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11-08-2017, 07:37 PM
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Tag hitch to gooseneck insert
Here is a hitch insert I've built to haul my open gooseneck behind my motorhome. Back in June I upgraded from a toterhome to a motorhome, and I needed a way to haul my trailers. We mud race and bogg our trucks and atvs and use a large open trailer.
I still have to make a way to attach safety chains, I'm going to use some shackles to mount them, I also have to paint it. It is built out of 3/8 steel with a 1 inch top plate for the ball. The ball is rated for 30,000lbs. I will probably only max out around 22,000 and I think the hitch will easily handle that. The 2 inch receiver will be used for carry alls and maybe a toad later on.
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2004 renegade toter, 16 foot conversion with 8 foot slide out. Mercedes and 12 spd meritor. Sold...
2006 renegade 2800bm motorhome new ride!
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11-08-2017, 07:38 PM
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Another pic.
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2004 renegade toter, 16 foot conversion with 8 foot slide out. Mercedes and 12 spd meritor. Sold...
2006 renegade 2800bm motorhome new ride!
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11-09-2017, 05:21 AM
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I had been looking around for one of those. Don't own a gooseneck now, but I was considering a gooseneck open car hauler. I have not seen one of those adapters since my first TC test drive. The gentleman who owned that TC pulled a huge race trailer on one of those mounts, but I've never seen one available retail. Nice work!
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11-09-2017, 08:31 PM
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I have a couple of friends who built theirs, haven't seen any for sale. Got the shackle holes drilled for the safety chain hooks. Here it is before paint, waiting on it to dry and hope to pit it on tomorrow.
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2004 renegade toter, 16 foot conversion with 8 foot slide out. Mercedes and 12 spd meritor. Sold...
2006 renegade 2800bm motorhome new ride!
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11-10-2017, 07:56 PM
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Wow, looks great.
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11-10-2017, 08:18 PM
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Painted, ready to install. I will get some pictures tomorrow of it installed and the trailer hooked up.
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11-11-2017, 07:24 PM
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Test run today, this is with my 25 foot gooseneck, it looks small behind the motorhome.
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2004 renegade toter, 16 foot conversion with 8 foot slide out. Mercedes and 12 spd meritor. Sold...
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11-11-2017, 07:26 PM
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Hitch picture. The safety chains look tight but they worked perfectly, I think it's funny the left chain is shorter than the right. Must have slipped quality control at big tex! Lol!
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2004 renegade toter, 16 foot conversion with 8 foot slide out. Mercedes and 12 spd meritor. Sold...
2006 renegade 2800bm motorhome new ride!
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11-13-2017, 05:24 PM
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How did it turn and pull? Looks good behind and that look like a great set up! Always thought we could pull a gooseneck. Keep us posted please
Sam
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11-13-2017, 06:20 PM
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Took it for a 60 mile test drive, empty trailer, was watching how close the trailer was to the back of the motorhome. Never got close to worry about. This trailer is 20+5 with an 8 foot gooseneck hitch. This is like having a 33 foot tag trailer. It followed very close in the turns, I did have to swing wide but not as bad as I thought. On the interstate you could barely see it in the driver mirror and nothing on the pass mirror unless turning.
I do plan on going to a 30 foot(38total) gooseneck in a dual tandem configuration. The neck will be narrower for even more turning radius and should be even more stable with the 8 tires.
On a side note, I wonder what is the maximum tow capacity of my renegade?
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