Fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches, installed in Arvada
We are a B&W shop for in-bed towing: the Turnoverball gooseneck, the Companion 5th wheel that locks into the same mount, and the Companion OEM for trucks with factory pucks. When the truck or trailer calls for something else, we also have CURT, Demco, PullRite, Husky and Gen-Y. A Turnoverball install takes about 3 to 5 hours, and a Companion OEM on factory pucks about 2.
A kingpin takes a 5th wheel; a coupler that drops over a ball takes a gooseneck
Both tow from the bed, over or just ahead of the rear axle. A fifth-wheel trailer has a kingpin that locks into the jaws of a 5th wheel hitch, and it is the standard for fifth-wheel campers, toy haulers and large RVs. A gooseneck trailer drops a coupler over a ball in the bed, and it is common on flatbeds, horse trailers, dump trailers and equipment trailers. So the first question is what you pull, and whether the same truck has to pull both. Our comparison covers capacity, ride and cost side by side.
The Turnoverball flips over and gives you a flat bed back
B&W built the Turnoverball around one problem: a gooseneck ball that sticks up out of the bed all year. The hitch mounts under the bed and bolts to existing holes in the frame, and the only cut is one 4-inch hole in the bed floor. B&W states that no welding or bed removal is required. The ball sits in a center receiver. Tow with it upright; when you are done, pull it, turn it over and drop it back in, and the bed is flat again.
B&W calls it the number one selling gooseneck hitch in America. Each kit is built for specific trucks: the GNRK1020, for example, fits 2020 to 2026 Chevrolet and GMC 2500 and 3500 pickups, except those with the CarbonPro bed. The Turnoverball is made in the USA and backed by B&W's Lifetime Adventure Guarantee.
The Companion 5th wheel locks into the same mount
Install a Turnoverball and the same center hole takes a B&W Companion 5th wheel. Its base has a square post that fits the hole, so the truck can pull a gooseneck one weekend and a fifth-wheel camper the next. When you need the bed, the Companion lifts out and what is left is the flat floor with no rails across it.
The current Companion 3500 is rated to 20,000 pounds. Its base weighs 129 pounds, so plan on two people to lift it out. The jaws close with a cam-action handle that B&W designs to stop them opening by accident, and the Companion is tested to SAE J2638, the standard for 5th wheel hitches. B&W makes it in three versions on the same head: standard, a slider that moves back 12 inches, and a flatbed version. Made in the USA.
Four ways we set up a truck for in-bed towing
Starting prices are the maker's current retail for the product alone, checked 3 October 2026; installation is quoted for your truck. Prices depend on the truck, the bed and the trailer. Send us your year, make and model, the bed length, whether the truck has factory pucks, and what you tow.
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Factory pucks? Use them
Ford, Ram and GM heavy-duty pickups can be ordered with a factory puck system: four mounting points under the bed, reached through capped holes in the floor. If your truck has one, it needs no under-bed mount. B&W's Companion OEM drops its base into the pucks; in B&W's words, "Simply drop the base in the pucks, turn the handle, and pin in place." It comes in 20,000 and 25,000-pound versions, and a slider version moves back 12 inches for turning room. B&W lists the 20K at $1,299 on Ford or GM pucks, and $1,499 on Ram and for the 25K, before installation (1 October 2026).
For a gooseneck on factory pucks, B&W makes an OEM gooseneck ball and safety chain kit in two versions, one for Ford, GM and Nissan and one for Ram, listed at $299. CURT also makes puck-system hitches for Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Nissan and Ram. We start with B&W and fit CURT or Husky puck-system hitches when the truck, the trailer, the fit or your preference calls for them.
Short bed? Check turning clearance before you buy a slider
On a short-bed truck, the front corner of a fifth-wheel trailer can reach the cab in a tight turn. That does not rule out a fifth wheel. It means we look at the bed length, where the trailer's kingpin sits, the shape of its front cap and how tight you need to turn before we pick a hitch. We decide on a slider from measurements of your truck and trailer.
There are three ways we solve it. B&W's Companion Slider moves the hitch back 12 inches when you need the room. Demco's 13K Autoslide slides on its own: it is built for half-ton pickups with a 5.5-foot bed, slides back 22.5 inches in a turn and moves 2.75 inches side to side to clear the bed rails or tonneau cover rails. Demco says plainly that it may allow 90-degree turns, but not in every case. PullRite's SuperGlide is also fully automatic, and PullRite offers it for beds under 6 feet. A slider is our normal starting point on a short bed, and the truck, the trailer and your preference decide which one.
When B&W is not the fit
We lead with B&W because its hitches leave the truck useful when you are not towing. We are not a B&W-only shop. CURT makes 5th wheel hitches in several series, rated from 16,000 to 30,000 pounds, with truck-specific brackets, puck-system parts and sliders for short beds. Husky and Gen-Y cover other heavy-towing setups, and Demco and PullRite solve the short-bed problem above. The truck and the trailer pick the hitch.
Ratings change with the model and your truck's setup, so we check both before we quote.
Put the 7-way plug in the bed
A 5th wheel or gooseneck couples in the bed, so the trailer cable should not have to stretch over the tailgate to a plug on the bumper. An in-bed 7-way puts the plug near the hitch. CURT's extension harnesses plug into the truck's own connector with no cutting or splicing and add a 7-way RV blade socket in the bed while keeping the rear socket working. Ask for it with the hitch; the bed is already open.
Pin weight comes out of payload, so plan the suspension with the hitch
A fifth wheel or gooseneck puts its pin weight straight into the bed, and that weight counts against the truck's payload and rear axle rating. A bigger hitch does not change either, and neither do air bags. Air springs can help the truck carry a legal load level.
Plan them together. Air spring brackets and an under-bed hitch mount both attach near the same part of the frame, so we check that the hitch kit and the air spring kit fit your truck together before we order either one.
What does the bed do when the trailer is off?
If the truck exists to pull a fifth wheel, the answer is simple. Many trucks that tow also haul lumber, dirt bikes, camping gear and tools. That is the case for the Turnoverball and Companion: take the hitch out and you have the bed back.
Tell us before we drill anything if the bed will also get a tonneau cover, a topper, a toolbox, DECKED drawers, a bed mat or liner, or an auxiliary fuel tank. Some combinations work well together. Others fight for the same floor space or the same clearance over the rails, and it is cheaper to find that out on paper.
How we plan an in-bed hitch
We start with what you tow and what else the bed has to do, then pick the mount and the hitch.
In our shop, a 5th wheel on factory pucks takes about 2 hours, a Turnoverball gooseneck about 3 to 5, an under-bed 5th wheel or gooseneck system about 4 to 5, and a Companion dropped into an existing Turnoverball or puck system about 1 to 2. For these jobs, we'd rather you drop the truck off. Drop-off and pick-up hours: Mon–Fri · 8am–5pm.
CURTDemcoPullRiteHuskyGen-YAdd it to the same visit
One drop-off, one pickup. These go on alongside this service.
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Common questions
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