Is a Gooseneck or Fifth Wheel Towing Setup Smoother Riding
Published 08/09/2016
Question:
I have seen many times that 5th wheel folks say that the 5th wheel has a better ride than a goose neck. I have both and pull them long distance regularly and the gooses neck is always a large farm trailer loaded with live stock or equipment. So it is heavy. I would like to know as to why you say the 5th wheel has a better ride? the 5th wheel has to pivot at the receiver, as where the gooses neck pivots at the tongue. The only difference in my 30 years experience is the connecting and disconnecting. And I would like to debate that with anyone but as far as ride I have seen some of the older 5th wheels that only had the one axis tilt and they were rough at times. but if they have both axis tilt there is no difference. And other than just dragging both type of trailers around for 30 years I am also a PE Mechanical and Structural Engineer that holds patterns in the Oil and Gas industry and in the Agriculrural.
asked by: James G
Expert Reply:
I don't agree with a fifth wheel setup being smoother riding than a gooseneck unless you start using cushioned pin boxes/hitches. Fifth wheel setups have a lot more areas for movement so they can "chuck" much easier.
There are advantages to both setups but the biggest difference between the two is that for short bed trucks there are slider hitches that can be used with fifth wheel setups to give clearance but for goosenecks there isn't that option. However, since goosenecks trailers don't have a wide nose this isn't always a problem.
If all things are equal I prefer a gooseneck setup to a fifth wheel because there is fewer moving parts and it's an easier hook-up/disconnect.
Product Page this Question was Asked From
Convert-A-Ball Cushioned 5th-Wheel-to-Gooseneck Adapter - 12" to 16" Tall - 20,000 lbs
- 5th Wheel Gooseneck Adapter
- Adapts Trailer
- 5th Wheel Trailer to Gooseneck Hitch
- No Extra Clearance
- 20000 lbs
- Bolts Over King Pin
- Shock Absorbing
- Convert-A-Ball
more information >
Featured Help Information
Instructions
Continue Researching
- Video: How to Install the Gen-Y 5th Wheel Pin Box - 2022 East to West Ahara Fifth Wheel
- Shop: Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Video: Breaking Down the Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing 5th Wheel Pin Box
- Q&A: Best 5th Wheel Hitch for 2019 Ford F-250 With Short Bed
- Shop: Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 1116 and 1716 - 30,000 lbs - 4.5K TW
- Shop: Trailair Air Ride 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 1116 - 21,000 lbs
- Shop: Curt Flex Air 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 1621 - 21,000 lbs
- Shop: Trailair Flex Air 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 0719 - 18,000 lbs
- Shop: Curt Flex Air 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 1621 - 18,000 lbs
- Shop: Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch for Chevy/GMC - Single Jaw - Underbed - 21,000 lbs
- Shop: Trailair Air Ride 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 0719 - 18,000 lbs
- Search Results: trailer ramps
- Search Results: 5th wheel landing gear
- Shop: Gooseneck Hitch
- Article: How to Tell the Weight Rating of a Trailer Axle
- Q&A: How To Tow a 5th Wheel Trailer Using a Truck with CM Flat-Bed and Recessed Gooseneck
- Q&A: 5TH Wheel Hitch/Adapter For CM Truck Beds Flatbed On a 2016 Ram 3500
- Video: Detailed Breakdown of the Lube Plate for Blue Ox 5th Wheel Hitches
- Video: Review of Curt Fifth Wheel Hitch - Replacement Front Anchors - C68UR
- Video: What to Know About the Buyers Products 24" Fifth Wheel Lube Disks with Steel Retention Clip
- Article: Parts Needed to Add Hydraulic Disc Brakes to a Trailer
- Q&A: Powered Landing Gear Option for Gooseneck Trailer
- Shop: ATV Winch Mount
- Shop: Exhaust
- Video: Review of Furrion RV Camera System - Observation Camera and Side Marker Light Cameras - FCE48TASL-07
- Video: Furrion Vision S Wireless RV Observation Camera System Install - 2018 Keystone Cougar Half-Ton Fifth
- Q&A: Does Truck with 6-1/2 ft bed Have to Use Slider Hitch for Turning Clearance with Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Search Results: trailer hitch
- Article: Trailer Wiring Diagrams
- Shop: Trailer Hitch
on 5th Wheel Gooseneck Adapter
