I may have a stupid question.

"BATC42" (BATC42) 08/02/2013 at 11:14 • Filed to: None

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I've seen a few times you guys talking about a fifth wheel pickup-truck. What does that mean ?

EDIT : Thank you guys for you quick response !

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:15

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Its one of these guys

William Byrd > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:16

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_whe…

Party-vi > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:16

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5th wheel hitch - used for gooseneck trailers/caravans. They mount in pickup truck beds and most tractors (tractor trailers) have them.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:16

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This. It's a style of hitch to connect a trailer.

More Power!!and also some brakes. > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:16

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There you go :) On regular pickups they are used to haul gooseneck trailers.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:17

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There's a hitch like on a semi that goes in the bed directly over the rear axle. A gooseneck is similar but has a ball in the same place instead of a pin that gets locked onto by jaws.

For Sweden > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:18

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This is a bumper pull hitch

This is a goose neck hitch

This is a fifth wheel hitch

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > More Power!!and also some brakes. 08/02/2013 at 11:18

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Gooseneck is a little different

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 08/02/2013 at 11:19

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This is true, I was just trying to give the visual, but they do have different connections. Male vs female.

AddMustard > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 11:22

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It's a dually that lost one wheel

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > More Power!!and also some brakes. 08/02/2013 at 11:23

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Easy thing to mistake in Thailand.

Goosenecks do have an advantage in that they handle tilting side to side better and the box doesn't have a huge thing in there taking up space. But it puts more stress on the trailer and the towing feel isn't as good. That's why you usually only see them in livestock and equipment trailers and not RV and box trailers.

Rosetto Viacava > BATC42 08/02/2013 at 13:03

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This is a real fifth wheel... ;-)