Best gooseneck hitch for a Ford Ranger?

[tangledweb]

I’m looking at http://www.jcwhitney.com/gooseneck-hitch/ford-ranger/c2352d658j1s21.jcwx

Is that a good one?

I need to get a bigger trailer, which around here pretty much means a gooseneck. Bumper pulls for 4+ horses seem rare.

Also the Ranger has a fairly short bed. Will I need one of those weight distributing hitchers for it?

Also anybody know what sort of mileage I can expect? I probably should have gone for the diesel but I bought the gas four cylinder, so fuel economy is pretty good, but not so good when towing the bumper pull. How is a gooseneck likely to go?

[GucciJumper]

I don’t know if I would haul a large sized trailer with a Ford Ranger. Those trucks seem a little too small for that.

[SecondInCommand]

No particular hitch recommendations (maybe just baling twine?), but mileage will depend on how big the LQ is on the front of the 4 horse H2H you’re pulling with said Ranger.

More details needed for sure.

[GucciJumper]

I did mention this to my husband who is a mechanic and had owned ranger and all he said was to expect your transmission to blow.

I am hoping this is an April Fools joke.

[Lucy17]

[QUOTE=tangledweb;8083425]
I’m looking at http://www.jcwhitney.com/gooseneck-hitch/ford-ranger/c2352d658j1s21.jcwx

Is that a good one?

I need to get a bigger trailer, which around here pretty much means a gooseneck. Bumper pulls for 4+ horses seem rare.

Also the Ranger has a fairly short bed. Will I need one of those weight distributing hitchers for it?

Also anybody know what sort of mileage I can expect? I probably should have gone for the diesel but I bought the gas four cylinder, so fuel economy is pretty good, but not so good when towing the bumper pull. How is a gooseneck likely to go?[/QUOTE]

Gooseneck on a Ranger is not going “to go.” Any shop that would actually install that is after your money.

I wouldn’t pull any sort of horse trailer with a Ranger. Whether you have a reputable horse trailer sales or if you go to a commercial trailer sales outfit that, even if they don’t do horse trailers, do some person-to-person research/learning about hauling, please.

ETA: I hope this is an April Fool’s joke, too (it’s APRIL already?!?). But, given I listen to the Class A CDL having, fleet managing, heavy equipment hauling family members blow a gasket at no fewer than 2 truck/trailer combo they see at basically every show, I’d kinda not be too surprised at this point.

[rustbreeches]

I think this is better for fuel efficiency

http://db.carbuzz.com/images2/460000/1000/900/461903.jpg

[Jarrn]

I own multiple Ford Rangers and I can tell you that you won’t be hauling much for long!

Also are you sure it’s a Ford Ranger? They stopped selling them in 2010 (maybe 2011?) and afaik they haven’t offered a diesal option since the 80s I believe.

[ladymcts]

Gooseneck for a Ranger - None

Ranger with a 4H trailer - nice, you had me going for a moment … thanks for the laugh! (The title made me look, couldn’t help myself!)

[GoForAGallop]

Okay, I get that it’s an April Fool’s joke, but it’s scary because we actually HAVE had people ask about setups nearly as stupid! And they were serious! :lol::lol:

[shakeytails]

We rented a trac-hoe and it’s trailer several years ago. When we went to pick it up, the guy asked “Which truck is yours?”. I said “That Ford Ranger right there”, because there just happened to be one in the parking lot. The look on the guy’s face was priceless.

Knew a guy with a Nissan PU. Dumbass would hook it to a mutual friend’s dump trailer and get a load of green shavings in it. It was heavy and the center of gravity was high- even with my diesel trucks you knew the load was back there. He also bought a larger steel 2H thinking it would be OK. I never did find out what happened that he decided it wasn’t such a great idea to pull the horse trailer. He was generally an idiot that thought his truck could do anything the big trucks could do. At one point DH said “Really? I’ve got a chain. We can hook bumper to bumper” Dude declined that one, lol!

[Frostbitten]

Suggest reinforcing with bungee cord and lots of duct tape.

[Larbear]

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Suggest reinforcing with bungee cord and lots of duct tape.[/QUOTE]

Yeh, fer sure you’ll need duct tape.

[judybigredpony]

Pictures required…

[GypsyQ]

Bravo.

[tangledweb]

Thanks for the advice everybody. Just got back from the shop.

It seems to be working well. Now need to go trailer shopping, and maybe get a break controller installed. I can feel it pushing on the truck a bit.

http://s139.photobucket.com/user/DSteiner51/media/ee873fd9.jpg.html

[2DogsFarm]

Gosh, why not just load your 4 horses right on there with all those round bales?
With that much food they probably would stay put just fine :yes:

[GoneAway]

Danger Ranger! :winkgrin:

[goodhors]

Make sure any of the Ranger drivers have their Life Insurance and vehicle Insurances both paid up. What a stupid thing to do with a Ranger size truck.

Guess you deserve what you get when it wrecks, too bad about the horses in trailer and other people you might hit going down the road and lose control.

I have seen a full size pickup thrown in the ditch with that kind of trailer and load, poor weather. Couldn’t control the load with much heavier vehicle than a Ranger.

[GucciJumper]

[QUOTE=tangledweb;8083775]
Thanks for the advice everybody. Just got back from the shop.

It seems to be working well. Now need to go trailer shopping, and maybe get a break controller installed. I can feel it pushing on the truck a bit.

http://s139.photobucket.com/user/DSteiner51/media/ee873fd9.jpg.html[/QUOTE]

The fact that someone one was actually dumb enough to do that is scary

[tangledweb]

Hoping not to have to have a full time LQ in one trailer. Going for a setup more like my neighbor’s.

http://s139.photobucket.com/user/DSteiner51/media/b97161fb3fed1593c6842273290dd718.jpg.html

I think it makes more sense to do gooseneck horse trailer then bumper pull camp trailer behind that.