At 12:40 I would like to correct the statement. If you have a USDOT number, meaning commercial, you must separately chain down the boom, it is called failure to restrain cargo properly and you will get an OOS on your record. I hauled equipment like this for 10 plus years.
Do a video on this towing your fifth wheel.. lux is now selling that on all their units... Let us know what your opinion is how it relates to pulling your fifth wheel
I'm not a DOT guru or anything, but I'm pretty sure like Reuben said, you can use one chain on the front and one on the back, but you still need 4 binders. If the one binder say on the back comes loose, then you will only have one tie down left that's on the front.
FYI. The handle on the binder is supposed to contact the deck of the trailer when being used in order to keep the threads from backing out when you hit bumps. The reason for the offset handle is because with a center handle you sometimes can’t make contact with the deck depending on the angle of the chain. That’s less likely with the handle placed closer to the deck. Folding feature is for storage.
I put on their Executive Fifth to Gooseneck hitch on my Momentum toy hauler. I felt a nice difference in smoothing our the ride. I chose it over the Reese Gooseball because I didn’t want to mess with the airbag. It’s certainly not necessary but it is nice.
Just an heads up. If this skid steer weighted 3k more. The chaining would be incorrect. Anything 10k or more has to have 4 points of contact. IE , a chain & binder on each corner but since it’s 7k. Your fine. Didn’t know if you knew or not
Chains are only as strong as the weakest link often it’s the item it is secured to. Bungee cords are always on my loose/excess chain. Love the ratchet binders even if they take a minute longer to use. Overbuilding a trailer is safer when loading to when you have a trailer that tilts for loading. I’ve seen some tilt trailers fold from being loaded with a load that was either more than it was rated for or improperly loaded.
Good episode you can definitely see the hitch working and doing what it was designed to do which should add value to comfortably towing and making it less of a white knuckle ride. I watched the latest episode of “Keep Your Daydream Alive” and there was a Hot Shot Driver with a Sliding Fifth Wheel Hitch setup that looked quite interesting, maybe you can do a review on a sliding hitch including advantages, usage and safety.
I see a lot of comments about needing to put more weight to the front so there is more movement in the hitch. that is not the case, you had it set up right you should get small movement just to take the jarring out of the ride. If you get to much movement you start getting rebound and the trailer feels out of control.
That's the hitch we are putting on the 32' GN cattle trailer we were building for the Houston Ag Mech Show. Guess we'll have to wait for the State Fair to see how ours performs. Thanks COVID!!
I have watched most of your hitch reviews. I would like you to compare the Anderson hitch to the Pull- rite ball hitch. It appears to be the same only the ball and socket are reversed. Just wonder if one has more advantages over the other.
I've honestly struggled to see the advantage of using this setup over a traditional 5th wheel pinbox. My assumption is the slight decrease in movement when connected, but I personally am leery about adding adapters to pinboxes if it can be avoided
That’s not a legal 4 point chain down. That rear chain is only considered a single point. If that chain breaks, you lose the entire rear securement. Chain should terminate on the load and have separate binders on each corner to get the full capacity chain and binder rating. May be different in Texas, correct me if I’m wrong , but ANY attachment should be strapped or chained,forks included.
Apparently the auto-coupler was getting some complaints because it sometimes was difficult to uncouple due to how close it was to the torsion assembly.
Like you said, you don't tow heavy, so ya, wouldn't notice it as much, but put fifteen lbs., we would definitely see the hitch absorbing the rough road. Good video as always.
Why wouldn’t you de-rate the trailer to 14,500 if you’re only using a single rear wheel then you can clear 10 to 11 K on the deck 7000 pounds is nothing
Not worth the money if you’re hauling less than 20,000 Lbs, my own personal opinion. I think the airbag system (Shocker) would be a better Choice for lighter loads.
First off, it was properly chained but youre still illegal. You dont have a strap over the forks/loader arm. If you wanted to follow complete DOT rules, you missed one Secondly, this is the typical texan setup. 1. Ford truck 2. Gooseneck 3. Kubota I hate stereotypes but damn that the closest I've ever seen and I've been living here 99% of my life.
Always love your truck. Nice trailer site up. Like I said before on one of your videos. All drivers license has classes that’s D.O.T Standard. If your pulling over 10,001 lbs you need a class A. So even if your trailer is rated at 12,000 pounds without your class A license you still can’t pull it. If you go take your non-CDL license or just pick up a CDL manual and read it you would know for every 10,000 pounds you need one chain.
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At 12:40 I would like to correct the statement. If you have a USDOT number, meaning commercial, you must separately chain down the boom, it is called failure to restrain cargo properly and you will get an OOS on your record. I hauled equipment like this for 10 plus years.
Found the gooseneck gen-y test. Just let me know if you did a bumper pull test video.
Do a video on this towing your fifth wheel.. lux is now selling that on all their units... Let us know what your opinion is how it relates to pulling your fifth wheel
How does Thhis compare to the shocker hitch!?
What is the best?? ShockerHitch or Gen Y?? which one did you prefer and why?
I'm not a DOT guru or anything, but I'm pretty sure like Reuben said, you can use one chain on the front and one on the back, but you still need 4 binders. If the one binder say on the back comes loose, then you will only have one tie down left that's on the front.
As long as the chain between the 2 tie down points is slack, yes you can. Effectively you are using each end as a separate chain.
@@harriettedaisy2233 that is how I meant to say it, just dosnt come out like that. At least you understood what I was getting at. Thank You
If the vehicle/machinery is over 10,000lbs, it has to be tied down on each corner. Under 10,000lbs, it can be setup the way it is in this video.
FYI. The handle on the binder is supposed to contact the deck of the trailer when being used in order to keep the threads from backing out when you hit bumps. The reason for the offset handle is because with a center handle you sometimes can’t make contact with the deck depending on the angle of the chain. That’s less likely with the handle placed closer to the deck. Folding feature is for storage.
I put on their Executive Fifth to Gooseneck hitch on my Momentum toy hauler. I felt a nice difference in smoothing our the ride. I chose it over the Reese Gooseball because I didn’t want to mess with the airbag. It’s certainly not necessary but it is nice.
I also like that it takes up less room in front of the ball
I just picked up the Gen Y fifth wheel to gooseneck king pin. Can’t wait to install it and see how it does.
Just an heads up. If this skid steer weighted 3k more. The chaining would be incorrect. Anything 10k or more has to have 4 points of contact. IE , a chain & binder on each corner but since it’s 7k. Your fine. Didn’t know if you knew or not
Love your truck and trailer
Looks like he’s strapped down a few machines in his lifetime. Nice job.
Great Video JD! Love the Trailer.
Chains are only as strong as the weakest link often it’s the item it is secured to. Bungee cords are always on my loose/excess chain. Love the ratchet binders even if they take a minute longer to use.
Overbuilding a trailer is safer when loading to when you have a trailer that tilts for loading. I’ve seen some tilt trailers fold from being loaded with a load that was either more than it was rated for or improperly loaded.
That's sweet how you can move your trailer around to hook up your truck!!!! Hahaha Love the different view.
Good episode you can definitely see the hitch working and doing what it was designed to do which should add value to comfortably towing and making it less of a white knuckle ride. I watched the latest episode of “Keep Your Daydream Alive” and there was a Hot Shot Driver with a Sliding Fifth Wheel Hitch setup that looked quite interesting, maybe you can do a review on a sliding hitch including advantages, usage and safety.
So do you have a video of why you changed from ranch hand to road armor ?
Yep, I do
Can you send me link to that one I couldn’t find it went back to we’re I know you had the ranch hands
JD let's see how good that Kubota hat looks on you!
Off Topic but what tool box is that under your cover?
I see a lot of comments about needing to put more weight to the front so there is more movement in the hitch. that is not the case, you had it set up right you should get small movement just to take the jarring out of the ride. If you get to much movement you start getting rebound and the trailer feels out of control.
Do you have any videos on how to hook up a gooseneck and or 5th wheel?
I kind of did it in this video. I also did it in my Demolition Ranch collaboration video and quite a few times with my Goosebox videos
@@BTBRVReviews what are your feeling on the Gen-Y GH-8055 Executive vs Reese 94720 Goose Box Pin Box-20K
That's the hitch we are putting on the 32' GN cattle trailer we were building for the Houston Ag Mech Show. Guess we'll have to wait for the State Fair to see how ours performs. Thanks COVID!!
Would it be easier to get a CDL than derate such a nice trailer?
I have watched most of your hitch reviews. I would like you to compare the Anderson hitch to the Pull- rite ball hitch. It appears to be the same only the ball and socket are reversed. Just wonder if one has more advantages over the other.
I've honestly struggled to see the advantage of using this setup over a traditional 5th wheel pinbox. My assumption is the slight decrease in movement when connected, but I personally am leery about adding adapters to pinboxes if it can be avoided
That’s not a legal 4 point chain down. That rear chain is only considered a single point. If that chain breaks, you lose the entire rear securement. Chain should terminate on the load and have separate binders on each corner to get the full capacity chain and binder rating. May be different in Texas, correct me if I’m wrong , but ANY attachment should be strapped or chained,forks included.
It didn't appear that there was enough weight forward to let the hitch really work like it should
Should’ve backed the skidder on to the trailer, put more weight on the pin. Probably would’ve seen some flexing then.
What’s the reasoning for switching to pin vs auto coupler? We put a gen y hitch on my co workers 5th wheel with the auto coupler
Apparently the auto-coupler was getting some complaints because it sometimes was difficult to uncouple due to how close it was to the torsion assembly.
I was wondering the same thing that pin would drive me nuts having to crawl into bed and do that every time
Like you said, you don't tow heavy, so ya, wouldn't notice it as much, but put fifteen lbs., we would definitely see the hitch absorbing the rough road. Good video as always.
Why de-rate your trailer
Why wouldn’t you de-rate the trailer to 14,500 if you’re only using a single rear wheel then you can clear 10 to 11 K on the deck 7000 pounds is nothing
Not worth the money if you’re hauling less than 20,000 Lbs, my own personal opinion. I think the airbag system (Shocker) would be a better Choice for lighter loads.
First off, it was properly chained but youre still illegal. You dont have a strap over the forks/loader arm. If you wanted to follow complete DOT rules, you missed one
Secondly, this is the typical texan setup.
1. Ford truck
2. Gooseneck
3. Kubota
I hate stereotypes but damn that the closest I've ever seen and I've been living here 99% of my life.
Hello. at 12:20 I specifically ask him that question.
Always love your truck. Nice trailer site up. Like I said before on one of your videos. All drivers license has classes that’s D.O.T Standard. If your pulling over 10,001 lbs you need a class A. So even if your trailer is rated at 12,000 pounds without your class A license you still can’t pull it. If you go take your non-CDL license or just pick up a CDL manual and read it you would know for every 10,000 pounds you need one chain.
I've yet to see any evidence that it is illegal to exceed gvwr on a non-commercial vehicle
Normally I don''t complain about you're videos but this was WAY to long for a towing video.
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