Best Gooseneck Hitch to Fit 2000's Ford F-250

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Help me hold these guys honest by suggesting the best 5th wheel ball hitch that moves out of the way when not needed for a 2000 some thing F 250

asked by: Gerard A

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The B and W Turnoverball gooseneck hitches are widely considered to be the best hitches out there. They are extremely well made, easy to use, and the ball stores down in the hitch when not in use like you want as well. I am not sure what year truck you have but the # BWGNRK1108 fits 2000-2010 Ford F-250 short and long bed trucks.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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There is no difference between the two. We have two similar but different part numbers because we market the #BWGNRK1108 as a gooseneck hitch and the #BWGNRK1108-5W as the mount for the #BWRVK3400 sliding version of the B&W Companion 5th wheel…

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In your 2000 Ford F-250 with 8-foot bed the B&W Gooseneck Hitch #BWGNRK1108 will install with the center of the ball positioned 47-inches from the rear edge of the bed. For this gooseneck hitch there is no front-to-back adjustment; it can only…

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The OEM prep package consists of 4 "pucks" in the bed of the truck that will allow you to drop in puck style hitches for easy installation and removal, that gives you a completely clear bed when not in use. The B&W Companion OEM 5th…

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You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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Choosing the right height setting for your 5th wheel hitch is a combination of a few different variables. First of all you want your towing setup to be as level as possible. With your Montana High Country 340BH level you will want to measure from the…

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Answer 6

Great question, Jeff! When the Rota-Flex first came out it renovated what a pin box could do and be, but at this point in time that technology is a little more dated and the Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing 5th Wheel Pin Box #325-GH-8040 is the "new…

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The Ram OEM 5th wheel puck system, shown in the linked photo and article, was launched in 2013 so what you have in your truck is likely to be an aftermarket installation of some kind. These newer Ram trucks with the factory prep can directly accept a…

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The head alone for the B&W Companion hitch #BWRVK3500 weighs about 70 pounds. Everything else weighs about 130 pounds. So the total weight of the hitch is approximately 200 pounds.

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Answer 9

I spoke with my contact at Trailair and from your serial number we were able to determine that your trailer came with a 1621 HD pin box which is a long pin box style. I was unable to obtain the exact part number for your Trailair pin box but from the…

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Answer 10

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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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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Answer 12

Gen-Y's calculation for pin weight is a safe guess, but isn't the most accurate so the only way you'll get the correct capacity Gen-Y 5th Wheel Pin Box is to fully load the trailer and go to a commercial scale to measure the pin weight.…

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