I just bought a newer 08 and it has the rails installed for a fifth wheel type hitch. I need gooseneck and was wondering if they offer a ball setup that fits the rails.....or do I need to just get another B&W for this truck too?
Joe was cruising along at 60 when a blazer locked up it's brakes & he rear ended them. You would have to ask him for the fine details. I have heard of other gooseneck adapters for the rails that have failed in the exact same way.
I have seen other accidents where that has happened... that's why I use my own mounts under the bed instead of the install kit they sell. Much sturdier my way and way stronger
That doesnt look like a convertor malfunction. It looks like the bars were installed to the bed. If it were me I would take the to the frame. Just my two cents.
doesn't look like the gooseneck portion failed but the mounting for the rails themselves. You can see one of the carriage bolts sitting in the rail with out even a nut on it. Wondering if the nut broke off or stripped down instead of breaking the bolt (hard to really tell)
I don't see how it could be a bad setup since a 5th wheel hitch mounted to those same rails would be FAR more prone to the same failure since the hitch point would be higher up from the rails and generally 5th wheel campers are gonna be a bit heavier than a gooseneck and a pulling truck.
Yeah that's not the adapter plate failing. The plate is still intact. I run a reese adapter all the time in my work truck and have never had a problem. We weld dual hangers to the frame and then bolt the rails down. In 2 semi severe accidents we have never had a trailer come unhitched, even in a roll-over with a 20k tailer.
definitely not surprised, but the campers my dad has owned have always been on the heavy side though. The 40' Teton Homes was 17k empty, and then current 37' Newmar is 16k empty. Did 5 years or so towing the 40' with a 92' F350 crew cab dually with banks turbo, truck hated it, but got it around. After dumping too much money into the truck though my Dad ended up going with a International 4900 which made stopping waaaay safer and a less stressful trip.
it was bolted to the frame like the reese installion kit came with, kinda chincey just one side of each to the frame on each side and other side bolted through floor. I got a b&w now going in
So we have decided this is a bad idea? The previous owner of my truck drilled holes in my bed and welded angle iron to the frame for the rails, and was woundering if that would be enough strength?
My truck was that way when I bought it. My trailer wghs 13K and it hasn't come off yet. I'm not a fan of welding to the frame but the welds are good and it's 1/2" angle so I'm comfortable with it.
i got rid of my b&w for a colibert free-ride, it makes the b&w mounting look ridiculously weak..
it has one solid 3/4" piece of powdercoated steal that goes all the way across the frame rails, which have a plate that goes through the frame with 1" grade 10 bolts
the other cool thing is being able to swap between the 5th wheel or the gooseneck or nothing at all...they also make an adapter for the b&w setup that works just like the companion, but i like the way this works better...one massive plate that you thread your GN or massive bolt for the 5er into, and it takes up alot less space than the companion style setup with the fifth wheel in place
spent 3x as much time removing the b&w as installing the colibert too, not a big deal but something to think about...
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