B&W stands behind the products with a limited lifetime warranty. When it comes to B&W you can count on products that are made right here in the USA and are SAE-J2638 certified. For that reason, they only trust and use American-made steel and insist on making the welds under their roof. B&W knows that you have a lot riding on your hitch and that a hitch is only as good as the quality of its steel and the welds that hold it together. It comes with a solid, machine 2 5/16” ball and requires only a 4” hole in the bed. It is constructed from a solid, one-piece machined receiver socket with a durable powder-coat finish. It is rated to tow what your truck is rated to tow. The B&W Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch is a beefy under-bed mounting system that is custom fit specifically for your truck and bolts to existing holes in the frame. With the turnoverball gooseneck hitch, you already have the mounting system for the B&W Companion 5th wheel hitch as well, if you decide to go that route. There is a flexible latch pin handle attached to a spring loaded, 5/8” steel locking pin that goes completely through the ball. All you have to do is remove the ball, flip it upside down, and drop it in the socket. The hitch converts to a level bed in seconds. It doesn’t get any more simple than that. The innovative design allows you to have a hitch when you need it and a level bed when you don’t. I torque it down to 80 ft-lbs which you can not do with the original draw down bolt.The B&W Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch is the #1 selling gooseneck hitch in America that you can count on to get you and your trailer to your destination safely. I replaced it with a 16mm bolt which has a finer thread pitch and I replaced what was supposed to be the nut with a 2" long bronze nut I threaded to 16mm.
I replaced the original draw down bolt, because it didn't feel smooth to me and I didn't think it would last very long with a lot of use. Raising the Andersen hitch 2 1/2" has allowed me to move the ball down to the lowest hole which decreases the leverage distance between the top ball and the base of the aluminum frame. You should still have plenty of cab clearance, but I would keep an eye on it when making tight maneuvers.Īs long as we are on the subject of the ways a B&W gooseneck hitch can be used, I thought I would include a photo of how I have had my Andersen hitch attached to the goose ball for the past couple of years. If your trailer front has rounded corners, then I would make some adjustments to the hitch to decrease or eliminate the bounce. I have been able to drive or back into some really tight spots without making tight turns, but I still keep a close eye on clearance between the cab and the front of the fifth wheel RV.
B AND W FIFTH WHEEL HITCH TURNOVER BALL CRACKED
I have seen the photos of broken tire belts, cracked wheels and broken or cracked suspension components and I think most of that is caused by sharp turns. I don’t always trust the quality of some of the mass produced items, but B&W isn’t one of the companies that cuts corners when it comes to built in quality.Īs far as making sharp turns, I have always tried to avoid excessive turning because it is so hard on the suspension, wheels and tires.
B&W does sell a 4” offset, but I had the ability to make one and I like to make stuff, so I made it myself to my own standards.
So I settled for the 4” change and that did make a notable difference in the amount of front end bounce. I could have turned the Andersen hitch 180 degrees and used the 5” offset that is built into the hitch, but that would have moved the ball forward 10” and I thought that would be too much.
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