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C. Burnett 
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 Topic: Gooseneck trailer ID
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 10:02pm |
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I saw a picture of a GN trailer I would like to have but it did not have the brand where I could see it. It was taken from the rear and it had ramps that when folded up made the bed flat because they had solid steel plating underneath. There appeared to be a wide plate in the center that could be pulled down to load a tractor with a tricycle front end. From this feeble description can anybody tell me what it was. I've seen lots of trailers with ramps that level out the bed when folded up but never with the steel plating.
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Rfdeere
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Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 10:57pm |
Loadmax Trailers has this option: http://www.loadtrail.com/g20.htm#
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Gary in da UP
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 7:03am |
My Load Trail has a tail that I can raise to make a full flat deck, the ramps store under the rear , I made a 3rd ramp for the narrow fronts.
Mine is a 20+ 5
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 12:44pm |
I'd like to find a trailer like that but 5th wheel instead of goose neck. My capmer is a 5ht wheel, so I don't want to monkey with trying to switch anything.
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Creek Jenkins
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 12:51pm |
Brian -
Switch yer kamper to a gooseneck ball. It's pretty easy and I see more and more peeple doing it. I don't have a gooseneck, but I've been thinking about converting the kamper to a ball type hitch just to get rid of the dang fifth wheel hitch in the bed. More room to haul krap with you when you go kamping......
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 12:57pm |
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I've thought about that. I've been told that not all of them have a strong enough hitch to deal with the extra stress created by lengthing the hitch point. Since I already have the 5th wheel hitch, I'd like to stay with it if possible.
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Matt MN
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 12:58pm |
Brian , Switch a goosenck trailer to a 5th wheel mount. Here is a picture of what you need
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Creek Jenkins
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 3:42pm |
I've just got a 25' Dutchman with a single bump. I do pull a boat behind it sometimes, but it's just a 14' and my total weight prolly isn't over 10 grand. The Dutchman hitch is prob good enough for that. A friend of mine has a 36' toy box, triple axle he converted to a gooseneck ball. The trailer has an on board genset and a 40 gallon gas tank. He pulled it to Alaska and back last year full of gas and two motorcycles with his dually diesel Ford. I looked at the hitch conversion thingy and shook my heed - it doesn't look all that stiff, but he went all the way up the AK highway and back with no problems. I axed him how much his rig weighed loaded up with fuel, bikes, 80 gallons water etc and he just shrugged said he didn't know and didn't worry about it.......
I know what you mean though. Looks like Matt has a good ideer.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 5:19pm |
I have a hitch like this and use the fifth wheel and GN hitch on the same frame.
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 8:14pm |
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Don, that looks just like what I have now. Didn't have any idea they made adapters to fit in the rails like that.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 9:51pm |
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Brian, I use my truck for more than just pulling trailers, I haul stuff in the bed all the time and with this setup I can use one truck to do it all. I think the GN hitch was around $200 and I can switch from one trailer to the next in than 5 Min's, Just pull four pins and switch the hitch put the same four pins back in and go.
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3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.
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