Lets see your campers being towed
#1291
Senior Member
I went with a hide a ball and gooseneck adapter on my fifth wheel, cost around 800 $for hitch and adapter installed, regular fifth wheel hitches are much cheaper but I wanted to keep my bed flat.
#1292
Member
When I bought the camper I went to Ford and was going to buy a 250, my sales and service manager said they would sell me a new truck but they said my 150 was just fine to haul the camper I was buying. I have towed it about 200 mile to date and have had no problems. I am very pleased with the way the truck tows the camper and with my Ford dealer for not taking advantage of my situation
#1293
Proexpert, I will get some pics of my gooseneck setup in a few days nasty weather here in my area. Below you will find a some links. The first two are for under-bed gooseneck (hide-a-ball/turn-over-ball). The other links are for the gooseneck adapters. The offset adapter just gives you an idea of what I am talking about. The RV1 adapter is more like the one that I have and the dealer welded mine to the pin box instead of using the bolts. When I get the pics I will get the model and manf. of the adapter for you.
Sultan Gris, Can you take some pics of your setup also? Thanks
http://www.reeseprod.com/content/pro...ID=1820&part=0
http://www.turnoverball.com/products...ooseneck-hitch
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Coup...en/AM3139.html
http://www.qualitybumper.com/trailer...s/adapters.asp
Has anyone looked into getting the OEM Ford gooseneck/fifthwheel setup that is used for the F250/350/450? I was just wondering if that might work for a F150.
Sultan Gris, Can you take some pics of your setup also? Thanks
http://www.reeseprod.com/content/pro...ID=1820&part=0
http://www.turnoverball.com/products...ooseneck-hitch
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Coup...en/AM3139.html
http://www.qualitybumper.com/trailer...s/adapters.asp
Has anyone looked into getting the OEM Ford gooseneck/fifthwheel setup that is used for the F250/350/450? I was just wondering if that might work for a F150.
#1294
Junior Member
Yes 5ers tow way better than normal tt. All you need if you have a 5.5 or 6.5 box is a reese revolution/sidewinder. The reese replaces the kingpin on the 5er and then you can put a normal hitch like a Reese 16k in the box. This allows you to turn greater than 90 without taking out the back windows.
A normal hitch puts rails in the box that are a pain especially on the short boxes. You can upgrade the hitch to the elite series which gets rid of the rails as the hitch connects to a puck system that is pretty much level with the box. I have this installed in my 13 f150 fx4 with a 5.5 box. I think this is what ragerjr is referring to as the OEM ford Gooseneck/5er system.
The main thing you have to worry about with a 5er is the pin weight. That is the limiting factor.
#1295
Senior Member
Not trying to be a wet blanket here, nor am I trying to come off as the weight police (about as far from it since the weight police often target me), but PLEASE be aware of your weights when you are talking about 5'rs and our F-150's. There are only a few combinations of rigs and trucks that will be safe, legal and within the numbers.
I am NOT saying it cannot be done, in fact quite the opposite. It can be done with the right gear. Be careful with the weights, don't forget things like your cargo, your hitch itself (this often shocks people just how heavy they are) etc.
I am NOT saying it cannot be done, in fact quite the opposite. It can be done with the right gear. Be careful with the weights, don't forget things like your cargo, your hitch itself (this often shocks people just how heavy they are) etc.
#1297
Senior Member
Of course weight is the enemy to these trucks. It is a f150 not a freightliner. I have been looking at some fifth wheels, and the lighter aluminum ones seem to be the way to go. If i had to pull the heavier monster campers, i'd have to at least run a diesel f250, if not a dually 350.
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#1298
Senior Member
Proexpert, I will get some pics of my gooseneck setup in a few days nasty weather here in my area. Below you will find a some links. The first two are for under-bed gooseneck (hide-a-ball/turn-over-ball). The other links are for the gooseneck adapters. The offset adapter just gives you an idea of what I am talking about. The RV1 adapter is more like the one that I have and the dealer welded mine to the pin box instead of using the bolts. When I get the pics I will get the model and manf. of the adapter for you.
Sultan Gris, Can you take some pics of your setup also? Thanks
http://www.reeseprod.com/content/pro...ID=1820&part=0
http://www.turnoverball.com/products...ooseneck-hitch
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Coup...en/AM3139.html
http://www.qualitybumper.com/trailer...s/adapters.asp
Has anyone looked into getting the OEM Ford gooseneck/fifthwheel setup that is used for the F250/350/450? I was just wondering if that might work for a F150.
Sultan Gris, Can you take some pics of your setup also? Thanks
http://www.reeseprod.com/content/pro...ID=1820&part=0
http://www.turnoverball.com/products...ooseneck-hitch
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Coup...en/AM3139.html
http://www.qualitybumper.com/trailer...s/adapters.asp
Has anyone looked into getting the OEM Ford gooseneck/fifthwheel setup that is used for the F250/350/450? I was just wondering if that might work for a F150.
#1300
Hi Whitescrew,
Yes 5ers tow way better than normal tt. All you need if you have a 5.5 or 6.5 box is a reese revolution/sidewinder. The reese replaces the kingpin on the 5er and then you can put a normal hitch like a Reese 16k in the box. This allows you to turn greater than 90 without taking out the back windows.
A normal hitch puts rails in the box that are a pain especially on the short boxes. You can upgrade the hitch to the elite series which gets rid of the rails as the hitch connects to a puck system that is pretty much level with the box. I have this installed in my 13 f150 fx4 with a 5.5 box. I think this is what ragerjr is referring to as the OEM ford Gooseneck/5er system.
The main thing you have to worry about with a 5er is the pin weight. That is the limiting factor.
Yes 5ers tow way better than normal tt. All you need if you have a 5.5 or 6.5 box is a reese revolution/sidewinder. The reese replaces the kingpin on the 5er and then you can put a normal hitch like a Reese 16k in the box. This allows you to turn greater than 90 without taking out the back windows.
A normal hitch puts rails in the box that are a pain especially on the short boxes. You can upgrade the hitch to the elite series which gets rid of the rails as the hitch connects to a puck system that is pretty much level with the box. I have this installed in my 13 f150 fx4 with a 5.5 box. I think this is what ragerjr is referring to as the OEM ford Gooseneck/5er system.
The main thing you have to worry about with a 5er is the pin weight. That is the limiting factor.