Video Transcript for Review of Demco 5th Wheel Gooseneck Adapter - Replacement Base Assembly - DM6316

Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this replacement base assembly for the Demco Recon Gooseneck- to-5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Adapter. It has a 21,000-pound gross towing weight capacity. Now, this part will replace just the base assembly on your Demco Recon Gooseneck-to-5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Adapter. That adapter we do sell separately on our website, goes by a part number of DM 8550046.

And I did wanna pop up an insert just to share what that adapter looks like. Basically, the adapter will include this base assembly and then the 5th-wheel hitch head that you can see there, that'll install right here on the yoke of this assembly. Now, this is a sturdy steel construction, uses a rust-resistant, black powder coat finish on it, and it is a quick and simple installation. Basically, right down here, it's gonna drop onto the ball of your gooseneck hitch. This pin right here, you'll pull, there's a pin here.

Pull that pin out, drop it onto the gooseneck ball, put the pin back through, clip it into place, and it secures it there. And it does offer three hitch height settings to fit your application. The hitch height is measured from the truck bed to the top of the hitch head. That'll be installed on this assembly, and it gives you the hitch height range from 12 inches to 13-1/4 to 14-1/2 inches. So there's three different hitch height settings.

And the way you would adjust it, if you notice, comes with this large pin with the clip on it. So what you would do is your hitch head will be attached to this yoke. This yoke, as you can see, will go up or down, and there's three holes on the side of it. And right here, there's a hole in here. So you line up the correct hole with the height that you need.

Run this pin and clip through there, secure it, and then you have the correct hitch height you need to tow evenly. Now, this part is made in the USA. Again, the application. This will work on flatbed truck beds that have a 2 and 5/16-inch recess gooseneck hitch ball. As we mentioned, the gross towing weight capacity is 21,000 pounds. The vertical load limit will be 5,250 pounds. But that's gonna do it for a look at this replacement base assembly for the Demco Recon Gooseneck-to-5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Adapter.