Gooseneck vs FifthWheel
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Gooseneck vs FifthWheel
I have an 01 F350 longbed Dually with the 7.3L... I bought a Reese 15k 5th wheel setup but have not installed it....
My Question.... Which is better, gooseneck or fifthwheel... Pro's and Con's...
I'm looking at getting a 30+ft car/industrial flat deck trailer.
My Question.... Which is better, gooseneck or fifthwheel... Pro's and Con's...
I'm looking at getting a 30+ft car/industrial flat deck trailer.
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Depends on what your going to be hauling and the terrain you will be hauling on.
Gooseneck-Most flatbed trailers have this connection. Require alot of jacking to hook and unhook trailer.
Kinda need more information to help you out.
What do you plan on hauling? How often? Would the truck bed need to be used quickly?
Gooseneck-Most flatbed trailers have this connection. Require alot of jacking to hook and unhook trailer.
Kinda need more information to help you out.
What do you plan on hauling? How often? Would the truck bed need to be used quickly?
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I vote fifth wheel, but I've never used a gooseneck hitch. It just seems easier to hitch and unhitch with the fiver as you don't have that gooseneck sticking down into the bed that you have to deal with.
But then again you have to remove the fifth wheel hitch from the bed when you need to use the bed of the truck................
But then again you have to remove the fifth wheel hitch from the bed when you need to use the bed of the truck................
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I do use my bed alot, and that's one reason I haven't put the 5th in yet. Plan to haul Cars, Trucks, Scrap, and somewhat heavy Equip med sized tractors and bob cats.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
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Originally Posted by my69camaro2
I do use my bed alot, and that's one reason I haven't put the 5th in yet. Plan to haul Cars, Trucks, Scrap, and somewhat heavy Equip med sized tractors and bob cats.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
1- keep the fifth wheel hitch and install it
1-buy the gooseneck adapter
or
2- buy a under the bed gooseneck hitch and install that
2-sell or take back the fifth wheel hitch
The only draw back to the first choice is you have to pull 4 pins to remove the fifth wheel hitch to have an open bed but you have the choice of what trailer you can tow
The second choice drawback is you can only tow gooseneck trailers. but the bed is open except for the ball mounted in the middle.
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Originally Posted by my69camaro2
I do use my bed alot, and that's one reason I haven't put the 5th in yet. Plan to haul Cars, Trucks, Scrap, and somewhat heavy Equip med sized tractors and bob cats.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
Maybe haul once every two weeks.
I'd like you to look at B&W Hitch B&W his a outstanding gooseneck hitch, and also has a 5th that uses the same hole as the gooseneck ball does, and is rated for 18,000lb with a 4500lb pin weight.
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I have a 6in lift and run 315/75's basically a 35in tire, would I have any problems with the height of the bed... A friend at work has a newer Dodge dually and it sits just about as high and it's stock..
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I'm not sure, but if they are about the same height probably not. I would go to a trailer dealer and get their opinion. Probably would let you even back under a trailer there so you can see if it will or not. You will also have to put into consideration how much your truck will squat.
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All B&W are rated for that. I found one for $277 shipped to me, but it was for 99-03 1/2 ton only.
I'd say it's a good deal. I emailed four sellers and they all said they weren't to hard to install yourself. The hole needs to be within 1/8". They said usually 1-2 hours and it is installed. Also, said many customers have installed them themselves.
I had emailed a trailer dealer that sells here, and wanted $513 installed.
I'd say it's a good deal. I emailed four sellers and they all said they weren't to hard to install yourself. The hole needs to be within 1/8". They said usually 1-2 hours and it is installed. Also, said many customers have installed them themselves.
I had emailed a trailer dealer that sells here, and wanted $513 installed.
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my69camaro2,
You may want to look around at trailers, as all of the flatbed/car haulers i have seen that are rated to work with your truck are the Goosneck type. The only flatbed/car hauler trailers that i have seen with a 5th Wheel pin are designed to hook-up to a semi tractor.
Also the Gooseneck trailers may fit your lifted SD better. You need to check with the trailer manufacture and make sure there is enough adjustment in the gooseneck to allow proper clearance over the bed rails of your truck.
Hope this helps
You may want to look around at trailers, as all of the flatbed/car haulers i have seen that are rated to work with your truck are the Goosneck type. The only flatbed/car hauler trailers that i have seen with a 5th Wheel pin are designed to hook-up to a semi tractor.
Also the Gooseneck trailers may fit your lifted SD better. You need to check with the trailer manufacture and make sure there is enough adjustment in the gooseneck to allow proper clearance over the bed rails of your truck.
Hope this helps
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With a goose, all you have to deal with still in the bed is the ball, and many of those can be hidden away. Mine is solid mounted, generally doesn't cause too much trouble for what I do, but a fifth would get in the way more. Hooking a goose isn't much harder than hooking a rear ball. I will give the fifth it's due there, don't have to particularly good at hooking up to hitch, but it isn't all that hard to line up the ball and crank the trailer down... If you are going to haul scrap, you likely will get into areas that you need the trailer and the truck to move independant of each other, so a goose is the option there. Also, goose hitches can be adjustable for height, which helps out when you go from a truck with a lift, to a truck that doesn't to another that has a flatbed instead of regular bed. Unfortuantely, a fifth can't do that for you.
