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Rusty


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Has anyone converted from a fifthwheel style hitch to a goosneck with a ball ?  Looking for input

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Terry and Jo


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You'll get various answers for this one.  I've never used the conversions, nor will I.  For one thing, our fifth wheel is too heavy for using a conversion.  It seems that I heard somewhere that they are limited to 18,000 lbs.

Another reason I wouldn't use one is because the extra neck to the hitch might be putting a different strain on the pin box and frame than they are designed to handle.

But, to give you more, there is this link, part of which I disagree with.  On this link, they refer to the abiltiy of the conversion to handle just as much weight as a regular fifth wheel.  It is not from what I would call a reputable source related to towing, but it does kind of cover pros and cons.

http://www.ehelpfultips.com/fifth_wheel_to_gooseneck_convers.htm

Terry

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Rusty--you may want to be careful, I have it directly from Lippert, which makes a lot of fitfh wheel frames, right in their warrenty papers (they e-mailed me and had this part highlighted) any gooseneck or gooseneck type hitch will void the frame warranty.  However if you have no frame warranty then its a moot point.  Other considerations, its much harder to hitch up, first its very hard to see from the driver seat with an extended cab or a tool box, secondly you have to pretty much get the hitch right over the ball before lowering (much like a bumper hitch).  But on the other hand there are many people using them, so they cant be that bad.  
 
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