- 1. Re: 5th wheel vrs goose neck (score: 1)
- Author: John Niolon <JNiolon@uss.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 06:04:32 -0500
- So what I'm hearing here is it mostly convenience ??? (and maybe a little weight ?) I would think that farm tractors and stock trailers and some of the 'hot shot' haulers would carry as much weight a
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- 2. Re: 5th wheel vrs goose neck (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:47:25 -0400
- Yes, travel trailers, for all of their size, are relatively light, compared to loaded stock and equipment trailers. Also, you can put some of the usable space over the 5th wheel, allowing either more
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- 3. Re: 5th wheel vrs goose neck (score: 1)
- Author: John Niolon <JNiolon@uss.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:24:18 -0500
- thanks Mike... I've done a little more research and also found that 5th wheels are rated at around 15-16K where gooseneck mounts are rated up to 30K. I'm amazed everyday at how much "stuff" I don't k
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- 4. Re: 5th wheel vrs goose neck (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 08:38:20 -0400
- Yes, the Internet can be a useful source of information. Be very careful with that concept, however; not everything you read on the 'net is the truth. I think that the participants of this list mean
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- 5. RE: 5th wheel vrs goose neck (score: 1)
- Author: "SwampFox" <stevie_g@swampfoxcustoms.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:49:13 -0400
- I have a 5th wheel that is held in with four pins so that, if I want to use the bed, I just pull the pins and remove the hitch. Not sure what Goosenecks are rated for . My 5th wheel is good upto 23K#
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