RedDog
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Kevincook,
Look up a few post,,,, MikePA explained it rather well.
RedDog
Look up a few post,,,, MikePA explained it rather well.
RedDog
Trailer Security
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em14
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Red Dog,
I'm thinking that down the road I may get a 1 ton dually and if I do I want to get it with a pickup bed. I too don't like the idea of the 5th wheel because, to me, it almost turns your truck into a single purpose vehicle. Additionally, I would like to have a clean floor in the bed by having a removable cover over the trailer receiver. What are your thoughts on this ....
Leo
I'm thinking that down the road I may get a 1 ton dually and if I do I want to get it with a pickup bed. I too don't like the idea of the 5th wheel because, to me, it almost turns your truck into a single purpose vehicle. Additionally, I would like to have a clean floor in the bed by having a removable cover over the trailer receiver. What are your thoughts on this ....
Leo
Leo,
This may be common knowledge, but on my eBay search I found a couple Gooseneck hitch models that fold into the bed for a flat surface. The mounting braces are bolted to the bed from underneath. I don't know if the folding models are as strong, but they seem to be rated in the ballpark of the stationary models. Of course, the number of items I veiwed was very small.
OkieG
This may be common knowledge, but on my eBay search I found a couple Gooseneck hitch models that fold into the bed for a flat surface. The mounting braces are bolted to the bed from underneath. I don't know if the folding models are as strong, but they seem to be rated in the ballpark of the stationary models. Of course, the number of items I veiwed was very small.
OkieG
RedDog
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Leo,
That is the way I would have installed it in my truck, but the previous owner already had the ball mounted permanently in the bed /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif.
My old gooseneck trailer had a rather unique design to it. It was the opposite of a semi,,, meaning the kingpin was in my truck bed, and the 5th wheel was on the neck of the trailer. What I liked about this design was when, not using the trailer, you could step on the kingpin and it would go down in the truck bed, making the bed look normal.
The drawback to this design is you would have to be very careful when hooking up, because you would have to "slide" it on to the kingpin. I like "dropping" a gooseneck onto a ball better!!!
RedDog
That is the way I would have installed it in my truck, but the previous owner already had the ball mounted permanently in the bed /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif.
My old gooseneck trailer had a rather unique design to it. It was the opposite of a semi,,, meaning the kingpin was in my truck bed, and the 5th wheel was on the neck of the trailer. What I liked about this design was when, not using the trailer, you could step on the kingpin and it would go down in the truck bed, making the bed look normal.
The drawback to this design is you would have to be very careful when hooking up, because you would have to "slide" it on to the kingpin. I like "dropping" a gooseneck onto a ball better!!!
RedDog
em14
Platinum Member
Red Dog and OkieG,
Thanks ... That "fifth wheel" you had sounds like it would be a little difficult to hook up but I would like having the pin disappear... anyway, I've always thought that I would like the "ball and receiver" of the gooseneck design best.
Leo
Thanks ... That "fifth wheel" you had sounds like it would be a little difficult to hook up but I would like having the pin disappear... anyway, I've always thought that I would like the "ball and receiver" of the gooseneck design best.
Leo
Egon,
Hmmmm. What's missing here? Let's see...there's a hitch lock on the bullnose (ala Gary "in Indiana"). There's a good lock (ala David "MossRoad" G.) on the safety chains tied to an eye-bolt in the concrete. And, oh yes, the trailer is parked in a visible spot with tires missing!
My trailer is indispensible. When I need it, I need it. But, I won't be using it much for a while, so I thought I might try going tireless for a while. With a hydraulic hand jack and an air wrench it doesn't take too long to remove tires and hopefully make the trailer a bit more unattractive for thieves.
Of course, I'm still looking for the perfect (ie easy and effective) solution to trailer security. Thanks for everyone's input.
OkieG
Hmmmm. What's missing here? Let's see...there's a hitch lock on the bullnose (ala Gary "in Indiana"). There's a good lock (ala David "MossRoad" G.) on the safety chains tied to an eye-bolt in the concrete. And, oh yes, the trailer is parked in a visible spot with tires missing!
My trailer is indispensible. When I need it, I need it. But, I won't be using it much for a while, so I thought I might try going tireless for a while. With a hydraulic hand jack and an air wrench it doesn't take too long to remove tires and hopefully make the trailer a bit more unattractive for thieves.
Of course, I'm still looking for the perfect (ie easy and effective) solution to trailer security. Thanks for everyone's input.
OkieG
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Nice looking trailer:
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Hi,
I don't have a tailer yet...but...
After looking at the attachemet of the trailer without wheels, and with a lock in the ball socket and a chain to the concrete pad...I could not help but thinking...
MAYBE YOU SHOULD MOVE CLOSER TO THE CITY WHERE NOBODY HAS AN ITEREST IS STEALING TRAILERS!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Really...I fear for my vehicle, but not for my trailer!
Perhaps that is because I don't have a trailer...but I might soon...
Actually, I don't really fear for my vehicles either.../w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Bill in Pgh, PA
I don't have a tailer yet...but...
After looking at the attachemet of the trailer without wheels, and with a lock in the ball socket and a chain to the concrete pad...I could not help but thinking...
MAYBE YOU SHOULD MOVE CLOSER TO THE CITY WHERE NOBODY HAS AN ITEREST IS STEALING TRAILERS!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Really...I fear for my vehicle, but not for my trailer!
Perhaps that is because I don't have a trailer...but I might soon...
Actually, I don't really fear for my vehicles either.../w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Bill in Pgh, PA