Fifth wheel vs. gooseneck

[Maintain]

Another thing is you have a shortbed... if you get a 5th wheel alot of people recommend a sliding hitch. Dunno if you can get a sliding 5th wheel with a gooseneck.

[MrJohnWayne]

Originally Posted by 720Deere

The B&W does look like the bomb! Of course for over $1,000 total cost it should be. I hate to spend that kind of dough, but if I get rid of this truck the only thing that I would be out is the $330 gooseneck hitch. The $700companion fifth wheel will always be transferable.

I'd do it

[BluegrassHaul]

The dealer my dad bought his fifth wheel from sold him the gooseneck hitch and fifth wheel companion at cost. I think he paid around $800 for the both of them. So if you're buying a new camper make them cut you a deal on it.

[Big Tone]

Get The B&W, Then convert the king pin on the trailer to a bulldog gooseneck hitch.

Linkey Poole & Sons Inc., Convert-A-Ball Fifth Wheel to Gooseneck Cushioned Trailer Hitch Adapter

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Last edited by Big Tone : 05-09-2007 at 07:24 PM.

[720Deere]

Originally Posted by Maintain

Another thing is you have a shortbed... if you get a 5th wheel alot of people recommend a sliding hitch. Dunno if you can get a sliding 5th wheel with a gooseneck.

No shortbed here! I specifically wanted the longbed because I intended to do a lot of towing with this truck. The shorter 156" wheelbase is nice for parking and maneuvering, but the 172" is where it's at for hauling and towing.

[cj41foley]

Just go get some fifth wheel rails for your bed about $100, bolt 'em down, get a fifth wheel hitch for the camper and spend about another $175 for THE GOOSE, and it will go in the same place as your 5th wheel hitch with only 4 pins holding either one of them in place.

[powerstrokindad]

i have a adapter to change my 5th wheel to goose neck. my truck came with a ball in the bed already and it doesnt remove easily. that was the best option for me.

[quick26]

how well does that adapeter work? my truck came with the goose neck in the bed already and later down the road i want to get rid of the tow behind camper and get a 5th wheel camper or toy hauler, but was unsure how well the adapters worked

[country2]

I put a colibert on mine and love it. You get a clean bed and more room for gear and in my case I can leave my tool box in and tow the camper.

Colibert

[kingchip]

I just bought a 5th wheel trailer and am going to do the gooseneck conversion. I don't even like a fixed g'neck ball in the bed, rails would drive me crazy. They could split a sack of protein too easy.