Companion 5th adapter
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Companion 5th adapter
Can you use the companion 5th adapter with the pop up goose neck hitch? Currently looking at getting a pop up underbed gooseneck hitch and would like to haul a 5th wheel camper. Any info would be great !!
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If you are talking about one that hooks onto the ball in your truck-Yes you can i use a putnam firehawk top half for the 5th wheel rated at 24,000 it works great for me with my 26 foot camper. I made my own goose gooseneck ball setup in 2 of my trucks so i can haul either style hitch with either truck. Takes me 5 minuets to go from one to the other and when the ball is out i have a perfectly clean bed no rails, no plate just a 3" hole in the floor.
This will be my 5th year with this setup.
This will be my 5th year with this setup.
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So you just bought the head hey? Check out my attachment.. is this the part you bought? I've circled it in red. Seems like this would be a better option than replacing the trailers hitch setup with a gooseneck adapter. Anyone else use this?
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If you have a popup industries flip over ball hitch, they make an adapter for use with the B&W companion. If you have the popup industries pop up hitch, there is not on, as far as I know.
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Any reason for that over the B&W turnoverball? I hear the popup style can quickly get full of debris that is in the bed, and make it hard to use.....just a thought
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Not really I found one on ebay for 230$ shipped... Seems like the B&W may be the better way to go though.. A few questions about the Companion: Does the Companion rub the truck bed floor? It just mounts in place of the flip over ball right?
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Yes, you take the ball out, insert the square adapter in the hole, and bolt on the companion, takes 5-10 minutes. The companion sits on the flloor the truck bed.
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Sweet !!! Looks like i'll pass on the pop up and wait for a deal on a B&w turnover. Really don't need the goose neck but would be nice to have as alot of my buddies have goose neck trailers. Thanks for the info... anyone else have any input?
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Smokem yes that is what my 5th wheel head looks like but i made my own base to install it on . The head seems to be a very well built unit- it is heavy and works great for me. One truck is a 3/4 4x4 and the other one is a 2wd dually quad cab. I can change from gooseneck ball to 5th wheel in about 4 minutes or remove everything and have a clear bed that you can lay drywall, plywood ect flat on. My total investment to do both trucks my self is under $400.00 i did get the firehawk head used (maybe 4 or 5 times) form the guy i bought my camper from. Yes i think for you this would be a much better option for you than the adapter on the trailer my buddy has a 30' jayco with a slide and has a gooseneck adapter on it and he hates it the way it tows he did not listen to me before but he is ready to change it now.
I just bought another truck a 96 extended 4x4 long box and i will set it up the same way should cost me around $60 bucks in materials and a few hours work.
I have a little over 6 inches of rail clearance and center the ball 1 inch forward of the axle center line on the truck. My trailers tow great set level and i dry camp back in the woods off roads.
I just bought another truck a 96 extended 4x4 long box and i will set it up the same way should cost me around $60 bucks in materials and a few hours work.
I have a little over 6 inches of rail clearance and center the ball 1 inch forward of the axle center line on the truck. My trailers tow great set level and i dry camp back in the woods off roads.
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I've got the B&W turnover ball hitch and the B&W Companion 5th wheel hitch set up in my rig. I did the research and in my opinion theirs is the best out their. A little pricey but I got the owner of the camper lot to throw in the Companion hitch when I bought my camper. They set it up and all - sweet! Getting ready to install a B&W in my daughters 2001 CTD.
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