Useful Information On Owning A Gooseneck Cargo Trailer

Posted by Millennium Trailers, Inc. on February 24th, 2020

Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast, a race car driver professional, or a combination of these two, as an experienced hauler who is always on the look for more storage space and plenty of strength often choose to upgrade to a gooseneck trailer (sometimes confused with fifth-wheel). Known by their striking stretched necks, gooseneck enclosed trailers provide some distinguishing advantages over regular bumper-pull trailers. If is it required to transport horses, ATVs, livestock, etc., making use of a gooseneck trailer is a great option. You can switch to a gooseneck for occasions when you are planning on camping in your trailer. This is because you’ll have more living space and also lots of space to store essential items. On the contrary, a bumper pull trailer will be a better with farming hobbyists.

In this article, we’ll try to provide you some useful information that you may find useful after or before you have invested in an enclosed trailer.

Gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers have many things in similarity, however there is an important difference in their hitches — a gooseneck trailer moves over a ball hitch in the truck’s bed, while a fifth wheel gets attached to a pickup truck by making use of a hinged plate hitch. Besides this, the perks associated with them are mostly interchangeable.

Let’s begin with the stability aspect. Swing gets considerably lessened because the tongue weight of the trailer falls over tow vehicle’s rear axle instead of being at the back of the frame. Since it comes with an increased amount of stability, gooseneck trailers permits more weight and a larger trailer to get pulled than the usual bumper trailer.

The stretched neck of the gooseneck spreads across the truck bed and provides more space than most cargo trailers found in the market. Also, because of the gooseneck trailer’s unique configuration, the turning radius gets much more tighter than bumper trailers. That essentially means that you can maneuver conveniently, which is a major benefit when you need to tow a large trailer with precious cargo in it. The heavy-duty construction and extra space make gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers a good choice for people who enjoy camping and outdoor sports like riding ATVs or snowmobiling.

Before you select one of the enclosed gooseneck cargo trailers, you should take the following things into consideration — How much trailer do you require?, flat-nose or v-nose?, size of access doors and also different customization options.

Author: The author is a blogger and the article is about gooseneck cargo trailer.