I just bought a used 2009 Flagstaff Classic Super Lite that was a dealer demo and although three years old it is new. I already had a Ford F350 dually w/ an 8ft box and a frame mount hidden goose ball. So instead of the traditional FW saddle I bought a Reese Goosebox. It's new from Reese and it replaces the king pin box w/ a new box that drops down to your goose ball. It has a airbag set up from Airborne w/ two shocks, rubber bumpers and is suppose to give a very nice ride. My question is, is there any one out there who has one of these Gooseboxes on there FW? Thanks Gary in NY
I don't have a goose/fifth adapter, but a number of people here do, and I see them frequently at campgrounds. The bad thing about them is that they are hard on fiver frames, and most manufacturers void your frame warranty if you use one.
The good news for you is that the new Reese adapter is approved by Lippert, the primary frame provider to the industry. The air cushion design makes it less abusive to frames. Question is, what frame do you have and does the maker allow this under the terms of their warranty? On a 2009, I don't guess that matters.
bpounds wrote: I don't have a goose/fifth adapter, but a number of people here do, and I see them frequently at campgrounds. The bad thing about them is that they are hard on fiver frames, and most manufacturers void your frame warranty if you use one.
The good news for you is that the new Reese adapter is approved by Lippert, the primary frame provider to the industry. The air cushion design makes it less abusive to frames. Question is, what frame do you have and does the maker allow this under the terms of their warranty? On a 2009, I don't guess that matters.
bpounds is absolutely correct. These hitches cause failure in the main frame. I actually witnessed this first hand.
Thanks guys but your no help. I just wanted to know if anybody had one. From what I can tell the "Goosebox" from Reese is so new that no one I have found knows anything about them. Lippert does actually approve them over any fifth wheel to gooseneck hitch. It's not an adapter. However the problem I have been having is typical chucking as most would call it and not enough tongue weight. The dealer I had mount it never mounter on before and they mounted it too low on the wings when then removed the king pin box that it just didn't have enough tongue/hitch weight.
Gary, it is a rather new product. I'm not surprised no one here has one yet. Sorry we didn't answer your question - oh wait, you didn't ask about chucking, did you?
The solution to chucking will be the same as it would be if you had a normal pinbox. Search for chucking threads (there is one running right now on the first page), and follow the same advice. Except for loose jaws, which won't apply to you, all the other possible issues are the same.
I saw the video on this on the Reese site. It looks like the real deal, especially given the fact that Lippert endorses the product. It is NOT a goose-neck adapter, it is a 5th Airborne pin box with a goose-neck fitting in place of the king-pin. I don't know how economical this would be unless one already had a goose-neck hitch in place and specified the installation of the Goosebox on a new purchase, in place of the conventional pinbox. The goose-neck hitch in the video is a Reese, with mounting brackets above the truck bed that are still there when you are not towing. I would think that a B & W turn over ball or a Curt hide a ball, would leave the bed clean for other uses. The design of this appears to avoid most of the issues with goose-neck adapters. It will be interesting to see how this plays out with the RV industry.
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