Air Ride Gooseneck Hitch

[MicroOutlawRacer]

I was wondering if anyone has tried one of these? http://www.easyriderhitch.com/gooseneck.html

If anyone has what did you think of it? We have a pretty big horse trailer (9000#) and want to smooth out the ride a little bit.

Thanks

David

 

[jelag]

I pull a trailer that goes to 15 - 18 K most of the time... and all my gear is rated to 30K... this hitch is great... but only rated to 20..... I'd want more safety margin.....



I think its a great idea... . except that it looks like the ball is now higher in the bed... . or this whole thing is part of the trailer... we currently have problems between the Fords and the Dodges because of the bed height and having to change the trailers from one truck to another... . I'm not sure I'd want all this stuff in the bed...



Jim

 

[BStoecker]

I tow a 37' gooseneck 2-car trailer fairly often with 2 jeeps on it. Not exactly the same as a horse trailer I realize. I added the Firestone Ride-rite airbags to the rear suspension and it was a dramatic improvement. It levels out the truck and cushions the blow from things like cuts in the cement on the highway, etc... I have the B&W turnover ball set-up as my hitch as well.

 

[RMcCulloch]

I was wondering if anyone has tried one of these? http://www.easyriderhitch.com/gooseneck.html

If anyone has what did you think of it? We have a pretty big horse trailer (9000#) and want to smooth out the ride a little bit.

Thanks

David

If it works as well as their fifth-wheel version [it should], you'll love it.



Get one of their promotional videos and watch it.



BTW, my 5er is usually at ~14,000 lbs.

 

[OTRPU]

I'm with RMCulloch, if it works as well as their 5th wheel hitch you'll love it. I've been running the EasyRider Air ride 5er hitch for around 6 months. I shag RV's from manufacturers to dealers, means most the time my loads are empty. It's less weight, but this can be more bouncy. I use a GN adapter post for GN's, these are usually empty also. Cept when I have a stack of gooses. The hitch virtually eliminates any input to the truck from the trailer. Really smooths out the ride, my loads ride better than I do. Still get input from the road through the axles, can't say as the air bag helpers I've got do much to prevent this. Think 4 link Kelderman's would cure this as much as it can be cured. I'm gonna get the EasyRider Air Ride receiver hitch soon's I can. They're great people to deal with and you can try before you buy. I've got scale tickets for 21,600. I hear DOT's started looking at transporter's axle weights, guess I need to start weighing every load to be certain I'm legal. Got grief enough without feeding the bears.



Cheers,

Steve J