Gooseneck to 5th wheel hitch....

Blueswede · 08-09-2021, 04:24 PM

Just wondering if anyone here has adapted a gooseneck hitch to a 5th wheel hitch. I know that B&W makes a hitch that will fit onto a gooseneck. Anyone done this?

77cruiser · 08-09-2021, 04:46 PM

Curt has them too. What kind of GN is on the truck?

**sourdough** · 08-09-2021, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueswede

Just wondering if anyone here has adapted a gooseneck hitch to a 5th wheel hitch. I know that B&W makes a hitch that will fit onto a gooseneck. Anyone done this?

You have a 2021 trailer. Lippert is very particular about what they warrant for their frames and goosenecks aren't. Maybe a Goosebox.....from Lippert?

Blueswede · 08-09-2021, 05:29 PM

The hitch located under the bed is by B&W. I have found the hitch that they sell that adapts to the gooseneck. Don't want to have to buy a new hitch but if I decide on this truck that's what I'll do.

Blueswede · 08-09-2021, 05:30 PM

It's this one:

https://www.etrailer.com/Gooseneck-a...BWRVK3500.html

77cruiser · 08-09-2021, 05:37 PM

I think a lot or people use them, mine had a Curt GN so I used what they had.

**chuckster57** · 08-09-2021, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueswede

It's this one:

https://www.etrailer.com/Gooseneck-a...BWRVK3500.html

I have installed that hitch on lots of trucks. It’s an excellent hitch and easy to lift out when your not using it.

Ccrew · 08-19-2021, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sourdough

You have a 2021 trailer. Lippert is very particular about what they warrant for their frames and goosenecks aren't. Maybe a Goosebox.....from Lippert?

Goosebox is Reese, not Lippert, but you're right in that they won't warranty the frame if anything but that is used for a gooseneck conversion.

Lippert bought Curt, not Reese. Reese is still owned by Horizon Global.

Javi · 08-19-2021, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ccrew

Goosebox is Reese, not Lippert, but you're right in that they won't warranty the frame if anything but that is used for a gooseneck conversion.

Lippert bought Curt, not Reese. Reese is still owned by Horizon Global.

However, Lippert will only warrant the Reese Goosebox on their trailer frames... no other gooseneck adapter is acceptable.

Ccrew · 08-19-2021, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Javi

However, Lippert will only warrant the Reese Goosebox on their trailer frames... no other gooseneck adapter is acceptable.

"Goosebox is Reese, not Lippert, but you're right in that they won't warranty the frame if anything but that is used for a gooseneck conversion"

Umm, that's what I said.

Javi · 08-19-2021, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Ccrew

"Goosebox is Reese, not Lippert, but you're right in that they won't warranty the frame if anything but that is used for a gooseneck conversion"

Umm, that's what I said.

We pretty much all know that Lippert and Reese are two different companies.. but again... Lippert the frame manufacturer will not warranty their frame if any gooseneck adapter is used... other than the Reese GooseBall...

Is that what you're try to convey ????

Ccrew · 08-19-2021, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Javi

We pretty much all know that Lippert and Reese are two different companies.. but again... Lippert the frame manufacturer will not warranty their frame if any gooseneck adapter is used... other than the Reese GooseBall...

Is that what you're try to convey ????

It's what I did convey. Sorry you couldn't comprehend.

And what I was correcting was the previous statement: "You have a 2021 trailer. Lippert is very particular about what they warrant for their frames and goosenecks aren't. Maybe a Goosebox.....from Lippert?"

So it looks like not everyone understands they're separate.

BauerAP · 08-19-2021, 09:38 AM

I bought a Curt X5. Sounds like it might be what you’re looking for.

Javi · 08-19-2021, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ccrew

It's what I did convey. Sorry you couldn't comprehend.

And what I was correcting was the previous statement: "You have a 2021 trailer. Lippert is very particular about what they warrant for their frames and goosenecks aren't. Maybe a Goosebox.....from Lippert?"

So it looks like not everyone understands they're separate.

That might be why they held me back in the 6th grade for four years, always wondered 🤔

**JRTJH** · 08-19-2021, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ccrew

It's what I did convey. Sorry you couldn't comprehend.

And what I was correcting was the previous statement: "You have a 2021 trailer. Lippert is very particular about what they warrant for their frames and goosenecks aren't. Maybe a Goosebox.....from Lippert?"

So it looks like not everyone understands they're separate.

You might want to define the term "separate"....

Take a look at the "origins of the Reese Goosebox" and you'll see that it was, is and has been a "Lippert manufactured product"....

There's a "reason" why Lippert approved the Goosebox not to violate the warranty on Lippert frames. It's because they designed and built it.

https://rvbusiness.com/lippert-named...ese-goose-box/

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...127893378.html

https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NY...ive-supplier-o

In the past, LCI has either "outright owned" or been the "major investor with controlling interest" in Cequent Performance Products, who owns Reese Towing Equipment...

So, the "intertwined web of investments, ownership and management of the Reese Goosebox" does directly go back to Lippert who initially made the product as the "Exclusive supplier".....

The relationship is much closer than "first cousins".... There should be no doubt why Reese Goosebox is the "only approved system".... It's a "Lippert product"....

Courser Farm · 08-19-2021, 12:51 PM

We have a Lippert Goosebox. Optioned for this since we may use the same truck to pull one of our other goose neck trailers.

lewy64 · 08-22-2021, 08:31 AM

I have the setup you are talking about. Both b&w gooseneck and 5th wheel hitch companion. Only towed with it once so cant really give any feedback.

Mikelff · 08-22-2021, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueswede

The hitch located under the bed is by B&W. I have found the hitch that they sell that adapts to the gooseneck. Don't want to have to buy a new hitch but if I decide on this truck that's what I'll do.

I have a B&W goose neck type. NO issues with Lipert. I like the fact it is easily removable, and very versatile. They make both the regular hitch and slider hitch. Thousands of 5th wheel campers have them. They are rock solid. I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy a truck with one. Hope that helps.

Planedoc · 08-22-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueswede

Just wondering if anyone here has adapted a gooseneck hitch to a 5th wheel hitch. I know that B&W makes a hitch that will fit onto a gooseneck. Anyone done this?

The truck I had purchased to pull our Fusion Toy Hauler came with a B&W goose neck hitch. I did not want to convert, concerned with the extra twisting moment produced by the extended arm length of the goose box. We purchased the B&W Companion 5th and have never had any problems. I like the fact that gooseneck frame is bolted directly to the truck frame and the 5th wheel drops into the turnball receiver providing better transference of the load and lower center of gravity.

Blueswede · 08-22-2021, 12:39 PM

Got the B&W hitch installed last week. Seems very solid. We’re going over Labor Day, so I’ll get a great sense of how it tows. The truck even has a self leveling rear suspension. Not really familiar with it….there must be a small compressor located in the rear and some soon pressure switch. Pretty neat….no need for a set of air bags.

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