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Originally Posted by shadyskins
Dumb question, but can someone explain the difference between a gooseneck and a 5th wheel? or are they the same thing?
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The gooseneck gives you more adversity, and you have the whole bed when you remove the ball. I need this type because horse trailers are gooseneck only. Car hauler type trailers are gooseneck as you see in the pic.
I could have gone with the rail kit which is the metal pieces on the 2nd pic in post # 8 where the pins are in. The problem with this set up is these rails stay in the truck when the pins are removed and hitch removed. The only plus side to the rail setup is that i could buy another goose-type hitch that would mount to the rails, or use the fifth wheel hitch.
As it is now, i cannot tow a fifth wheel trailer without a Colbert goose adapter which i have shown here:
Here is another pic of my setup as well. You only need safety chain hookups for horse trailers only. 5th wheel house trailers don't even come with safety chains.
