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Tow your fifth-wheel trailer with your gooseneck hitch and get the smooth, stable ride that only an air-ride-equipped coupler can deliver. This trailer coupler adapter has a built-in air bag that provides cushion and absorbs road shock.
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Note: Lippert pin box 1716 will work with this goosebox, but a spacer kit (RP61301 - sold separately) is required.
Fifth-Wheel-to-Gooseneck Adapter
This unique coupler lets you tow your fifth-wheel trailer with your gooseneck hitch. It is air ride equipped to ensure that less stress is put on your trailer's frame than is typical with traditional king pin adapters. Simply replace your trailer's existing pin box with the Goose Box and you'll be ready to go.
Eliminate Chucking and Jarring
The Goose Box is designed to absorb road shock for a smooth, stable ride. The internal air bag can be adjusted to give you just the right amount of support, so you will lose the bounce but avoid the stiff, rigid ride that occurs when towing with an overinflated air bag. Also included in the Goose Box are dual shock absorbers, which extend the life of the air bag by ensuring that compression occurs in a controlled fashion.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (200 Customer Reviews)
Tow your fifth-wheel trailer with your gooseneck hitch and get the smooth, stable ride that only an air-ride-equipped coupler can deliver. This trailer coupler adapter has a built-in air bag that provides cushion and absorbs road shock.Overall a great upgrade, but not perfect. Happy to have gone this way from the previous 5th wheel hitch setup. Pros: * Having nothing in the bed of the truck, except when towing. * There is more room for a larger bed chest without the 5th wheel hitch (replaced a B&W Companion slider). * Air bag system seems less jarring on the frame of the 5th wheel than the B& W Companion / Lippert Rotaflex. * Seems to have reduced further what little "chucking" there was with the Companion/Rota-Flex setup. Cons: * Lining up to hitch is a PITA. Reese should really rethink this. * Towing is not as confidence inspiring. The trailer feels like it wallows in rough undulating turns in comparison to the 5th wheel connection. * Sits much lower than the 5th wheel pin box, so at level RV sites the bottom of the hitch is lower than the truck bed. That affects the length of RV site needed as the truck can't back under the trailer to park. * The pinbox structure requires more room in the bed, limiting what can be placed on the sides & rear of the bed. To help with hitching, I'm going to make a magnetic "sighting" system that can be seen through the rear window. something that can be tossed in the bed chest when not in use. Currently I'm using the bed camera (in the CHMSL) along with a camera that I set on the wheel well, and that is marginal at best. It still takes multiple attempts because of the limited tolerance. Once the bed chest is installed the camera will be pretty ineffective.
IF you have a gooseneck ball and a fifth wheel RV, then this is the perfect match for your rig! The Reese Goosebox changes everything! Easier hook up and unhooking. Smooth ride and easy installation. etrailer has plenty of videos for review and installation, plus you can call them and ask about it if you have any questions. I have had it for a year now and just installed it on its second camper and I would have it any other way! It is exactly what you need!
Jesse H - 05/20/2021This thing is great! Install was a breeze took about 2 hours to install taking my time and torque. All I did was sat the pin box up on cardboard and wooden blocks, then slid the pin box under the king pin when it was close enough. A buddy and I installed it. Towing is very smooth and nice and easy. No bucking. Everything is great with this gooseneck pin box. I'm extremely happy and I'm even at the camp site right now reviewing this! Thanks etrailer.
Improved ride, no hitch in the box of my truck!
This Goosebox is heavy but I was able to get it installed by myself with help from my wife while tightening the bolt. When UPS freight delivered this, the driver was kind enough to load it directly into my truck so I did not have to lift it up. Using my truck I was able to back it into position where it went in effortlessly. I first took the zirk fitting out so I did not break it. The Goosebox was shored up using 2X4 pieces and then strapped in place, so it was in position while backing it up to the fifth wheel. This is a well made and stout pinbox replacement. The one issue I do have is that the air inflation gauge is very hard to see. Basically it is a black bar inside a black hole. The next time I am hooked up, I intend to put some white or other bright colored paint on the bar for easier viewing. No more lifting the heavy hitch to of the bed to use the truck. As always etrailer is hard to beat, fast shipping, expert advice, great prices.
When I attempted to install this the width was 1/2" smaller than the trailer original. It took me about 15 calls to etrailer, the distributor and back and forth. Finally the distributor gave me the name if the manufacturer. When the women from the manufacturer helping me said, "Let me look at he specs". I knew I had the right person. It was at the limit as far as installing on my trailer. Now that it's installed I love it.
Albert - 05/06/2022After dealing with the awkward 5th wheel hitch and pin box for many years on several RV's, I decided to try the Goose Box. Absolutely the very best mod I've done on my 2019 Alpine 5th wheel.
Sandy C - 06/20/2021I have no issues with etrailer, their service is great. Their front line people are very knowledgeable and give immediate answers your questions. They take your orders Leaving you feeling good with your interaction. My three stars are for their shipping. They ship with Estes and it took 17 days to get my product. etrailer, you can do better with your shipping.
Sierra K - 05/19/2021 Ernie - 04/13/2022I have completed the installation of the Reese Gooseneck pin Box 20K on my 2019 Columbus 1492 366RL. The installation went well for 2 people. The installation was done as suggested in the instructions, one step below the original fifth wheel hitch. That actually proved to be too high for my 2019 GMC DenaliHD 4x4 DRW so I moved the hitch to the same position as the original equipment and the height works much better. I was able to unbolt and reset the position of the hitch by myself using the truck bed as a "work bench" and raising and lowering the RV to align the holes. Haven't towed it yet but will soon and provide more info. As you can tell by the photos, the safety chain installation was very easy.
John G - 04/04/2020Ordered this to replace OEM king pin on my 2019 Solitude 375RES. Due to it being delivered via freight it took a little longer than expected, had to make an appointment to have it delivered, not to big of a deal. The cardboard this comes in is very hefty, as it should be for the weight of the item. As stated by other, there was not any instructions included, easy to find online though. I am not the mechanical type but a little handy with basic tools and it took me about 2.5 hours, this includes taking the old pin box off. Watched a few videos on how people used wood blocks and used the tailgate of the truck to install. I was worried about braking the zerk fitting off so I attached the couple to my goose ball. I than used blocks of wood to shore it up and used the truck and the fifth wheel to line it up. Hooking up is easy. On my test drive I can tell this will handle better, did not have as much chucking as with the fifth wheel hitch. Looking forward to our next camping trip to give it a true test.
Only made one trip so far but could definitely tell a better ride from my B&w companion and a lot easier to have a clean bed. It is harder and slower than the B&w fifth wheel to hook up to and unload but worth it
I had changed from a 2500 to a 3500 DRW that happened to include the GM puck system. I was left with a choice: do I spend hundreds on a puck adapter system to allow my old industry standard rail fifth wheel hitch to work with my new truck? Or do I sell it for as much as I can, and change over to something like the Goosebox? In the end, I was able to sell my old fifth wheel hitch and purchase this Goosebox, and the difference cost about as much as the adapter would have cost. Furthermore, the bed of my truck is now eternally empty and usable without needing to climb in and disassemble a heavy hitch, and I even lost a bit of weight in the bed. Yes, the Goosebox is heavy, but it is certainly not heavIER than a normal pinbox plus the weight of my old hitch. If my guess is right, I probably lost 50-100 lbs. To add to that, once the bag is inflated, the ride is so smooth. It's easily one of the best upgrades I did to my truck and trailer setup. Yes, hooking up is SLIGHTLY more complex than a traditional fifth wheel, but the time difference is minutes at most. Less, once you get used to it, or you have a good spotter to help. I kept the old pin box around, because I will want to keep this setup if I ever change trailers!
Installed on a 18,000 gvwr fifth wheel for use with a 2019 f350 drw. Install straightforward, I did need to shift vertically. I was able to borrow a friends gooseball which helped me pick out the best gooseball in terms of height (I ended up w the desired 7” clearance and the front of my fifth wheel about 1” high). Love the open truck bed and I’ve gotten used to centering the ball (at first I used some white electrical tape on the hitch to help me visually, but now I mostly rely on centering my dually with the fifth wheel sides. Nothing light weight about this unit! I picked up a mini grease gun that I use regularly. I adjust the air pressure to about 40psi, no issues with leaking when we are on the move. Very smooth ride.
Robert - 10/05/2021Four stars due to airbag and terrible location of grease zerk. We've towed nearly 10,000 miles in a year and I would never want to use a Fifth Wheel hitch. We love how we can put our gooseball under the back seat of the truck when we aren't towing. We love the cushioning provided by the suspension and the airbag, but not being able to set the air pressure until after hitching is far from ideal. The grease zerk is in a terrible location that makes it more or less inaccessible once hitched. We've taken to simply putting grease on the gooseball before hitching. It's a good hitch and I'd probably buy it again, though I'd strongly consider the Gen-Y option as it lacks an airbag.
Ive had this on my 40' toy hauler for one year and it has been the best modification I have made to the camper so far. The airbag system works as it should and I like the adjustability with varying pin weights that occur in toy haulers depending on what you carry in the garage. I use my truck for work so not having to deal with the fifth wheel was worth it alone. Besides it also rides better than a standard rigid fifth wheel. The only downside is goosenecks are more difficult to hookup than a fifth wheel but this can be overcome with practice. [Online video] channel has some good info on the 2nd gen goosebox so worth a look if you are thinking of buying one it.
I finally reached the point where I could no longer remove my standard fifth wheel hitch by myself. My only option was to leave my hitch in the bed of my truck for the entire travel season, April to October for us. Not a good thing when I needed my full bed. After hours of research the Goose Box seemed to be my best option. I had put the Box on our previous fifth wheel but didn't tow it much before we traded it for a 2020 Jayco Pinnacle. I had the dealer change the Box over to the new Jayco. It is by far the best towing, best riding and best handling fifth wheel/truck combo we have ever owned, and that has been a few. Our 2020 F350 has the camera system which makes hookup relatively painless. The 5 pound ball is so much easier to remove than a 200 pound hitch. Well worth the money and highly recommend it.
We like the ride and convenience. If you would put that zerk grease fitting somewhere else it would be good. Broke ours off within the first trip. Also why can’t air stay in the bag?
Sierra K - 01/17/2022I installed this hitch, in less than 1.5 hours with a little help. hooked up to my truck and pulled my toy hauler. I could not believe the difference. the only complaint is there was only 4 bolt/nut/washer assy. which is legal, and plenty strong. so I used a couple of the old bolts. I did not like the 4 empty holes
Was a little cumbersome to install. But very pleased with hitch. Will be taking the RV out at the end of the month and am hoping it improves the towing experience.
We thought that this would be very hard to install since it is so heavy but it wasn't. Leave it in the back of your truck and let the RV do all the work. We love the fact of the airbags on the coupler. It makes the ride very smooth.
Just what I needed to convert my 5th wheel toy hauler
After one year of use the Goosebox has been a joy to pull with. Initial hookup is a learning curve compared to a traditional 5th wheel hitch but simple and quick after a few trips. Found a bed mounted camera eases the hookup process and love the open space of our truck bed when unhooked!
So for I really like this product. I have taken several long trips with it installed. It takes all the shock between the truck and fifth wheel for a smoother ride. No problems at this time.
We have a 2016 Grand Design Momentum 348M trailer, pulled by a C4500 Topkick with full factory air-ride suspension. This is my experience when I tried to replace the 5th wheel hitch with this Reese Goose Box hitch. The hitch performed OK when it was properly adjusted and there was no load in the toy-hauler section (no UTV inside). But we had to constantly check and re-check the hitch adjustment, or it would "buck" the truck around like a bronco. But when we added a UTV to the rear of the trailer, the hitch acted like a Bumper Pull trailer with ALL the weight behind the axles, and would "fish-tail" something terrible over 50 mph going down hill, and almost impossible to drive anywhere. We checked our hitch weight, and it was approximately 3,500 pounds. We found this unacceptable and impossible to correct or fix. So we bought a solid unarticulated Gooseneak Hitch, and the problems disappeared immediately and have not reappeared. We are VERY disappointed with your Reese Goose Box Gooseneck and Fifth Wheel Adapter hitch. In conclusion, it is my opinion that this hitch is NOT compatible with a factory air-ride suspension. Having been a heavy equipment and truck mechanic, I have never experienced anything like this with either a solid 5th wheel or gooseneak hitched trailer. It would be most helpful if we could return it for a refund, but at this point we are just trying to sell it to someone who does not have air-ride suspension on their tow vehicle.
Received in good order. Easy to install, you do need two people to install . Heavy. one problem, the grease fitting was not installed properly . it came with an insert grease fitting. the whole was a threaded hole . I bought a Grease fitting and screwed it in. Before fixing it I called etrailer and told them about the grease fitting. they said it was a defective unit and they would ship me a new one. problem was I had already installed this one. I was not going to uninstall and reinstall another unit just for a grease fitting. this is why I purchased my own fitting and installed it.
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