Gooseneck Hitch In A Short Short Bed

[sc4808]

I see in the OM that the crew cab short bed trucks are not designed for a fifth wheel or goose neck hitch (I am sure its because of the length of the bed), but I don't see why a goose neck trailer would not work.

 

I am in not wanting to pull a trailer that is too heavy for my truck so lets not go down that road please.

 

I am interested in a small dump trailer and have been told that the goose neck dump trailers pull the best.

 

B&W Hitches sells a turnover ball hitch for the 1/2 ton crew cab trucks with the shorty bed.

 

Does anyone have a goose neck hitch in a CCSB? If so how well does it work?

[RyanbabZ71]

I have seen it, actually seen it this weekend. Looked scary I wouldnt do it.

[Reject]

I bought my GMT900 Crew Cab used, the previous owner had a 5th wheel hitch installed for close to 50,000 miles.

[Stevens03]

It can be done, I know Reese makes a special slider hitch for crewcabs but I don't know how well they work. I just know it can be done.

 

I'd be curious too, I've explored the option as well, just haven't pulled the trigger. That hitch setup isn't cheap.

[fraiolib]

It can be done, I know Reese makes a special slider hitch for crewcabs but I don't know how well they work. I just know it can be done.

 

I'd be curious too, I've explored the option as well, just haven't pulled the trigger. That hitch setup isn't cheap.

 

 

yea a guy i know just traided his 1ton dooley duramax for a 10' 1500 ccsb 6.2. the same camper/toy hauler he towed with his dooley the dealer told him it would be no problem for his new 6.2 so he had the hitch installed and went to hook up and it just didnt fit. he doesnt have the sliding hitch that your talking about, like u said its expensive. what he can do is get a "pin" this is what he called it. that goes from the truck to the trailer. and thats still about $900 he decided hes gonna sell the toy hauler instead

[sc4808]

Yeah, thanks guys for the responses, I would never try a Fifth wheel in that short of a bed, not enough room, I was speaking of a Goose Neck hitch, I see nothing that would cause an issue with one of those in the short bed trucks.

 

This is what I am talking about.

 

 

 

Pulling one of these.

 

 

[Wires]

Yeah, thanks guys for the responses, I would never try a Fifth wheel in that short of a bed, not enough room, I was speaking of a Goose Neck hitch, I see nothing that would cause an issue with one of those in the short bed trucks.

 

This is what I am talking about.

 

 

 

Pulling one of these.

 

 

 

My brother pulled his gooseneck camper in his 2005 Chevy 2500 crew (so 6.5 bed). I don't see the issue. The ball is usually position above the rear axle, so I don't see what the CCSB would have an issue?????

[Stevens03]

2500 crew has 6.5' bed, where a 1500 crew has a 5.8' bed.

[kdixer]

Should not matter on that setup. The 9" difference is on the front of the bed. I would think you would have plenty of room to mount the hitch over the rear axle. And that kind of trailer does not have any sort of obstruction on the front that would contact the cab. So I forsee no issue.

[nickvrebel]

I've seen a setup with a gooseneck ball like that in a Ford, looks to work fine, don't see it working so well with a 5th wheel though

[jro909]

i woulden't do it with a half ton, think of the physics of it...shorter frame, you drop the trailer with weight the truck is going to be like a teeter totter, a 2500 or 3500 has enough spring capacity to withstand the weight....i see alot of those trailers come into work and they can easily weight down a half ton

[sc4808]

Its a given that with the same trailer weight a goose neck or fifth wheel trailer will each tow better than the same load pulled from the rear hitch, the weight is better distributed since the trailer ball is positioned just slightly ahead of the rear axle, its a lot easier on the truck.

 

I know that with the 5'8" bed there is not enough room for a fifth wheel trailer to turn without hitting the cab, but I would think that a goose neck trailer like shown above would not be an issue at all, I was just hoping that someone may have tried it already and could give some insight.

 

Thanks for all of the comments.

[jblakeney]

I have seen it in the short short bed as they are in a 1500 crew cab (69.3 inch bed). I would not be scared of it. But I pull and push trailers on a regular basis. However, THE BED IS SSHHOORRTT, you can cause major problems by over turning. AKA you can put the neck of the trailer in the back seat. You can do that with a long wheel base truck also thou. Most places that install gooseneck hitches will put them in but they ARE going to tell you "If you mess your truck up, its NOT MY FAULT"

 

Jbo

[steiny93]

if you know what trailer you are going to use just measure your truck and see if it'll fit

the 'ball' needs to be at minimum 1 inch in front of the rear axle

with a gooseneck style you should be fine, with a 5er wheel style you'll probably be getting close and will likely need a 'slider' hitch