Recommended Gooseneck Trailer Hitch for a 1997 Ford F-250
Question:
I am very new to this process of gooseneck installation. How do I know which products will work on 1997 f250?
asked by: Amber
Expert Reply:
The gooseneck trailer hitch I recommend for your 1997 Ford F-250 is the Curt Double Lock, Flip and Store Underbed Gooseneck Hitch part # C60723. This gooseneck hitch is a custom fit so no drilling into the frame is required and it has a unique storage feature that lets you flip the hitch ball upside down in the receiver tube. The hitch also as the name states has dual locking pins for added security.
If you ever need to tow a 5th wheel trailer there are adapters for this like the Curt X5 5th Wheel Base Rails Adapter for Curt Double Lock Gooseneck Trailer Hitches part # C16210 which could then be paired with the Curt E16 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch part # C16115.
Products Referenced in This Question
Curt E16 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch - Slide Bar Jaw - 16,000 lbs
- Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Fixed Fifth Wheel
- Above Bed Rails
- 4000 lbs Vertical Load
- 16000 lbs GTW
- Double Pivot
- Economy - Slide-Bar Jaw
- 13-1/4 - 17 Inch Tall
- CURT
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Curt X5 5th Wheel Base Rails Adapter for Curt Double Lock Gooseneck Trailer Hitches - 20,000 lbs
- Gooseneck and Fifth Wheel Adapters
- Adapts Truck
- Gooseneck Hitch to Fifth Wheel Trailer
- No Offset
- 20000 lbs GTW
- Connects to Gooseneck Hole
- Fixed Height
- Hitch Adapters
- CURT
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Curt Double Lock, Flip and Store Underbed Gooseneck Hitch w/ Installation Kit - 30,000 lbs
- Gooseneck Hitch
- Below the Bed
- Manual Ball Removal
- 7500 lbs TW
- 30000 lbs GTW
- Removable Ball - Stores in Hitch
- Wheel Well Release
- 2-5/16 Hitch Ball
- CURT
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