooseneck". There is way more to this topic than one might realize. Just don't make a mistake. You might learn you can safely do this but if you do it uninformed then it will be to late.
Just trying to help answer your ?. I have seen personally the damage these hitches can do to a fiver that is not built (beefed up front super structure) to handle a "goose". Others can quite capably do so.
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A similarly titled thread with 3 pages of replies just "ended" yesterday having started 3 days ago (on about page 4 of this forum). Check it out:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23267893.cfm
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palmbeachrv1
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In pulling any trailer the key is safely being able to tow in all road and weather conditions. A gooseneck hitch will work for you but it will lack the control you will need in all driving conditions. I would get a 5th wheel hitch that can be easily removed and reinstalled in the bed of your truck. You will have better control over the trailer in every type of road condition. Safety is the key to pulling any trailer.
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Delaine and Lindy
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Its a warranty issue, I'm not recomending using a Gooseneck adapter, but I'm seeing more and more using the Gooseneck Adapter. As for safety I disagree the Gooseneck hitches are as safe as the 5th wheel hitch. There isn't very little worry of dropping the 5th wheel with a Gooseneck hitch and unless you fail to secure there is only one way the Gooseneck will fail. But if your 5th wheel is in warranty I wouldn't convert to a Gooseneck adapter, its a easy out if you have frame problems. GBY....
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TXiceman
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I have posted about the extra stress and only an engineer can understand the differences between forces and stresses. The GN adapter DOES put more stress on the pin box area. Is it enough to damage a trailer? In some cases, yes. I have seen the results of a larger 5er using a GN adapter.
As an engineer, they need to take the GN adapters off the market.
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kydale
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I used a goose neck adapter for 2 years on a 8000# 5th wheel with no problems. I bought a new 5th wheel and went with a companion B&W with a trailair box. I like it. I still have use of my bed when I'm not on the rode and I can still pull my horse trailer with my goose. What I did was to eleminate a lot of the bucking in the truck. My new 5er is 11000#.
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