Make your own B&W comanion hitch??

[KevinLewis]

Make your own B&W companion hitch??

I can get a free lil' rocker hitch and I already have a B&W gooseneck hitch. Any thought on making you own companion hitch using the same methods that B&W used to mount it. I work for a machinery company so the fab and machine work would not be a problem. I would make angle iron shoes to sit on the bed floor running front to back. A crossmember could be welded between the angle irons to attach to the square peg. Any other ideas?

 

[PatrickCampbell]

Go for it and take pics!

 

[jelag]

You know I have thought about that myself... . but just didn't have the time to get it done... one of our vendors offered me a hot deal on a scratch and dent sale... . so I bought that one... .

 

[starkmr]

I think it is a neat idea, but I'm sure our legal system would have a heyday with it if you were ever in a wreck and the hitch was found to be a contributing factor.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

I would do it too.



We all have insurance - don't we?

 

[KevinLewis]

Yeah, hopefully insurance would cover it. Does anyone know how long the for-aft shoes are that sit on the bed floor? I couldn't sleep the other night I was so excited about doing this. All I need now is a trailer!

 

[MMeier]

Please drop a post as to when you plan to hit the highway with this... .

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Please drop a post as to when you plan to hit the highway with this... .

So now you are questioning the ability of a skilled person in using their tools and common sense.



Most of what I build is stronger and heavier than what the factories build. Some call it OVERKILL.



I've been through your little town several times using components that I have built. Call out the law - clear the highways. The Jumbo Jet train wreck is coming through!



A skilled craftsman can build stronger and better than what you can buy commercially.



Now if he is using baling wire and duct tape - well, that's another matter all together.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Yeah, hopefully insurance would cover it. Does anyone know how long the for-aft shoes are that sit on the bed floor? I couldn't sleep the other night I was so excited about doing this. All I need now is a trailer!

I'll send you the dimensions over the weekend.

 

[KevinLewis]

Thanks on bothe counts. No bailing wire and duct tape here!

 

[MMeier]

So now you are questioning the ability of a skilled person in using their tools and common sense.

Not at all.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

I'll send you the dimensions over the weekend.

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[robertyoke]

I would go for it if you got the time. I build stuff all the time like this but usually when I want to modify it or change it some way.



I wanted the turnover ball for my work trailers but I wanted a sliding hitch for my 5er ... ..... so I built this... ...



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powered sliding gooseneck hitch.



-robert

 

[KevinLewis]

Jumbo jet thank you so much for the pics and dims. Those will help greatly!





Robert,

I love that sliding hitch. Great engineering. My brother just moved to ft collins. he has a 98 white quad cab 4x4 with a white shell. He just stared working at giddings machinery company in loveland.

 

[robertyoke]

Jumbo jet thank you so much for the pics and dims. Those will help greatly!





Robert,

I love that sliding hitch. Great engineering. My brother just moved to ft collins. he has a 98 white quad cab 4x4 with a white shell. He just stared working at giddings machinery company in loveland.

I have not herd of giddings. What do they make? or what do they sell?

where did your brother move to? ... ... . Does he need a house built?



-robert

 

[KevinLewis]

http://www.soilsample.com/

They make soil sample drilling machines.



He moved to the north end of town some where. Sorry he bought a pre built one. If he needs a remodel i will send him your way.

 

[starkmr]

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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who felt the need to add a spring to the back of the hitch. It just wouldn't hitch up correctly with the head of the hitch leaning forward. Other than that, I love the hitch.

 

[KevinLewis]

This is what i have going so far. any sugestion or commments?

 

[Elk_aholic]

Wow, how truthful the saying of "you learn something new everyday"! The picture showing the spring that holds the plate level for hooking up purposes is so simple yet so clever. I wonder why B&W hasn't added this feature to their design?? Then again, I always wondered if my hitch was built on a Friday afternoon and the welder just wasn't paying enough attention to detail for the plate to balance properly? I'm sure my wife and kids will be impressed with my new found solution vs. having to recruit one of them to hold up on the locking lever while hooking up. The TDR is truly educational!!

 

[Desperado]

I also used a spring to hold my hitch in the proper position for hooking and it works great, just have to remember to take the spring loose before you try to pull the top half of the hitch off (don't ask me how I know this).