The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Anyone mount a gooseneck hitch on an AD?

I've got a 55.1 3600 and would like to add hitches. I found the info for the receiver hitch at TBRT. (Thanks, Bolters!) But, I haven't found a source for a gooseneck hitch.

Does anyone have any knowledge/resources on gooseneck hitches to fit a 54-55.1 Chevy 3600?

Thanks.

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Jeffry

[Edit: I'm in North Texas, if you have local info.]

You can get get gooseneck ball kits specific to year and model of truck.esp the newer trucks. Not so for the old iron. But you can get just the ball mount ( no mounting hardwarr)and fab your own mounting brackets to custom fit your truck frame. There are various styles of ball mounts so you would need to pick to your liking. Have fun!
Best source would be a shop that specializes in truck assecories. And me being in Canada...cant give you Texas local info ..!!

I have a half inch thick piece of steel with a ball mounted in center, used angle iron bolted to web on each side of frame.

Ed

I have the center plate for a B&W turn over ball hitch and will fabricate my own crossmembers/brackets for my 6400.

A 3600 might not have enough springs back there to take much hitch weight from a gooseneck, certainly not like the present day pickups do.

Please elaborate on the tag along hitch you found for the 3600.

Years ago I found one perfect for my 3800 (and then moved it to the 6400) but never knew the intended application to get another. The frames on these AD trucks 3/4 ton through 2 ton are 36" wide outside. Most modern stuff is 34", so most hitches don't fit easily.

For years there were no "kits", you just fabricated your own mounts so that is still an option today. Don't know what you are going to be hauling/towing but if it requires a goose neck the FIRST thing that needs done is brakes on the truck and a must on the trailer. In my younger (foolish) days I towed a race car all over the U.S. with a 53 3600 and a V8 engine. Would PULL anything and STOP nothing. Seat cover was covered with butt bite marks but shear luck got me through with no bent tin.

Thanks for the responses.

Grigg, TBRT Engineering has the receiver hitches.

http://www.tbrtengineering.com

Coilover, what was the total weight you towed? And, were trailer brakes insufficient to make up the difference in stopping power?


For y'all that have fab'ed your own mounts, can y'all post/send a pic? I've not fab'ed anything structural. So, I would have to design it for someone else to weld it up, or rely on bolts with welds to safety them.

Thanks again.

I do not know about gooseneck hitches, but I do know about the 54/55st TBRT Engineering hitch (it might be out of stock - discontinued). It fit perfectly in my 1954 3104 pickup. It is strong and well-made. But, I'll have to hang my rear license plate elsewhere?

http://www.tbrtengineering.com/classic-towing-products.html

It looks like they will sell out what they have in stock, and make no more.

Race car (Sprint) was 1790#'s--heavy by today's standard, trailer around 1000#'s, extra tires,wheels, fuel, parts, probably another 1000#'s. Total about 4000#'s which is not that much unless you're trying to stop it quickly.

Did your trailer have brakes? I ask because I had a 30' RV that I pulled to CA & back with a 1/2t Suburban. It weighed 4700#. The brakes on the trailer alone would stop the truck & trailer.

Wouldn't trailer brakes stop the 3600? I've found a '56 3800 with a 327. Needs a carb, which I have. But, I would rather not buy a 1t, unless I have to.

In the US a trailer rated 3,000 lb or more requires brakes, and also a yearly inspection/sticker.

Grigg
Shouldn't that be 30,000 lb?

Don

Any trailer over 3,000 pounds like Grigg says, just makes good sense, towing vehicle is also a consideration, of course, if one is pulling a 5,000 trailer with a 2 axle tractor, not really necessary. Just good sense.

Ed