Dad and i were talking about selling the small flatbed bumper pull trailer we have and buying a 20 to 25 foot gooseneck trailer for use on the farm moving round bales, the utility tractor and other random stuff, if so i am also gonna have to use this trailer to tow the xj as i won't have a trailer to tow it with

anyway, has anyone here installed a B&W turnover ball in a 1/2 like mine, or a 3/4 or 1 ton for that matter, any problems installing it or tips, b/c im gonna do it myself, i read the instructions online, and they seem straightforward, help would be nice, and were can i gets a 7 pin RV style electrical plug for the truck, one that wires up easy would be nice too :P

 

You can buy the plugs at autozone, and maybe Wally World., but any FLAPS should have what you need.

 

I have been waiting for you to get a 5th wheel. As far as i know they just bolt right into the frame you shouldn't have any problems. Make sure you don't put it to far toward the cab.

 

my dad has one in his 03 powerstroke work truck, it is real handy, if this truck was not used for hauling pallets of seed and insecticide, i would just put a standard ball in, but i also need a flat bed floor for work

and another reason i want a gooseneck trailer, they handle much better, ive pulled them before, and they handle easier than a semi trailer [and i would know]

 

How much exactly are you goin to be pulling? The reason I ask, is it might be a lil more money but you could just install a flat bed and be done with it. There are some really sharp looking western hauler beds out there if you didnt want a bale bed....just and idea.

 

the most ill prolly pull with the gooseneck, trailer weight and anything on it is prolly gonna be about 7500 to 7600 lbs, near the limit of what its made to haul
and i couldn't use a hauler bed or flat bed, the truck almost constantly has stuff for the farm in it, and a flat bed, although one would look killer, just wouldn't be practical for my application

now, as far as our big horse trailer [about 16,000 lbs], i think a Dodge Ram 3500 with the Common rail cummins in it and a hauler bed would be kick ***, but dad don't want to spend 50,000 on it, and i can see why

 

Thats cause the weight is in the bed more not over the rear axle when u going to put 2500 or 3500 axles in that thing.

 

when i get the money, i am thinking about doing a cummins 12 valve swap, 5 speed stick and dana 60 front and 70 rear with 4:10 gears

 

Thats what I want to do make sure u get the coils as well.

 

yea i plan on getting some taller coils to lift the front up some too