Any of y'all ever seen or used one of these? Looks like it might be the ticket for a guy that want's to keep a cap on the box of his truck.

 

If you do a Hitch Buddy search on here I think you will find all the answers and opinions you seek.

 

I met the guy who designed that... sorry, can't convince me its worth the money. If you don't have a truck that can pull a gooseneck, why buy one?

 

Imagine that, Guys with 4 or 5 kids could Pull a large 5r with an EXcursion. I think it is sweet,

 

That is a pretty cool set up.

 

I'm sure that Powerstroke in the picture could pull a gooseneck just fine without the shell. That is the whole idea here.

 

Why put more holes in the bed when you don't have to.

 

I don't know what backing would be like. The extra brakes couldn't hurt.

 

That's pretty interesting! Not sure how I would feel seeing in the rearview mirror my 5ver sitting so far away. Something to get used to I suppose!

Wonder what the rating's are?


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The ratings are pretty high. It requires a class V hitch with special mounting hardware (one stablizing bar and two hitches for a total of three connections between the hitch and dolly). Do remember that you eliminate the ability to control sway, which is kinda the whole point of having a gooseneck! It "acts" as an extension of the truck, but the pivot point is still farther back than it would be on a true three axle vehicle. My whole question for this setup is why on earth don't you just get a quality tagalong trailer instead of spending so much more for the dolly ($7500?) plus a fifthwheel trailer (I don't know about fifthwheels, but gooseneck vs tagalong for the same trailer is generally an additional $6000!)? I just don't understand it. And if you are going to spend $15000 for the trailer setup, plus $50k for an Excursion, plus God knows what for the fifthwheel, why don't you just get a RV?

The argue you can pull a fifthwheel/gooseneck with anything that is rated to tow the weight and can mount a Class V hitch. They used one example of a Jimmy/Blazer. Again, if you can afford a $7500 hitch and a gooseneck trailer, why are you pulling it with a Jimmy? You could spend the $7500 on a nice F150 like mine which is rated for 150% of the weight a Jimmy is and have all the benefits of a true fifthwheel.

I understand why they are advertising it, but I miss the whole point as to why someone would blow that money on it rather than upgrading the base equipment to start with. I personally wouldn't ever tow with them myself. I feel every extra link to the trailer is a possible failure. And if I was really concerned about a 2" hole in my truck's bed, do you really think I would ever use the truck for its intention?

On a side note I ran into someone the other day who wouldn't let a group of people put CARDBOARD in his truck's bed because "it'll scratch the paint". Uhm... if you don't want to scratch your truck's paint, and don't want to make the engine work towing, why do you waste the fuel that a truck requires? GET A CAR!

 

Im pretty sure they quit making that. there website doesnt even work anymore.

 

That is why we bought a 32' travel trailer instead of a 5th wheel. I always believed the reason for a 5th wheel was they hooked up over the axles which makes them easier to tow. I have campers on both my trucks and I use them for storage sometimes since we live full-time in an RV. With that set up your kind of IMO defeating the purpose of owning a 5th.