Recommended Adapter With Offset For Gooseneck Car Hauler Trailer

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I just recently purchased a used 2007 pj trailer and as you can see from attached picture labeled truck, the front of the trailer sits low and I only have about four inches of clearance from the tailgate to the tongue of the trailer. In the picture labeled hitch, the adjustment pin sits very high compared to new versions of the couplers currently on the market. Do you have any recommendation to fix this and raise the front end of the trailer. There are no more adjustment holes in the inner coupler and bulldog does not recommend drilling and additional hole.

asked by: Greg

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If you have a 4-inch outer tube on your gooseneck I have a solution for you.

I recommend the B&W Extend-A-Goose Gooseneck Coupler, part # BWTEXA4200. This adapter will fit inside the 4-inch outer tube and gives you 10-inches of offset as well as 8-inches of vertical adjustment. This has a weight capacity of 24,000-lbs and a vertical load limit of 6,000-lbs.

expert reply by: Jeffrey L

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Thanks for the picture. Yeah you are very nose high and need to get the trailer sitting level. It's hard to tell in the picture but is the gooseneck coupler adjustable? You should see some set screws on the side of the tube that would allow you…

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We do not recommended drilling the Redline Round Gooseneck Coupler #SAC2516-I. Since this unit has two set bolts, each with a locking nut, you do not have to worry about the coupler suddenly dropping down to its minimum height. So long as you…

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Answer 5

The weight capacity of the Ram Gooseneck Coupler part #GCPN-30008 is 30,000 lbs of gross trailer weight and 3,000 lbs of tongue weight.

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Answer 6

Hey David, from previous customers of ours who have the same 2020 Keystone Raptor 424 we have determined that your pin box style is the Lippert 1621 which means for a Gen-Y gooseneck adapter you'd want the #GY58GR that you referenced.

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