How Does The Shocker Hitch Gooseneck Compare To My Reese Goose Box?

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@StuPedasso 4 ай бұрын

The "tug test" I do with my gooseneck is, after hitched, lower the front landing gear and confirm the trailer is locked in and wont lift off the ball...just make sure you're still chocked up.

@t.l.robinson2162 4 ай бұрын

The Shocker hitch is worth every dollar. I have one on my 44' Diamond C. I will NOT tow without it.

@diver6843 4 ай бұрын

Looks like the old farm conversion to gooseneck adapter with an airbag. I would not be running one of these, look into a proper gooseneck pin box. This is an accident waiting to happen! Not to mention his emergency cable wrapped around his chains! might as well just take it off. Yes, I run the Resse goose box and love it.

@marshallcollins8634 25 күн бұрын

I have 2 shocker hitches 1) for my 3horse horse trailer with living quarters. 1? For my 2” receiver for all my bumper pulls , from a 16’ flatbed to a 20 t deck over . I will not pull ANYTHING without a shocker hitch. I have been from Georga to California with my gooseneck. I have 2 cages in neck and 1 in my back. I was at the trailer place looking to sell the gooseneck( Because it hurt my neck too bad ) I saw a trailer on the lot with a Shocker hitch and did some research and went full send and never looked back. That was about 5/6 years ago. I have the lock that goes around the bottom of the gooseneck And they also have a lock for the hitch itself ( so nobody can steal the hitch.) Also if you have 2 trucks , like I do it’s a 5Min. Job to change the height. I don’t know anything about the Reese box but I know the shocker has cut out about 98%\99% of the pain on bridge transitions. It has to be really bad for me to feel it. Pretty good review you may want to grease the ball and hook your emergency brake tether to the safety points in the Bed and not on the chain.

@DM-tf6mk 4 ай бұрын

Morning! Make sure the breakaway is not attached to the chains. Look forward to the upcoming videos and would love to see this on the standard bed Ram and the degree angle it will allow.

@crazyhass84 14 күн бұрын

5th wheel is 100x easier to hook up. I love a 5th wheel on my 40ft equipment trailers! 5 secs to hook up. Semis use it. So say gooseneck is better is insane!

@johnm7340 4 ай бұрын

I have an ATC 3619 5th wheel - I had the dealer swap the OEM Curt Roto Flex pin out for a Reese Goosebox 20k, before I picked the trailer up, so can't give a comparison. What I can say is there is no way I would ever want a 5th wheel and all that stuff in the bed, when these type of options exist - they just tow better and you keep your bed space. I also run a Gen Y 5" offset ball, since I am towing with a 2022 F-350 Tremor 6.7L which only has 6' 8" bed - that gives me better turning radius than having the ball centered (but still does not allow me to get to 90 degrees), It does move the pin weight back, but still works great. Before I installed my Reese Goosebox I inquired to ATC regarding the swap, not voiding the 10 year ATC frame warranty - they told me as long as it "bolted up" to the existing brackets and no mods were made, the warranty would remain in place. Good to see this option - thanks for the great content!

@rickymarquardt9571 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for info. Just ordered one for my 2024 GMC AT4!!!!

@cujo229 4 ай бұрын

More videos on this I would love to see the turning clearance on short bed trucks

@JUANGARCIA-hm8uh 4 ай бұрын

Next video should be with the GEN Y and the 5” offset gooseneck on the short box GMC.

@MrBAllison360 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see that one!

@davidketterer5519 3 ай бұрын

Me too

@campnut6076 4 ай бұрын

I know with a Reese gooseball when trying a 90 degree turn, the rear spoiler that has the third brake light mounted in it prevents a true 90 degree turn. I can get very close with a 22 Silverado HD but not quite a full 90.

@RaymondWest-ck9li 4 ай бұрын

My trailer is 15k and at that weight I went with goose box , I had other conversations before and bottom of fifth wheel pin box is to thin to put something that long on it, goose box also will not void factory warranty, that much lever on bottom of factory fifth wheel pin box with a lot of weight or constant towing it will flex, also ranch hand I had came loose after a year and I had to tighten it on another trailer it was much lighter, I ended up drilling and putting bolts through bottom of pin box this is when I realized the bottom of that pin box is made to sit on top of flat surface and is thinner than you think, the only real thick area is right around the pin, are roads are not that good anymore for that kind of chance

@gwendolynbrown9386 4 ай бұрын

Great Video👍

@EBal4 4 ай бұрын

Hey JB, I tried to message you last year. I have a GenY executive on my 5th wheel if you'd like to do a comparison. I'm in South Jordan

@bmpkc3600 4 ай бұрын

I think if shocker hitch could get lippert to uphold the warranty with their hitches it would sell more. I would only buy the Reese goose box because of this

@alvindorris4373 4 ай бұрын

U know Thinking about it Shocker hitches could help on this Frame Flex..

@michaelroth3471 2 ай бұрын

The Reese unit has shocks to control rebound, the Shocker has nothing to control rebound...

@RoadieWingZZ 2 ай бұрын

I think you meant to say the trailer weighed “23 to 24 *THOUSAND* pounds” not “hundred”…

@bryanmoultrie2454 4 ай бұрын

❤❤HI JB and I am wondering is this truck a 2500 or 3500 srw? Thanks again awesome video

@benbyerly1996 4 ай бұрын

It is a 3500.

@supporterofsanity 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting! I don’t know if I missed it, but did you guys discuss in the video whether or not this is an authorized hitch under warranty?

@benbyerly1996 4 ай бұрын

I had it installed by the RV dealer.

@RoadieWingZZ 2 ай бұрын

Not on a Lippert (LCI) frame. Reese Goose Box is the only certified aftermarket setup that won’t void your warranty against frame issues as of now (June 2024)

@Mattman2500 4 ай бұрын

Dude, greesse the goose ball for the love of God lol

@alvindorris4373 4 ай бұрын

With Shocker is USA MADE.. Lessee. CHINA....tk u JB..❤

@scottleggejr 4 ай бұрын

Trailer mfg need to adapt to this exclusively. Kill the fifth wheel 💀 cost, maintenance, etc. all a nightmare. And while I'm dreaming, make all of the overhangs short bed compliant because short bed 3500 tow more than RVs they make now. Nobody wants to park a long bed truck.

@clintleaf-sz1wk 4 ай бұрын

I’ve heard talks that the gooseneck setup is really hard on the trailer frame, compared to a regular fifth wheel hitch . Just curious if that’s true?

@scottleggejr 4 ай бұрын

Not at all. Commercial heavy equipment trailers are rated up to 40k+ lbs and use the same frame structure as the fifth wheels on factory prepped trucks / puck style. I have a bumper pull toy hauler and a goose utility trailer but because it's a short bed, I won't do fifth wheel, but I would do this if the warranty stays intact.

@robv4053 4 ай бұрын

It is exactly the opposite. Towing on the ball allows a much greater range of motion and results in less stress transferred to the trailer frame. That said, I'm not a fan of the Shocker design because it is a bad adaptation, engineering-wise, and the owner here neither has his chains properly set up nor his emergency brake switch cable.