04:43:10pm, Thursday, May 02, 2024
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Gooseneck
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Ole big block
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Looking for information, anybody ever have gooseneck trailer, that it didn't matter where you load the tractor on the trailer it jerks and lunges forward and backward? We have raised and lowered the neck. Did not notice it to bad when we were pulling it with short bed extended cab. Now we have crew can long bed dually. Do we need to try diff trailer or what Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2016 12:11AM by MH49. |
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Balls
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Where is the ball or 5th wheel mounted, relative to the rear axle centerline? |
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Ole big block
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About 2-3 inches in front of center of axle. It has a cm bed on the truck. |
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Balls
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You are good there! Maybe AV has the fix!
He is in the trailer business, so is a good resource! |
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My Corn Pro, and Delta would buck like that if I loaded the tractor a little too far forward, but if moved back it wouldn't buck much at all. I now have a PJ 32ft Hyd Dovetail, and it never does it, but I always load the tractor at the back, and make the trailer carry the weight. |
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What yr make and model truck?
I had a 2009 F250 that it would do it at certain speeds. Certain new trailers empty it would get lunging. Sometimes just setting cruise at a certain speed it would quit. Not sure if there is one thing that would definitely fix your issue but I do know some people who have used this hitch with success for the same issue. [shockerhitch.com] COO for OTTPA www.outlawpulling.com www.truck-specialties.com Schaeffer Oil Representative [www.schaefferoil.com] |
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Registered: 03/12/2010 Posts: 405 |
You need a Shocker Hitch. We went though the same thing for years. Makes a Big difference. Google shocker hitch. |
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Ole big block
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2013 f350 cab and chassis. What is the weight ratting for the shocker hitch. Thanks for the responses. |
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Been There
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Save yourself some grief, get a different trailer, the neck is flexing, anything you do to get rid of the surge is only a band aid. There is a night and day difference in trailers. |
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Ole big block
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Been there what trailer did you have, and what brand did you switch to |
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Ole big block
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Anybody know if any trailer company will let you test pull a trailer befor you buy it. |
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Limited pro puller
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I had same issue till I moved tractor all the way forward on 20 + 5 dual tandem. Truck needs more weight on it. |
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Any dealer should let you hook up and pull it down the road if you said you wanted to make sure it pulled straight before you buy.
Guys leave their license and then head down the road for a test run here. COO for OTTPA www.outlawpulling.com www.truck-specialties.com Schaeffer Oil Representative [www.schaefferoil.com] |
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Registered: 12/01/2015 Posts: 31 |
Hey Adam do you guys sell enclosed goosenecks for pulling tractors? |
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Been There
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Won't say what I had as to not start a war, but went to a Featherlite steel gooseneck, UNBELIEVABLE how different they pull. Also have a BakerBuilt steel. It's 10x better than our original, but the Featherlite is king. Sadly, I don't know if they still make steel trailers. |
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Nathan B.
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We have a 20+5 tandem dually Big Tex. It pulls great. We also use a 32 foot hydraulic lift Load Max tandem dually. The tandem duals fixed the same problem you had. |
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Ole big block
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Our trailer is a dually tandem. |
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awesome johnny
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your ball should be 6 in.foward of the center of the rear axle on a long wheel base truck 3 in. on a standard wheel base truck will probably solve your problem |
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Trailer puller( read important )
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It is the CM truck bed
I had the same thing happen ... They are not rigid enough the bed is flexing .. The Chinsey cross channel Stella flexes I drove my self nuts over this for two years Cut the gooseneck hitch and ball that they put in and put a BW hitch turnover ball hitch right to your frame This will take care of it .... This is what I did.. We could all finally talk in the cab again |
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Ole big block
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Thank you very much (trailer puller) and everybody for the advice. |
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