Looking To Upgrade To A '18 Or Newer 3500

[Dan Lockwood]

Hello,

SORRY, I see that I have a typo in my subject. I mean '19 or newer, not '18 or newer...

I have a '12 RAM 3500 dually now and I pull a Keystone Raptor 43' that grosses out at around 18K#.

I installed a B&W Rollover Gooseneck Ball hitch in my '12. Then I purchased the B&W Companion 20k# fifth wheel hitch. The reason I did the gooseneck first is that I wanted a perfectly smooth bed floor. With the other fifth wheel hitches you have to have the bed rails and they stick up off the floor about 1.5". I really like the convenience of the B&W companion hitch.

My question is this, if I purchase a '19 or newer RAM 3500 with the factory fifth wheel package, does the center gooseneck ball mount come with that? Or do you only get the four outside pucks and then I would have to buy a new fifth wheel hitch and they're not really cheap for a good one like the B&W hitches. I know that hitches are a personal choice and there are many brands, I just REALLY like the B&W hitches.

So what does the factory fifth wheel hitch package consist of?

Thanks in advance!

Have a great week...

Dan

 

[OC455]

If you get the puck system and all that it should have the gooseneck prep as well, everyone I've seen factory ordered has 5th/gooseneck prep.

 

[hognuts1960]

Hello,

SORRY, I see that I have a typo in my subject. I mean '19 or newer, not '18 or newer...

I have a '12 RAM 3500 dually now and I pull a Keystone Raptor 43' that grosses out at around 18K#.

I installed a B&W Rollover Gooseneck Ball hitch in my '12. Then I purchased the B&W Companion 20k# fifth wheel hitch. The reason I did the gooseneck first is that I wanted a perfectly smooth bed floor. With the other fifth wheel hitches you have to have the bed rails and they stick up off the floor about 1.5". I really like the convenience of the B&W companion hitch.

My question is this, if I purchase a '19 or newer RAM 3500 with the factory fifth wheel package, does the center gooseneck ball mount come with that? Or do you only get the four outside pucks and then I would have to buy a new fifth wheel hitch and they're not really cheap for a good one like the B&W hitches. I know that hitches are a personal choice and there are many brands, I just REALLY like the B&W hitches.

So what does the factory fifth wheel hitch package consist of?

Thanks in advance!

Have a great week...

Dan

The gooseneck ball has to be purchased separately.