A gooseneck hitch is much simpler, with the only distinctive element being a silver orb sticking up out of your truck's bed.

If you're new to towing big trailers, you may have heard the terms "gooseneck" and "fifth wheel/5th wheel" thrown around, but what's the difference and why would you choose one over the other?

compared to a gooseneck hitch, provides a smoother, quieter ride and more stable towing. While a fifth wheel hitch sits high and occupies a lot of space in the bed of a tow truck, a gooseneck hitch is ...

On the other hand, bed-mounted hitches require larger radius turns and can claim a fair amount of bed space. So, why did we pick a gooseneck over the more common fifth-wheel hitch? Largely because ...

There are numerous gooseneck hitch kits available ... the hitch ball pivot down and out of sight, leaving a flat bed floor. This hitch system is rated at 30,000-pound trailer capacity, well ...

F-250 drivers can choose from either above-bed or under-bed gooseneck hitches. The above-bed version attaches to the fifth-wheel rails on your F-250. This choice makes sense if you often switch ...

To achieve better overall stability and tow heavier loads, bed-mounted hitches are the best choice. For those towing smaller trailers or who have SUVs and are unable to tow a gooseneck or fifth ...

A gooseneck hitch looks like a conventional trailer receiver ball mounted on a plate in the bed. PopUp GN5 fifth wheel adapter (left) and Bulldog gooseneck hitch (right) In the case of our ...

That's the idea behind Andersen Hitches' gooseneck adaptor. It basically attaches on a gooseneck ball in the truck bed, raises it to 5th wheel height, and clamps an included adaptor block onto the ...