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Keep your horses safe and comfortable in their trailer while you tow with this shock-absorbing gooseneck coupler. Offset design gives 2-1/2" of clearance between your cab and trailer. Use with standard 4" diameter outer tube. 25K GTW.
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Note: The SPARTAN coupler is taller than a standard coupler, so it is important to measure the distance from the bottom of your current coupler to the retaining pin.
Whether you're hauling construction equipment or you're carrying your ATVs to the mud park, towing heavy-duty loads can be an intense job. You definitely don't want to have to deal with sharp, jolting movement every time your trailer hits a bump. Driving over bumps, potholes, and uneven terrain causes road shock. This can result in a rough ride for you and your cargo. It can even potentially damage your trailer. The Spartan from Gen-Y Hitch is designed to absorb road shock at the connection point to create a safe, smooth, and stable ride. This is thanks to the internal construction of the coupler, which is similar to that of a torsion axle.
Pivot points are built into this gooseneck coupler. This allows for movement between the base of the coupler, which connects to the ball in your truck bed, and the top tube of the coupler, which connects to your trailer. When your vehicle hits a bump, the base of the coupler will move up or down accordingly.
Built into the Spartan are tubes with inner bars that are surrounded by rubber cords. As the coupler's base rises or falls, these inner bars twist inside of the tubes, attempting to follow the base's motion. But the rubber cords prevent the bars from twisting too far. And as each bar turns, these cords compress to absorb the shock. This means that any shock experienced by your truck can be absorbed before it reaches your trailer, and the shock experienced by your trailer won't get transferred to your truck.
This type of shock-absorption system is easy to maintain. Just regularly apply grease to the built-in zerk to keep the components in working condition. No airbags to fill. No small parts to repair or replace. No hassle.
This Gen-Y gooseneck coupler has an offset design. The bottom of the coupler, where it attaches to the ball, is positioned 2-1/2" away from the coupler tube, which inserts into the outer tube on your trailer. This provides 2-1/2" of extra clearance, giving you more space between your truck cab and trailer when making tight turns.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at this Gen-Y Spartan shock-absorbing gooseneck coupler. Now this shock-absorbing design is going to ensure a nice smooth and steady ride. And this is going to be much more comfortable for your horses and for yourself when you're towing your horse trailer. This is going to take some of the strain off of your equipment.
It's gonna help it last longer, and this is also going to be a great option to help improve your current existing setup. Now this does have a sturdy four inch in diameter inner tube that's going to slide into your existing outer tube that you already have on your horse trailer. And something I wanted to mention is that these Spartan couplers are taller than a standard coupler. So it is important that you measure from the distance from the bottom of your current coupler to the retaining pin to be sure that this particular gooseneck coupler is going to work for you. Now, this is very robust.
It weighs about 135 pounds, so this is probably going to take at least an additional set of hands to help you lift it up into place and hold it into place as you are getting the pin passed through. But you can see it does have these adjustment holes here. That's going to help you accommodate. help accommodate your outer tube with the pin in different positions so you can get that passed through and set up the way that it's going to work best for your application. Now this coupler socket is going to secure to your standard 2 5/16 inch hitch ball and the self-latching coupler is going to automatically engage when the hitch ball is in the socket.
And then when the snap latch pull. With this snap latch pull rod that's included with this, this is going to allow you to easily uncouple from the outside of your truck. So this does include the rod and this latch is very easy to use, so it's gonna automatically connect to your ball. It's gonna be very easy to disconnect from your ball as well. Now this is made here in the USA of a heavy-duty steel construction.
If you're not familiar, Gen-Y does have a great reputation for building very solid, very robust products. This is gonna be no exception to that. This is going to provide you a gross towing weight capacity of 25,000 pounds and a maximum tongue weight of 4,500 pounds. And the shock-absorbing works kind of like a torsion axle. And I've got a cutout here to kind of demonstrate what's going on here in these pivot points here. So at our pivot points, we're gonna have these inner square bars that have these rubber cords on the sides. So as the coupler's base rises or falls, these inner bars are going to twist inside of the tubes, attempting to follow the base's motion. But these rubber cords are gonna prevent the bars from twisting too far. So as each bar turns, these cords compress to absorb the shock. This means that any shock experience by your truck can be absorbed before it reaches your trailer and the shock experience by your trailer won't get transferred to your truck. One of the really nice things about this design is that there's much fewer moving parts that could go bad that would need to be repaired or replaced. Unlike shock-absorbing designs that use an airbag, you're not gonna have to worry about adding air in or taking air out. This is basically going to be a set it and forget it kind of thing. So once you get this installed, it's going to automatically help to absorb the shock and make a much smoother ride for you, and again, help reduce the wear and tear on your equipment. As you probably already noticed, this Gen-Y gooseneck coupler has an offset design. The bottom of the coupler, where it attaches to the ball, is positioned 2.5 inches away from the coupler tube, which inserts into the outer tube of your trailer. So this is going to give you 2.5 inches of extra clearance, giving you more space between your truck cab and trailer when making tight turns. So as I said, this is a very sturdy construction, very sturdy steel construction. So this is gonna hold up really well for you. And this has a powder coat finish that's going to help resist wear, tear and corrosion. So this is going to last you a really nice long time. Now, one final thing I wanted to recommend is the InfiniteRule lock for Gen-Y hitch snap latches. It's gonna work with this Spartan shock-absorbing gooseneck coupler. If you're looking for a great way to protect your investment, I would definitely recommend taking a look at this lock. You can take that part number that you see there on your screen, pop it in the search field of our website. That will take you to that lock, and you can add that to your order. Well, that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that our time together has been helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.
Ratings & Reviews
Heather A.
7/18/2018
There are situations where the existing outer tube of the gooseneck couple will not have the correct holes to line this adapter up with. It is okay to slide this inner tube into the outer tube aligned correctly and just tighten the set screws. You will not use the pin in this case.
Tracy
1/24/2025
I wouldnt pull the gooseneck without it. SRW pulls very stable without the shock and vibration.
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Alvin
4/16/2024
A year later and I stand behind this product and gen y’s customer service. The sticker that shows the load range in the neck came off after a couple of weeks. It was a sticker so I didn’t expect it to last anyway. So after I loaded my trailer with its full load out it’s a cargo conversion toy hauler I had some concerns about being over loaded. I took some pictures of my hitch in a fully loaded state on a level parking lot, with an angledegree finder on the torsion bars. I emailed the pictures and concerns to gen y. They responded very quickly and assured me that my hitch was in the “sweet spot”. It pulls and rides like a dream. I will definitely buy another if I ever need one. I believe this one will last me mana years of travel!