A Gooseneck Hitch is a platform sitting on the bed of the truck with a ball that connects to a trailer's Gooseneck Coupler, they are commonly used to tow a horse trailer or travel trailer.

The Gooseneck Hitch is a much simpler system than the 5th wheel hitch, but it's just as strong. Currently, almost all Goosenek Hitches are rated for 25,000lbs.

Gooseneck hitches come in a variety of styles, the image to the right is an above bed Gooseneck Hitch (mounting hardware not shown).

Hitchweb offers a selection of Gooseneck Hitches made by manufacturers such as CURT, B&W Trailer Hitches, Reese and Demco.

The image to the right is what the above bed gooseneck hitch looks like once installed on a truck bed. Gooseneck hitch install kits can be broken into two mounting designs:

• Gooseneck hitch universal install kits
   
• Gooseneck hitch custom install kits