I am looking at getting a toy hauler for the dirtbikes. I have never towed anything really big except for a bobcat not and again and not for any real distance.
Can someone clue me into the way a 5th wheel/gooseneck deal will feel and handel when being pulled vs a regular hitch type trailer?
The ones I am looking at getting are between 20-30 feet long. Again don’t assume I know anything so any info you have would be most gratefully received.
Thanks
Dave
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We've had a 22' toyhauler (hitch) and currently have a 38' toyhauler (5'ver). Pulling the 5'ver is so much more comfortable than the hitch hook-up. I don't feel the sway from the trailer and hardly any rebound feel from it. I recommend a fifth wheel. Just my 2cents!
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we tow a 5'r and there is no place for any dirt bikes in the bed due to hitch, you may someday want to put a buddies quad in your truck bed or extra crap that you could not do with a huge hitch there. also the tuggable should be cheaper, no $1200 hitch, also hitch remval and storage is an issue as they weigh200+ pounds. I use a foldable engine hoist to get it in and out, others use block and tackle, few just grunt it out...
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I just bought a 29' toyhauler, and it seems pretty big for a bumper pull trailer. A smaller one would undoubtedly pull better. Next time, I will get a 5th wheel.
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A 5th wheel is better the bigger you go. I don't think they start making them until around 25'long. They are easier to hook up and as far as towing, its like it's not even there. No sway, and for the most part your truck is level as the weight is over the rear axle and transfered throughout the entire truck. A hitch can have the weight distribution bars added which helps but is no where near a 5th wheel. A 5th wheel and truck length is shorter than the hitch because 4 ft or so is over the bed. I tow a 35ft 5er and it is just as long as my buddys 28ft hitch trailer.
5th wheels are nice, but as mentioned, are not fun to remove and take up too much space. I highly reccomend a gooseneck trailer. The ball is easy to deal with, and goosenecks will handle uneven terreign better than 5th wheels. -phillip
A 5th wheel makes for a nice towing experience. I have had both, a 30' bumper pull toyhauler and I now have a 40' 5th wheel toyhauler. I will take the 5th wheel any day of the week.
As far as gooseneck, if you get a toyhauler, manufactures will void your warranty if you use a gooseneck adapter. You have to use a 5th wheel hitch.
Goosenecks don't allow the pin to pivot in 4 directions like a 5th wheel hitch does, i.e. puts more stress on the pin box.
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As far as gooseneck, if you get a toyhauler, manufactures will void your warranty if you use a gooseneck adapter. You have to use a 5th wheel hitch.
Goosenecks don't allow the pin to pivot in 4 directions like a 5th wheel hitch does, i.e. puts more stress on the pin box.
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Manufacturers will void warranties if gooseneck adapters are used, that is correct. I said nothing about adapters though. Furthermore, the real reason for voided warranties is the leverage the gooseneck coupler puts on the pin box. Pivoting has nothing to do with it. A gooseneck coupler pivots much farther than a 5th wheel does, and being a ball and socket joint, they pivot in all directions, that's why I said they are better on uneven ground.
Anyhow, What I was trying to say in my previous post is that it would be best to buy a toyhauler that is gooseneck from the factory.
I have looked for a gooseneck model. Do you know [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]of anyone who makes the gooseneck toyhauler besides Featherlight trailers? They are very expensive.
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I'm looking at the work -n- play by Forest River and their trailers can be ordered with either 5th wheels or goosenecks. I'm going with a gooseneck due to the simplicity of just a ball in bed.
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