When your fifth wheel's unhitched, your truck still has work to do. This cushioned 5th wheel to gooseneck pin box cuts down on chucking and frees up your bed when the trailer's parked so you can haul what you need, when you want.
When you're not towing your fifth wheel, you still need your truck bed open for everyday use. With this direct replacement pin box, you can hitch your trailer to a gooseneck ball and clear out the bulky fifth-wheel hitch that eats up space. Load your tools, haul lumber, or stow your weekend gear without worrying about having enough bed space. It's designed to keep your fifth wheels ride height and weight balance just right, and it installs with the included hardware. At about 175 lbs, it's a two-person lift, so grab a buddy or a hoist to make the job easier.
If you've had it with an air-bag pin box that seems to lose pressure or need topping off, this gooseneck pin box gives you the same comfort without the upkeep. The GooseTech cushioned pin box uses a heavy-duty rubber shear spring to absorb vertical and fore-and-aft movement, softening the jolt from bumps, dips, and bridge seams. You'll feel less chucking up front and experience a more relaxed ride on long hauls.
Although this pin box can tow up to 19,000 lbs, the internal rubber shear spring is optimized for trailers that range from 0 to 11,500 lbs. A rubber spring built for 19,000 lbs trailers would be too stiff to provide any cushion for an 11,500 lb trailer, while a rubber spring built for 11,500 trailers would be too flexible for a 19,000 lbs trailer. To get the best results from this cushioned pin box, the sweet spot is a trailer in the 0 to 11,500 lbs range.
With GooseTech, hooking up happens fast. As you lower your trailer onto the gooseneck ball, the spring-loaded coupler clicks into place and locks down tight, so you don't have to latch it by hand or wonder if it's secure. Once you're connected, climb in to attach your safety chains (sold separately) for that extra peace of mind before you head out. When it's time to unhook, reach into your truck bed with the included remote handle to pull the release handle. And when you're parked for the night, use the built-in lock hole to secure your trailer and sleep easy.
If you are not sure what pin box you have, there a couple way to figure it out. Consult this help article for more information: 4 Steps to Choosing Your 5th-Wheel Pin Box & How To Measure Your Pin Box
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer. Let's take a look together at this MORryde GooseTech 5th Wheel to Gooseneck Pin Box. Now when your 5th wheel isn't hooked up, your truck doesn't have to sit idle, you're still gonna be able to get things done. This cushioned 5th wheel to gooseneck pin box is going to let you switch from towing to hauling with ease. And this is going to replace your Lippert 1116 5th Wheel Pin Box.
And this is going to connect straight to your two and 5/16 inch gooseneck ball. So you're gonna be able to forget about that bulky 5th wheel hitch. It takes up so much space in the bed of your truck. And then once your trailer is parked, you can carry or haul whatever else you need in your bed because you don't have that 5th wheel hitch taking up so much space in the bed of your truck when it's not in use. Now you're also going to get a smoother ride.
The rubber shear spring, which is inside here, this is going to help absorb bumps and road shock, that's gonna cut down on the annoying chucking feeling that often comes with towing. This is built tough with a powder coated steel with powder coated steel rather, and the powder coating is generous and very durable, but very strong, robust. All steel construction. And this is going to be ideal for 5th wheels that are rated under 11,500 pounds. As you can see there, gross towing weight.
Now the installation is going to be pretty straightforward. It does include hardware that you can use to get this installed into place. However, I do wanna let you know that this is heavy. I had to have two other people here at etrailer help me safely lift this up on my table here. So it weighs about 175 pounds.
So whereas the installation's gonna be pretty straightforward, you do wanna make sure that you got plenty of assistance or support or help to hold this and lift this into place rather just because it is a very durable, heavy product. So just make sure you got the help that you need there. Hookup is going to be pretty simple. This actually has a Demco EZ Latch coupler, which is great. Let me give you a lower kind of different angle view here so you have a better view here. So this is going to latch automatically to your two and 5/16 inch ball. You don't have to open up the coupler, it's just going to drop on and secure in place. And then when you are ready to uncouple, you're just going to open the latch just like that. And then you're gonna be able to lift this off the ball. This does come with this remote release handle that you see right here. So that's great because you don't have to climb into the bed of your truck to get this uncoupled. You'll just have this handle and then you'll just pull on the latch just like that, open it up all the way here and then you'll be able to get this, get that uncoupled without having to climb in there and open up that lap. So that's a great feature that we have here. And as you probably saw these crosses here, we have one here and then one on the other side. Those are designed for your safety chains and so safety chains are not included with this. But if you don't have safety chains and you're looking for compatible safety chains, on your screen, I am including an item number of a recommendation that I have for you. So you can take that number, pop it in the search field of our website, that will take you to those chains and you can add that to your order. Now, one other final thing I wanted to mention before we conclude our time together, if you're not sure of what pin box you actually have, there are a couple ways in which you can figure that out. On this product page a little bit lower, we do have linked an article that we have put together for you entitled "Four Steps to Choosing Your 5th Wheel Pin Box." So you can click on that link, that'll take you to the article that we have there for you. And if you happen to have any other questions, whether it's about this or if you need any other direction to determine what pin box you actually have, don't hesitate to reach out to us 'cause we do wanna make sure that you're getting exactly what you need. Well, again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
After years of trying different hitch setups, the MoRyde GooseTech has become my favorite towing system yet. We’ve towed over 1,200 miles with it, and it’s been smooth, quiet, and completely maintenance-free , no airbags to refill, no grease fittings to mess with, and a super simple hookup process. Plus, when I unhook, I get my entire truck bed back. It feels like MorRyde took everything I loved about their rubber pin box and made it even better. I couldn’t be happier with how it tows.
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