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Originally Posted by cvgkid
Decided to go with the B&W Companion. Found a good price on eBay and now have 2 big boxes in the house. This thing is going to be heavy. I guess I'll spend the weekend putting it together. Next step is getting the GN off the Trailer. Some of the nuts are down by the king pin so it may be interesting getting the GN off.
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I have the B&W rollover hitch with the B&W Companion 3000.
I like the hitch but I have run into a couple of problems. I would suggest going with the new 3500 rather than the 3000. I'm pulling a 16500 gvw trailer and I am always at the max. On my first trip to Massachusetts from Georgia we started hearing a tin can bending type noise when taking off with a strong start. As it turned out it was the bed of the truck bending at the rear edge of the hitch. These hitches have only two rails touching the bed, it is too small a foot print in my opinion. I called B&W and they said "didn't you get the shim kit with it" I said no and they ship me the kit free of charge right away. I installed the kit which is four 1/2" nylon spacers that go between the hitch and the bed at bed attachment points.
Everything looked good, then I set off on a 2700 mile trip, with no noises the first day. Then I ended up having to make an emergency stop on the free way to avoid an accident (which I was not able to do). After the hardest possible braking and a slight impact (my front bumper to the back bumper of the truck in front of me) the front edge of the companion hitch buried itself into the bed, denting down about an inch and buckled the hitch slightly. I limped along to my destination but again I don't feel there is really enough surface area on the truck bed to distribute the forces properly. It is a nice hitch but beware if you are pulling a heavy trailer.
On the subject of the gooseneck adaptors, I have heard compelling argument for and against them. I have one on a 35' 5'ver that I own but have not hauled it much.
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Tracy
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2012 F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7 diesel
B&W Roll Over Hitch
2009 Fuzion 403 Toy Hauler 5th wheel
1969 Harley Electraglide (Mine)
2005 Harley Lowrider (The Wife's)