gooseneck hitch
Ball-in-socket towing
A gooseneck hitch is a heavy-duty towing connection mounted in a truck bed, with a ball that couples to a downward-curving arm on the trailer—the arm's shape resembling a goose's neck.
It offers more stability and towing capacity than a bumper hitch: The rancher hooked up the horse trailer to the gooseneck hitch.
Common for livestock trailers, flatbeds, and other heavy loads.
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- ball mountTowing hitch component
- couplerDevice linking two things
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