SultanGris

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.

Mark T Cummings

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

ragerjr

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.

tmnewell

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.

ecobeest

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.

murf

Expect pics this weekend. We are going, and it's spose to be 68 and sunny. Spring has finally come!

whitescrew77

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.

SultanGris

Aye, I just got mine. But I have the exact b&w turnover ball you linked and my adapter like much like the first one except it goes straight down and is adjustable up and down a few inches, no jog to the front. They welded mine also, said the bolts weakened it. I have a 6.5 foot box. I haven't actually pulled it yet because i just bought it and we have snow still so I'm storing it for free until i have somewhere to park it but I know I am over payload weight by 200 pounds empty not counting the hitch. I have a loaded lariat so my payload is much lower than lower trim trucks. It didn't squat near as much as I thought it would however, very anxious to tow it and see how it feels but I'm sure it will be fine. I do not care one bit about being over weight, I farm and virtually every vehicle I drive is overweight at some point in time so I'm used to it, I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer though. There are tons of half tons pulling 5th wheels out there and very few of them are within legal weights, but again I wouldn't recommend for the first timer or for going on 1000 mile road trips.

Rock Woody

Very Nice! I am down the road from you in Perry. Good to see a local

ragerjr

Yes I think that is it. If it a Reese system then yes.