Video Transcript for Review of Convert-A-Ball Gooseneck Coupler - Star Performance Cushioned Gooseneck Coupler - CAB97FR

Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a quick look together at the Star Performance by Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Gooseneck Coupler. Now, this is going to fit your standard gooseneck trailers. The ball size is 2 5/16 inches. The gross towing weight is going to be 30,000 pounds, with a vertical load limit or maximum tongue weight of 10,000 pounds. This cushioned coupler is going to replace your existing gooseneck coupler to give you a softer ride that both you and your horses are going to appreciate in your horse trailer.

This does feature built-in glides to ensure smooth towing, which will limit chucking and jerking to give you better control, and extend the life of your truck and trailer by minimizing wear and tear. And so what's nice about this is you're gonna have minimal maintenance. There's no springs, airbags or compressors, bearings or seals to adjust or replace. The included extension handle that you see right here, that's going to allow you to latch or unlatch the coupler from outside the truck bed, and this fail-safe latch is going to ensure that the coupler stays on the ball. So, gonna be very easy to use.

As you can see, this is the locked position, and then that's going to be the open position. And then as you can see here, we've got a hole there that you could run a padlock through to give you extra security so someone couldn't come by and unlock this, and obviously that padlock is sold separately, so if you have a padlock that will work there, you can add that on there to deter theft. The length of our extension handle is about 21 inches or so, so you're gonna be able to uncouple from outside the bed of your truck with that handle. This round tube is going to slide into your existing outer gooseneck coupler tube, and the diameter of this tube is gonna be four inches. This is made of powder-coated steel, so it's very strong, very durable.

I think it's gonna last you a long time. It's gonna do a great job of resisting the elements it's gonna be exposed to, then it has an interior polyurethane cushion. And let me grab my tape measure here real quick. I don't wanna get crazy with all the different measurements, we do have 'em listed on our product page, but just looking at the overall length from the surface that it's sitting on, we're sitting slightly under 27 inches if you can see that, so that's gonna be the overall length. But if you do decide that this is going to be exactly what you need, we would love to hear back from you regarding how you're using this, and basically your overall experience with it, so you can share your experiences with us by dropping a comment or leaving a review on this product page.

If you do leave a review, you could also add pictures of this with your towing setup to that review, and we would love to hear from you, and see those photos. Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our quick look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.