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Posted 8/31/ 23:10 (#)
Subject: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
north west arkansas
Just wondering if it would work ok to pull a gooseneck with on a fifth wheel plate. I was just going to put a hitch on that had a pin to hook straight to the plate so I didn't have to add a gooseneck ball to the truck. Will it work or will it cause problems with the trailer? Do most gooseneck a have enough clearance to clear the tandems on the truck? DAA
Posted 8/31/ 23:22 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
Sort of Central to North Central Iowa
I have done it with a single axle tractor. Had the kingpin for the trailer that hooked right to the fifth wheel. You may have to slide your fifth wheel all the way to the rear with your tandem tractor.
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Posted 9/1/ 00:04 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
Nunn CONunn CO
I have been tempted to do this for a long time but have never had a chance to try it. Only obstacle I saw was hooking up trailer lights and more importantly breaks. dakotadirt
Posted 9/1/ 00:11 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
What you wanna do works ok. Not the best for uneven terrain tho. You'll lose your side to side swivel that a ball gives you. Truck and trailer tend to fight each other a bit more. Those little adapters get a little tough on the trucks fifth wheel in my opinion too. I now have a ball mounted under/behind my fifth wheel so I'm ready for any trailer.
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Posted 9/1/ 04:42 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
TN
I do it all the time. It allows me to use my semi year around instead of just in the fall.
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Posted 9/1/ 06:28 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
That is some roof you have on your IH---homemade??? Kelly
Posted 9/1/ 06:38 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
NC KS
You need a short stem capable trailer to level it out as most 5 wheels will make trailer run high in front.
It doesn't take much to put a ball in the frame behind the 5th wheel. An 1"x6" piece of strap iron with hole for ball will do it. D. McClanahan
Posted 9/1/ 06:53 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
TN
It was on there when we bought the tractor. We call it the mobile shed!!! wayneNWAR
Posted 9/1/ 06:56 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
north west arkansas
Looks like it would double as a flat bottom boat. It sure would give some shelter from the weather. Are you having to run your plate all the way back? Little Duck
Posted 9/1/ 07:01 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
South East Illinois
Light and electric brakes are not a problem. You can get the elctric from the sender on air valve. D. McClanahan
Posted 9/1/ 07:08 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
TN
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I did move my plate all the way back, not sure I had too but I did. Mine is a manual plate so it stays to the rear. I also pull a 26 ft tandem axle hopper bottom trailer, so everything works well having it to the rear. durallymax
Posted 9/1/ 08:33 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
Wi
You'll need a separate plug for the trailer since they are wired differently. "RV" style you could call it. Tap into the trucks taillights for turn/stop to make life easy since the RV style runs these together versus separate for the plug on your semi. You can put a brake controller in the cab fed off the brake light switch, and run a wire back to your RV plug. Tazzerblue
Posted 9/1/ 09:17 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: Did mine a few years ago. Nice for heavy loads.
SW MN
I hook directly into 5th wheel. slide it all the way back. Sure is nice to have the power and braking!! Brakes weren't hard, just wire controller form brake hot line. turned out easy, once I found the hot wire in the fuse box. jdbob
Posted 9/1/ 10:58 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Did mine a few years ago. Nice for heavy loads.
ND
Have pulled a 24' goose neck with a seed tender on the back, hooked trailer lights to RV receptacle mounted ahead of fifth plate, trailer had brakes, but the tender got to high in the air on trailer so opted for a different trailer. jdbob
Posted 9/1/ 10:59 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Did mine a few years ago. Nice for heavy loads.
ND
jdbob - 9/1/ 10:58
Have pulled a 24' goose neck with a seed tender on the back, hooked trailer lights to RV receptacle mounted ahead of fifth plate, trailer had brakes, but the tender got to high in the air on trailer so opted for a different trailer.
Used a tandem semi & clearance no problem. Nate B.
Posted 9/1/ 12:55 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
Bremen, KSBremen, KS
We outfitted the larger of our two stock trailers to pull with my semi tractor, single rear axle. It may keep the backend of the trailer slightly lower than before but isn't too bad as the tractor has a low profile fifth wheel. It sure beats having a pickup struggle with that large trailer.
KDD
Posted 9/1/ 20:36 (# - in reply to #)
Subject: RE: Pulling a gooseneck with a semi truck?
Leesburg, OhioLeesburg, Ohio
How do you keep from back feeding the stop/turn, and making neither one work in the two different types of systems? I have tried it, never could get it to work without one system back feeding the wrong lights on the other system.
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