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84k5bd · 04-23-2005, 05:00 PM

i'm buying a 10 k goseneck trailer and was wondering what brand of hitch everybody uses or recomends. it will go into a chevy 2500HD. i wanted to get one where i could remove the ball when i didn't need it. is there one that is better than the other or are they all the same. thanks for any help

Airpup26 · 04-23-2005, 06:23 PM

b&w or maxey

FYRMAN · 04-23-2005, 06:35 PM

They are not all the same. The one you want is the B&W.

SCOTTS_4X · 04-23-2005, 06:35 PM

B&W is the best in my opinion, and I install them all the time. they are not that hard to install, no drilling or welding required, and the instructions are down to the T. I can have one installed in under 2 hours. the only thing you see in the bed is the tops of 2 squared ubolts in the low part of the corrugation and a 4" round hole for the reciever to come through. the reciever sets just below the top corrugation in the bed. for the most part nothing sticks up past the top ridges so you can slide something ( say a refrigerator ) in there and it wouldn't interfere. the ball is removed by pulling a lever in the driver's fenderwell and then pulling the ball out and flipping it over or storing it somewhere else. the price them is about 450-500. any other questions let me know.

-Scott

Airpup26 · 04-23-2005, 06:40 PM

I can get b&w for 299 installed

Tommy · 04-23-2005, 07:05 PM

I got a B&W off of a vender on Ebay last year for around $250. Easy install. The hardest part was drilling the 4" hole in the bed, hoping I measured right. I had the bed Line-X'ed afterwards. Sealed everything up and looks real clean.

KS Toy · 04-23-2005, 07:09 PM

B&W here.

84k5bd · 04-24-2005, 05:45 AM

thanks for thr replies, i will be getting B&W.

wideopenDiesel · 04-27-2005, 08:45 AM

Good Choice I like mine

n9emz · 04-27-2005, 09:04 AM

Like mine too. Just pull the ball, flip it upside down, and drop it back in the hole for storage. It's a neat dealio.

1967K10 · 04-27-2005, 05:59 PM

B&w

RodeoRob · 04-28-2005, 07:24 AM

b&w again. installed myself... very easy.

wheelin66bronco · 04-28-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airpup26

I can get b&w for 299 installed

Where?
I called around to everyone in Ft Collins and Maxey was one of the worst. Ended up at Rihno Lining of Larimer Cnty, cant remember what the breakdown was but it was a grand out the door for the B&W installed and Rihno lining over the bed rails of the 8ft bed and a 7way plug installed.
I think the B&W was around $460 installed!!!

04-23-2005, 05:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
84k5bd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 18233 Location: mass. Posts: 265	hidden goose neck hitch i'm buying a 10 k goseneck trailer and was wondering what brand of hitch everybody uses or recomends. it will go into a chevy 2500HD. i wanted to get one where i could remove the ball when i didn't need it. is there one that is better than the other or are they all the same. thanks for any help __________________ 84 GMC k5 jimmy pontiac 455 60/14b. detroit/spooled 5.13's 44 in.boggers R.I.P

04-23-2005, 06:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Airpup26 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14143 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 481	b&w or maxey __________________ Looking for a new rig.

04-23-2005, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
FYRMAN Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4358 Location: otHELLo, Washington Posts: 3,702	They are not all the same. The one you want is the B&W. __________________ [COLOR="Red"]Central Washington Muff Dive and Rescue Team[/COLOR]

04-23-2005, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
SCOTTS_4X Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12780 Location: Paso Robles, ca Posts: 1,786	B&W is the best in my opinion, and I install them all the time. they are not that hard to install, no drilling or welding required, and the instructions are down to the T. I can have one installed in under 2 hours. the only thing you see in the bed is the tops of 2 squared ubolts in the low part of the corrugation and a 4" round hole for the reciever to come through. the reciever sets just below the top corrugation in the bed. for the most part nothing sticks up past the top ridges so you can slide something ( say a refrigerator ) in there and it wouldn't interfere. the ball is removed by pulling a lever in the driver's fenderwell and then pulling the ball out and flipping it over or storing it somewhere else. the price them is about 450-500. any other questions let me know. -Scott __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." -Sigmund Frued

04-24-2005, 05:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
84k5bd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 18233 Location: mass. Posts: 265	thanks for thr replies, i will be getting B&W. __________________ 84 GMC k5 jimmy pontiac 455 60/14b. detroit/spooled 5.13's 44 in.boggers R.I.P

04-23-2005, 06:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Airpup26 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14143 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 481	I can get b&w for 299 installed

04-23-2005, 07:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tommy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4777 Location: Maryland Posts: 298	I got a B&W off of a vender on Ebay last year for around $250. Easy install. The hardest part was drilling the 4" hole in the bed, hoping I measured right. I had the bed Line-X'ed afterwards. Sealed everything up and looks real clean.

04-23-2005, 07:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
KS Toy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 7938 Location: The Land of OZ... Posts: 3,512	B&W here.

04-27-2005, 08:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
wideopenDiesel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 28217 Location: Southern Kentucky Posts: 79	Good Choice I like mine __________________ 2003 GMC 2500 DURAMAX Diesel Modded ..a little [url]www.competitiondiesel.com[/url]

04-27-2005, 09:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
n9emz Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Member # 30778 Location: Springville, IN Posts: 501	Like mine too. Just pull the ball, flip it upside down, and drop it back in the hole for storage. It's a neat dealio. __________________ Sam Towel Boy for Team Deliverance BACON - [URL="http://rrorc.com"]The Fuel of Team F.A.T.[/URL] [URL="http://home.bluemarble.net/~n9emz/Vehicles/gaymobile.jpg"]Primary Tow Rig[/URL]

04-27-2005, 05:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
1967K10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 38212 Location: Nebraska Looking for D60's Posts: 1,332	B&w

04-28-2005, 07:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
RodeoRob Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8110 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 280	b&w again. installed myself... very easy.

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