A little demonstration video on how to hook up a gooseneck trailer. B&W Gooseneck Hitch: amzn.to/2KcehVi Camera: amzn.to/2LN2fGY GoPro: amzn.to/2Ao56l3 Enjoy!
Lmao! Same im a trucker or 20 years and drive tractor trailers and i still did the same thing. Never ever hurts to take some refresher courses in life. LOL! Very very good video.
I dont know why I watched this... I down own a truck.. or a trailer.. nor do I use one for work... but regardless great video.. i feel comfortable hooking up a goose neck trailer if need be now!
I’ve not been around towing a boat, livestock trailers, or equipment since I was 14-15 years old. So, since the mid 90’s. I still like seeing the setups.
*This was VERY HELPFUL because I have the same hideaway ball and had no clue how to get it to come out. Thanks for posting this. it came in really handy Good Job*
Thank you for doing a very through gooseneck hook up , im a woman and im about to buy a 30 , foot trailer for my 3500 dodge duly , im gonna be hauling campers , and cars in about 2 months and I have never been that close up to a trailer to understand High it fully operates and with your video you made me feel very confident that I can do this by myself at the present time I currently drive a 18 wheeler over the road so I'm used to trucks and pulling but not a fifth wheel trailer I've already got my fifth wheel and it's a B &w 26,000 pound fifth wheel imstalled., all I've got left to buy is the gooseneck ball . I will be referring back to your video , you did a great job , and you didn't speed thru correct process , and CONTINUE to make more videos .
@@wearebubbas548 Didn't get the chance too ,.I came.home for a 4nday home time visit , and turned in my 18 wheeler to the company I was driving for , and.that was the end of September, I quit the trucking company.and had to deal.with my.mother , she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Dementia , so I had to.clean up her apartment and my.mother had to go.into a nursing home , I didn't put her there , While I was cleaning my.mothers apartment , I slipped on the grass , where the grass was wet with dew , and I slipped and fell and broke my femmer bone . It's been almost 2 years and after 4 surgeries , I'm about to return back to work . I'm gonna drive the 18 wheeler for about 6 more months , and then I'll be doing the hotshot thing , I will.keep you posted . .
Never pulled a 5th wheel or gooseneck. But will eventually. Just need to get the hitch. Nice explanation. I do enjoy YT who are thorough in their explanation. Well done.
I mounted a convex mirror at 45 degrees on the goose neck of all my trailers. I can see the ball in my rear view mirror of the pickup. With a tool box in the pickup you can not see it out the back window. I have the same pickup in the video. I can hit the ball exactly the first time backing up.
I like this system. Looks like it goes 'flush' with the floor of the bed when not using so you could put a slide-in camper for other purposes. Great system. 👍
It's amazing how many times I have watched people repeatedly back up, pull forward, back up again, etc. in the attempt to line up the trailer with the ball. If you can see the ball from the driver's seat, it's not that much of a problem. But if you have an extended cab or a tool box behind the cab, you cannot see the ball at all and have to depend on someone else to guide you into position. On my truck, there are tie down hooks on the top of the cargo walls. I take an elastic bungee cord and stretch it from one side to the other. It's actually just about 2 inches towards the rear of the truck from the ball location. Aligned with the ball, I have attached an orange painted stick to the bungee cord that I can easily see through my rearview mirror. I back up until the stick hits dead center of the gooseneck of the trailer and continue back for another inch or two. 99% of the time, I will be perfectly aligned with the ball and if I am not, I only have to either pull forward or back up less than 1 inch.
@@bigearn8782 That also works but by using a cord stretched across from one side to the other, I do not have to climb into the truck bed to put it in place.
Good Video on the procedures I tow with a Chevy 3500 Dually and my 9 pin sockets are one in the front drivers side ( in bed) and one in my Aftermarket Bumper with that configuration I haven’t ever needed any extensions yet it makes it handy to utilize the sockets. For any other 12 volt needs one time when Boondocking on private property in the Winter i needed to run the campers heat but i had too weak of a house battery to power the heaters fan therefore i was able to get a outlet close enough to my Campers plug and run the truck to keep the heat running well enough to stay warm all night long like i said i was on private land so i didnt need to worry about someone taking my truck on me after that trip i did install a new house battery and i generally carried a small Honda suitcase generator/ Inverter as well that i really bought for one of my Boats originally
Excellent instructional with two important suggestions or reminders open the hitch before you put it down on the ball and lock it as soon as it down so you can't possibly forget Always tighten any bolt when you put it on don't do it later Ialways lock your hitch on the ball of all the trailers before you walk away
When it's not quite perfectly over center ball, just grab the yoke of the trailer and move it into exactly the right place...bingo! :-) That only works on the little 900 lb. trailers.
I just watched this whole video and I've hooked up hundreds of trailers. Just oddly satisfying to watch. Haha. Good job. That's a super nice trailer by the way. We use a similar Gator.
@@mondavou9408 I don't go overboard. Just a little axle grease on the ball from time to time. Obviously, if your equipment has grease fittings, keep them greased. I carry a cheap IR temp gun to check my wheel bearings. They should be around 100 degrees F no matter how long you've been driving. If they get way hotter than that, check the grease and the bearings themselves. I start getting concerned at about 115 degrees.
@@mondavou9408 Other things could possibly factor in so the biggest thing to watch for is one wheel being hotter than the others. But every trailer I have runs around 100 in normal use.
also a quick way to test the lights is to turn on the lights and the flashers...if they are all working then you know everything is good...since the break lights are all on the same circuit as the flashers than if one works the other one works as well
@@2toneajax91 nigga what? A gooseneck trailer can not do that. The weight is directly above the rear axle so how tf would the front come off the ground?
And last but not least don’t put pieces of wood for tie downs in the square holes on the sides of the bed. My dad had 93 ford that didn’t have any hooks in the bed so he’d rip 2x4s and stick them in those slots and then he could tie certain things around them. Well he had a flat bed gooseneck and one time hooked on and forgot to take those pieces of wood out. The first turn he made the trailer hit that board and ripped it out almost completely through the side of the truck. I’ve always wondered why goosenecks and even heavy duty bumper pull trailer jacks don’t come with two gears like tractor trailers. I guess it’s because you usually don’t need them. Tractor trailers don’t have the spring loaded foot so you have to jack them all the way up so it helps to have that low torque high speed gear to raise it super fast.
fYI: safety chains need to be crossed so they "cradle" the trailer in the even of catastrophic failure, so the trailer doesn't nose dive into the ground.
I just bought my first gooseneck trailer (preowned). My drop leg stabilizers are NOT spring loaded. Is this common or are they just likely in need of repair?
Is the trailer brake slider only for activating it? , and when your done you only use your truck brake pedal to slow down or you need the trailer brake?
Usually just use the truck brakes. I've used the slider to straighten out the trailer sliding out on a gravel curve. Also helps with a load that can't be balanced on the trailer so it tries to steer the truck.
Always after hooking up to be sure the trailer brakes are effective- as told in this demonstration. Likely wise to do also after coffee break on long trips.
what if the ball lock breaks if you pull the truck hard....how you stop the trailer from hitting the truck...it will ram straight into the driver seat...
When my grandfather buy one First he crashed tailgate cus he dont even open it Than he opend a door and again crashed tailgate Than he removed tailgate He crashed back window
Idk why I watched this. I know how to do this 😂😂
Lmao! Same im a trucker or 20 years and drive tractor trailers and i still did the same thing. Never ever hurts to take some refresher courses in life. LOL! Very very good video.
I watched it just to see how much of a dumbass he is.
Because a truck doing anything a truck is made for is badass!
Same 😂
Same
I dont know why I watched this... I down own a truck.. or a trailer.. nor do I use one for work... but regardless great video.. i feel comfortable hooking up a goose neck trailer if need be now!
Blougheed oooo
LOL...ditto!
Same here! 😆
Blougheed First
turn your ball over
Thanks for this video. Very helpful to see the backing up portion most people skip the video of this part of the job.
It sounds simple enough until you go to do it so thanks for showing us all how it's done right!. 🙏
I’ve not been around towing a boat, livestock trailers, or equipment since I was 14-15 years old. So, since the mid 90’s. I still like seeing the setups.
I painted a line on my bed as a reference guide...and it works like a charm!
Yup
I watched this because I was curious on how this was done. Definitely happy I did. I don't own a trailer but this was entertaining.
Very well illustrated
Ty
The trailer company should buy the rights to this video from you and use it for orientation
*This was VERY HELPFUL because I have the same hideaway ball and had no clue how to get it to come out. Thanks for posting this. it came in really handy Good Job*
Thank you for doing a very through gooseneck hook up , im a woman and im about to buy a 30 , foot trailer for my 3500 dodge duly , im gonna be hauling campers , and cars in about 2 months and I have never been that close up to a trailer to understand High it fully operates and with your video you made me feel very confident that I can do this by myself at the present time I currently drive a 18 wheeler over the road so I'm used to trucks and pulling but not a fifth wheel trailer I've already got my fifth wheel and it's a B &w 26,000 pound fifth wheel imstalled., all I've got left to buy is the gooseneck ball . I will be referring back to your video , you did a great job , and you didn't speed thru correct process , and CONTINUE to make more videos .
How it's working for you?!
@@wearebubbas548
Didn't get the chance too ,.I came.home for a 4nday home time visit , and turned in my 18 wheeler to the company I was driving for , and.that was the end of September, I quit the trucking company.and had to deal.with my.mother , she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Dementia , so I had to.clean up her apartment and my.mother had to go.into a nursing home , I didn't put her there , While I was cleaning my.mothers apartment , I slipped on the grass , where the grass was wet with dew , and I slipped and fell and broke my femmer bone . It's been almost 2 years and after 4 surgeries , I'm about to return back to work . I'm gonna drive the 18 wheeler for about 6 more months , and then I'll be doing the hotshot thing , I will.keep you posted .
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Ann Jackson god bless you Ann 💋
Travel trailers are 5th wheel hitch, not gooseneck. Gooseneck is flush with truck bed, 5th wheel is way above the bed.
Do u have to have a cdl for the gooseneck
Great video, no typical BS talking about personal opinions, just to the point and very thorough!
Never pulled a 5th wheel or gooseneck. But will eventually. Just need to get the hitch. Nice explanation. I do enjoy YT who are thorough in their explanation. Well done.
Fascinating! I will never have one but it's nice to see how it's done .... Thank you! :)
Thank you for taking the time and making this video. I now know how the integrated Brake system works in my Ford.
Great video. Tons of great info and step by step procedures
I mounted a convex mirror at 45 degrees on the goose neck of all my trailers. I can see the ball in my rear view mirror of the pickup. With a tool box in the pickup you can not see it out the back window. I have the same pickup in the video. I can hit the ball exactly the first time backing up.
Got pictures of what you mean?
very thorough and correctly done video dealing with the subject...good job
Hi Grant,
Thanks for the tour on how to hook up the trailer.
I like this system. Looks like it goes 'flush' with the floor of the bed when not using so you could put a slide-in camper for other purposes. Great system. 👍
Great video, I'm looking to start hot shotting. Very informative. You have my thanks 👍🏾👍🏾
Me too. Did you start?
thank you for this video I didn't know about the extra plug in the bed of the truck I was going to removed it but now I know the purpose of that plug.
Wow! Glad you showed us how it’s done 👍
I just made a jack lift system by using a Harbor Freight winch. Works great, and no more hand cranking
It's amazing how many times I have watched people repeatedly back up, pull forward, back up again, etc. in the attempt to line up the trailer with the ball. If you can see the ball from the driver's seat, it's not that much of a problem. But if you have an extended cab or a tool box behind the cab, you cannot see the ball at all and have to depend on someone else to guide you into position. On my truck, there are tie down hooks on the top of the cargo walls. I take an elastic bungee cord and stretch it from one side to the other. It's actually just about 2 inches towards the rear of the truck from the ball location. Aligned with the ball, I have attached an orange painted stick to the bungee cord that I can easily see through my rearview mirror. I back up until the stick hits dead center of the gooseneck of the trailer and continue back for another inch or two. 99% of the time, I will be perfectly aligned with the ball and if I am not, I only have to either pull forward or back up less than 1 inch.
By the way, using my method prevents backing up too much and hitting the trailer with the open tailgate of the truck as well.
Some people opt to make a stick, magnetic base, and ball on top. Stick it in front of or on the hitch ball.
@@bigearn8782 That also works but by using a cord stretched across from one side to the other, I do not have to climb into the truck bed to put it in place.
@@reb1050 Nice. But I have to climb to put the ball in, gear... cord gets in the way....for me, anyways.
Good Video on the procedures I tow with a Chevy 3500 Dually and my 9 pin sockets are one in the front drivers side ( in bed) and one in my Aftermarket Bumper with that configuration I haven’t ever needed any extensions yet it makes it handy to utilize the sockets. For any other 12 volt needs one time when Boondocking on private property in the Winter i needed to run the campers heat but i had too weak of a house battery to power the heaters fan therefore i was able to get a outlet close enough to my Campers plug and run the truck to keep the heat running well enough to stay warm all night long like i said i was on private land so i didnt need to worry about someone taking my truck on me after that trip i did install a new house battery and i generally carried a small Honda suitcase generator/ Inverter as well that i really bought for one of my Boats originally
Excellent instructional with two important suggestions or reminders open the hitch before you put it down on the ball and lock it as soon as it down so you can't possibly forget
Always tighten any bolt when you put it on don't do it later Ialways lock your hitch on the ball of all the trailers before you walk away
Good video Dude👍. Plain and simple!
It was awesome video.. I don’t even have a trailer let alone a gooseneck trailer.. but I watched this entire video and liked it
Really thorough, thanks for the video sharing. Blessings on your trips
Knowledgeable video, thanks for the info
I don't own a truck or a trailer either but I plan I'm owning a farm one day. So this video probably will be helpful when that day comes. Thank you
great video man im planning on getting into car hauling ill most likely need this video
Great video brother! Thank you !!
When it's not quite perfectly over center ball, just grab the yoke of the trailer and move it into exactly the right place...bingo! :-) That only works on the little 900 lb. trailers.
Very well explained!! Thanks
I put a 3 foot rod with a 3 “ round magnet on the bottom right in front of the ball. Works lIke a charm.
Mike Mayfield I can’t see my ball either. Crew cab long bed.
Great video....nice an comprehensive.
thank you so much very useful video really happy new year wish you the best
Great video dude well done thank you.
Awesome video and very informative
Thanks so much for this!!
I just watched this whole video and I've hooked up hundreds of trailers. Just oddly satisfying to watch. Haha. Good job. That's a super nice trailer by the way. We use a similar Gator.
Got any advice on lubrication of the gooseneck and/or ball? .... or anything else (beside of course the wheel bearings)?
@@mondavou9408 I don't go overboard. Just a little axle grease on the ball from time to time. Obviously, if your equipment has grease fittings, keep them greased. I carry a cheap IR temp gun to check my wheel bearings. They should be around 100 degrees F no matter how long you've been driving. If they get way hotter than that, check the grease and the bearings themselves. I start getting concerned at about 115 degrees.
@@mckrackin5324 Thanks! That is good information. Just stole the kitchen IR temp gun for the truck.
@@mondavou9408 Other things could possibly factor in so the biggest thing to watch for is one wheel being hotter than the others. But every trailer I have runs around 100 in normal use.
@@mckrackin5324 summer ambient air temps go over 100 degrees.
Awesome video
Thanks for the info was my 1st time to hook up and I do right Thanks to you.
Good tutorial. I am in the market for a car hauler and am trying to decide whether to get a gooseneck or standard hitch 7x16 flatbed.
I Don't know how I got here, but I've learned something new as a Ford Truck owner and as a Truck owner.
I'm not even truck driver or pick up truck owner... But I like it.
Everyone has a first time for everything and mine will be based on this thanks
Great video. You showed us everythings step by step very well . Thank you for good video.
Great video dude!
Great vid Grant thanks.
Great video! Thank you
Awesome how to video
I dont even own a truck but i found this video very educational!
Great Video
Idk why I watched this I been pulling a gooseneck trailer for years😂😂
Very informative good vid
Great video!!!
nice instructional video
Great video, thank you.
great job
Brilliant Thank you...
Exceptional how to video
Great idea to migrate your beehives ,
Very nice
I watched this just to be sure I’ve been doing this right for the past couple years.
Awesome 👏🏻
I clicked because I wanted to see the sexy 6.4 f450 💪
Good stuff thank you !
Классная техника. молодцы
Good job
Very nice design keeps the bed flat but... those hooks next to the ball hitch insert can they come out?
Very informative
What brake controller is that? I like the digital brake force gauge for the trailer.
I have never seen Spring loaded landing gear. I wish I had it at work.
Does the truck come with the kingpin 5th wheel lock already built in?
God dam what a great video.
I feel like a pro now.
Problem is i dont own a truck. I dont have a trailer and nothing to pull.
thank you so much
also a quick way to test the lights is to turn on the lights and the flashers...if they are all working then you know everything is good...since the break lights are all on the same circuit as the flashers than if one works the other one works as well
Kyle Hart how I check my lights every day! Soooo much easier than in and out for every light
If it is a new to you hookup better check the 1st time that L & R signals are not reversed.
Just cuz the lights on doesn’t mean the brake lights will come on. Just shows if any are out.
Brake lights are on a separate circuit than flashers
@@Joe_Brown99 I agree and that is why when DOT does an inspection you have to push the brake pedal
The ball in the bed of the truck, do they already come in the trucks or do you have to get someone to cut into the truck?
Thank you
what truck do you have, and with this set-up, how much weight can you tow?
ok. all I need know is a truck, a goose neck and change career.
Those trailers are heavy for those trucks, my boss was loading a bobcat while he did that the front tires of the truck were in the air
@@2toneajax91 an F450 is plenty big enough for a trailer like this lol
It was a F350.
@@2toneajax91 you're more than welcome to check out his other videos with this same exact truck where he clearly says it's an F450
@@2toneajax91 nigga what? A gooseneck trailer can not do that. The weight is directly above the rear axle so how tf would the front come off the ground?
Good video👌🏽
Thanks
what weight the trailer supports ?
And last but not least don’t put pieces of wood for tie downs in the square holes on the sides of the bed. My dad had 93 ford that didn’t have any hooks in the bed so he’d rip 2x4s and stick them in those slots and then he could tie certain things around them. Well he had a flat bed gooseneck and one time hooked on and forgot to take those pieces of wood out. The first turn he made the trailer hit that board and ripped it out almost completely through the side of the truck.
I’ve always wondered why goosenecks and even heavy duty bumper pull trailer jacks don’t come with two gears like tractor trailers. I guess it’s because you usually don’t need them. Tractor trailers don’t have the spring loaded foot so you have to jack them all the way up so it helps to have that low torque high speed gear to raise it super fast.
Very good, may friend, I am Panamanian may like you video
fYI: safety chains need to be crossed so they "cradle" the trailer in the even of catastrophic failure, so the trailer doesn't nose dive into the ground.
Now i just need Truck and trailer
What size bed is that on the truck?
Now Gilbert can take his momma into to town
ISN'T THE RATED TIRE PSI DEPENDENT ON THE LOAD YOUR HAULING?
Great video bro do u have a CDL?
I just bought my first gooseneck trailer (preowned). My drop leg stabilizers are NOT spring loaded. Is this common or are they just likely in need of repair?
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Is the trailer brake slider only for activating it? , and when your done you only use your truck brake pedal to slow down or you need the trailer brake?
Usually just use the truck brakes. I've used the slider to straighten out the trailer sliding out on a gravel curve. Also helps with a load that can't be balanced on the trailer so it tries to steer the truck.
When do you use the trailer brake ?
Always after hooking up to be sure the trailer brakes are effective- as told in this demonstration. Likely wise to do also after coffee break on long trips.
I have the same suspension on my duramax
what if the ball lock breaks if you pull the truck hard....how you stop the trailer from hitting the truck...it will ram straight into the driver seat...
Why do you need a hydraulic jack when you have someone to crank it for you. 😆
When my grandfather buy one
First he crashed tailgate cus he dont even open it
Than he opend a door and again crashed tailgate
Than he removed tailgate
He crashed back window
He sounds like one I want to smoke up with 😂😂
RIP, he died when he backed in all the way into his front seat
You typically should cris cross the safety ⛓ and hook your brake cable to the ball , so you don't have to jerry rig it to a wire 😉
I don’t know a single person that crosses chains on a gooseneck. Bumper pull yes