I am very close to biting the bullet and getting a 2011 ford and can't decide if I want to go with another b&w gooseneck and use my companion or get the ford integrated which uses the reese signature series 5th wheel. Any thoughts on if the reese is any better? Moot point, just keep the b&w going? It would probably be the cheapest to get a b&w, but the mind's rumblings always get you thinking.

 

If the truck is a short bed and you haul an RV you really need a slider hitch and B&W, last I knew wasn't making any of these yet. My vendor info newsletter said they were looking at it for the future, but not yet.

If the Reese your looking at isn't a slider or if you don't need a slider then B&W is the best on the market.

Oh and by the way, I'm jealous as hell of your new truck.

 

Yeah, I think the wife and I are making the hour drive tomorrow night to do the order. Unless the dealer will throw in the b&w gooseneck hitch, I will have to just order one to have here about the same time.
I really wasn't even planning on trading yet. I wanted to drive the cummins until it was paid off and work on a down payment, but she said we needed one for tax purposes. Can't really pass up the wife WANTING you to get a new truck, especially when ford finally looks to have gotten it right. So I went to the dealer and built one on paper to work off of and they said my truck plus $21000 for a $51000 MSRP XLT. Again, how can you pass that up? 4 years old, paid $33800 for it and they are still giving me around 25K for it? I think it's destiny.
Thanks for the comments and info Bubba.

 

I tow both, gooseneck and 5th wheel. I have the Pop-up hitch which is of course bed "flush" Instead of buying a gooseneck/5th wheel combo I just bought a 5th wheel to gooseneck adaptor that stays on the 5th wheel all the time and then I can also tow a GN as well any time I want. My 5'er is a 06, 32' Cougar and it pulls great with no problems. Just food for thought but I'd go with the B&W myself as well if I had my choice or the combo that B&W offers.
Esson