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Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Guide
Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Guide

The Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Guide allows persons with back or vision impairments to more easily line up a goose-neck trailer to the fifth-wheel hitch in the bed of a pickup truck. Eastaboga (AL) farmer Jerry Smelley uses a 32-inch length of 2-inch PVC pipe for guidance in hitching his gooseneck trailer onto his pickup. He cut six 3-inch slots into one end of the pipe so it slips over the ball. This lets him see the top of the pipe through his rearview mirror. He simply backs the pickup until the trailer hitch knocks over the pipe, which tells him the hitch is right over the ball and ready to lower.

Estimated Cost Cost range: See below

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Visual, Back, Lower extremity, Strength/endurance


SourceJerry Smelley
810 Fish Hatchery Road
Eastaboga, AL, 36260
Est. CostNominal
Last updated: Dec 29, 2023


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