Gooseneck Trailer Hitch

[fnfarms1]

So as many know, my truck burned. New truck bought. In the fire my trailer got scorched pretty good due to spare tire on bed and wind blowing fire into the trailer. I bought a new hitch for it because I don't want to chance that cast having gotten to hot and breaking under heavy load. New hitch has a set screw/bolt and a cross pin through whole hitch. Old hitch only has the set screw. Question being should the tube that welds on be safe and just use new hitch in the old tube? I can weld pretty good but I hate to cut it out and trust my welding on something pulling that much weight and $ worth of stuff besides my new truck. It's an old trailer, 20ft Coose. Got a friend going to paint it, next nice weekend

 

[Lucky]

You could have it dye peened if really worried about it.

 

[callmefence]

I would use the old tube.

 

[Brute 23]

I agree on old tube. If I took tube off I would weld flat bars or some thing on the beams holding them in place before I cut it out. Some of that stuff can be spring loaded and a real pia to get back lined up.

 

[wbvs58]

That's pretty touchy stuff there when it comes to insurance companies if something goes wrong.

Ken