Saw a trailer I believe is made by a division of US Cargo. They are made for short bed pickups. It is a cargo type with living quarters.It is a gooseneck. I am going with a gooseneck because I like having the 'ball' disappear when not in use. I have also looked at horse trailers with living quarters, gooseneck, and the dealer pointed out that you can change part of the 'gooseneck' You may want to call it the piece of pipe that slides into the neck for simplicity. Anyway they make these 'pipes' in offset so it moves the trailer back slightly to give you more room away from the cab of the truck. Keep in mind the most weight I would have is a few toys for the desert and all our gear etc. The trailer capacity would never be to its limit . Anyone use this type of offset? :confused:

In my opinion, people get to up tight about pulling goosenecks and 5'vers with a short bed. before you spend the money on the offset, try this. Hook up and turn the steering wheel as far to the left(and right) as it will go while moving forward. Keep an eye on the trailer and back of the cab. If you can't turn in to the trailer even when you try the only time you are going to cause damage is when backing and no extension is going to save you if you have you head that far up your @#s. Has work for for me. Just my $.02 worth.

Good Answer Farmdog !!!:iamwithst

MMmm, I could back a forty foot trailer around the corner on my blind side
as I do it occasionally. I was concerned about clearances and only looking for some information, sorry it offended you.

Hook it up before you buy the trailer and give it a try. Not knowing the configuration of your truck, I can tell you that if you have a crew cab it will be very hard to turn tight enough going forward to hit the cab. Reverse may be a different story. If the GN is a V front, you should never hit it. I am not a big fan of offset things, they put to much stress elswhere.

I tow both a 25.5' 5er and a gooseneck horse trailer. I have never owned a lwb truck and have never had any trouble at all. Just my .02.

I pull a gooseneck horse trailer (Kingston) with my sb.. no problem.

No, appology need. The extensions do exactly what they are made to do, move the trailer back. They also add stress to the structure and void warranties if you have probems.

i converted my 5er with a RV1 GN adapter from pop up industries, with the 5er manufacturer blessing. short bed, no problem on turns or backing with 5" of offset. pulled for thousands of miles, including off highway to get into/out of hunting/fishing locations. flip the ball, clean bed. :grd:

I don't know what you are using for a hitch, but if you're using a B&W, they make an offset ball for the turnover ball system. It has four inches of offset and will not void the trailer warranty. I doubt that you will need it though. I have towed both 5'vers an goosenecks with my shortbed and never had a problem.

I tow a Gooseneck Horse trailer with our 03 short bed never had a problem with it. Try it out if your not comfortable then try the offset.

We don't have a problem with ours. It comes close but that is close to 90deg. Just depends on the goose nose. ours is tapered slightly on the sides but is just enough.

I tow a 44 ft gooseneck with a flat front with my short bed. When I picked up the trailer I could barely make turns in town without coming close to the cab. i bought the pop-up hitch extension, it brought it back 9 inches and works great, it still comes close at times but I have enough radius. you could also custom mount the ball a few inches back in the bed to give you more clearance.

Klutchdust,
as CJK stated,you might try B&W's gooseneck hitch,they have an extension on the ball hitch itself if you find you need it,so all you would have to do is buy the extension,if you dont need it,use the standard ball that comes w/ the hitch package,mounts under bed and requires only a 4" hole,mounts flush and inverts when not in use. Also ,they make a removable fifth wheel hitch that fits right into the gooseneck receiver if you find the need later to pull a 5'er. This is the setup i am going to have installed on mine. I have not used this setup but a lot of guys on this forum have great things to say about the B&W. Hope that helps.:)

I tow a 30' nomad camp trailer use the B&W you wont be dissapointed