Can someone explain the difference between a "goose-neck (gn)" and a 5th wheel please? Reading the various posts, it appears that they are 2 different hitch systems. What the U.S. members refer to as bumper pull is all I am familiar with.
gn and 5th wheel differance?
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RedNeckRacin
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A fifth wheel is just what it says. A smaller version of a semi tractor connector. A gooseneck is a general term for a type of trailer but is generally regarded to mean a 2 5/16" ball in the bed of a truck that a socket on the trailer drops onto. The fifth wheel has a king pin that slides into the jaws and latches.
LD1
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With a few exceptions.......
Large campers are usually the only 5th wheel stuff you see.
Most equipment trailers, you rarely see 5th wheel.....always GN.
Given a choice.....I prefer GN. When you unhook the trailer....you bed is free.
Large campers are usually the only 5th wheel stuff you see.
Most equipment trailers, you rarely see 5th wheel.....always GN.
Given a choice.....I prefer GN. When you unhook the trailer....you bed is free.
