Shocker Air Ride for Big Tex Gooseneck Trailer
$2,159.99 CAD
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SKU: SH-SQ-STR-SL-Big-Tex
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Product overview
Get better towing and add air ride to your gooseneck trailer in minutes. It's smoother, safer, plus reduces wear, tear & damage to your pickup, trailer & cargo.
What’s included
- Complete Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch with built in air ride system & dual bump cushions, replacement inner tube stem & 30,000 lb Dual Latching Shift Lock® gooseneck coupler for 2-5/16" ball.
Full product description
Get better towing and add air ride to your gooseneck trailer in minutes. It's smoother, safer, plus reduces wear, tear & damage to your pickup, trailer & cargo. Upgrade your gooseneck trailer with a 30.000 lbs gooseneck air hitch & Shift Lock® coupler in minutes. With this air ride solution for gooseneck, you get safer, smoothing trailer towing.
The air ride Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch & coupler for 2-5/16" gooseneck hitch ball is the ultimate in smooth gooseneck trailer towing to cushion your towing.
This patented shock absorbing cushion hitch is the only air ride hitch to exclusively work in a forward and back motion, which is often times this is the biggest jerk you feel when towing a gooseneck trailer. Fits Big Tex Gooseneck Trailers with a 4" or 100mm (3-15/16") Square Inner Tube Stem with Straight Pin Holes.
It's easier on you, your animals, equipment, and cargo. The shock absorbing design reduces breakage and long term wear and tear. The built in air ride system filters the road shock through the air ride system creating a smoother, safer towing experience for you, your pickup, your trailer & the contents.
It filters the chucking, bangs, bumps, jerks & tugs felt when towing a goose trailer. Featuring the patented exclusive 30,000 lbs Shift Lock® gooseneck air coupler for 2-5/16" hitch balls. Upgrade your gooseneck trailer with the smooth towing solution.
Whether you are a occasionally tow or are doing hotshot trucking, this gooseneck hitch adds instant air ride to your hauling. This is the preferred gooseneck hitch for hotshot haulers, farmers, contactors and horse trainers. And considered the one best hotshot trucking accessories.
The shock absorbing hitch for a gooseneck trailer is made for smooth and safe towing. Works great on gooseneck style end dumps, flatbed, race haulers, livestock, toy haulers, tilt, horse trailers and more. Installs in minutes and Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler. Featuring 3 height adjustment holes & extends your hitch 3" forward.
Made by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
All features & technical notes
Features
Gooseneck Air Ride Hitch with 2-5/16" Shift Lock Gooseneck Coupler: Fits Big Tex Gooseneck Trailers with a 4" or 100mm (3-15/16") Square Inner Tube Stem with Straight Pin Holes.
Smoother, Safer Towing Every Mile with Built in Air Ride for a Gooseneck Trailer: Improves your ride, easier on you, your equipment, plus reduces wear & tear on pickup & goose trailer. Built-in air ride system for a smoother towing experience. Just add air depending on the weight of your trailer & contents.
An air spring bag is simply the best cushion device on the planet. This hitch directs the tow resistance through the air ride system, producing a smooth ride. Patent #'s 11,370,257 B1 & D898,628. Reduces Stress, Wear, Tear & Breakage on Truck, Trailer & Cargo: Air ride reduces wear & tear on the driveline and frame. Less stress & breakage on welded.
Treat yourself, passengers, animals & equipment to a much smoother ride. You'll never go back to the continual bumps, jerks, and vibrations. Adjustable for Tow Weight - Easily Adjust for Best Ride & Load Control: The Air Ride System sits behind your gooseneck hitch and out of the way.
You will find the advantage of the Gooseneck Air Shocker is your ability to adjust air pressure for best ride and load control. View our Shocker Gooseneck PSI Air Pressure tuning guide. Heavy loads, just add air. Less Stress on You, Your Passengers & Animals: Passengers, horses, livestock and other animals experience less stress while being towed.
The shock dampening effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging, bumps & damaging forces experienced when towing on rough roads & concrete highway with a typical hard connection. This makes the ride smoother and less stressful inside the tow vehicle and inside the goose trailer.
Tested, Trusted & Proven - Best Rated Gooseneck Air Ride Hitch: Uses a rocker arm pivot design which produces a front and back motion, which is the biggest jerk you feel with towing with a gooseneck. It's tested & proven to be much better than other cushion hitches on the market.
Our design eliminates the need for parallel linkages, shock absorbers, torsion arms, and other over engineered gadgets. Provides Comfort & Improve Control Towing with a Gooseneck: The smoother towing you get makes it easier on you, your passengers, animals, cargo and trailer.
The patented design filters the natural tugs between trailer and pickup giving you more control and comfort towing a gooseneck trailer. By giving you improved control of your tow vehicle and trailer, it is safer. The Gooseneck surge air hitch system allows for better control of your pickup and the trailer it is towing.
Shock Dampening & Absorbing Action Makes It Easier on You & Equipment: Effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging, bumps & damaging forces experienced when towing on rough roads & concrete highway with a typical hard connection. Helps eliminate jerks, bucking, bangs & chucking felt when towing.
Built in air ride system along dual external bump cushions, plus internal bump inside of air spring bag offer heavy duty, yet very smooth performance. Fast & Easy Installation on Your Gooseneck Trailer In Minutes: Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler with Gooseneck Surge® Air System & Coupler.
Air Ride Installs on Gooseneck Trailer in Minutes. 30,000 lbs Gross Trailer Weight & 7,000 lbs Tongue Weight: Patented 30,000 lbs dual latching Shift Lock® coupler for 2-5/16" gooseneck ball. Patented Shift Lock® Coupler Fits 2-5/16" Gooseneck Hitch Ball: Has 3 height adjustment holes & extends coupler 3" forward from your factory coupler location.
The only gooseneck coupler that captures ball on both sides. At a glance, you can see if the coupler is locked on the ball. Easy to use handle to hook up and disconnect the coupler from the ball. Patent #'s 11,370,257 B1, D898,628 & additional patents pending.
Gooseneck Air Hitch System Includes: Complete Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch with built in air ride system & dual bump cushions, replacement inner tube stem & 30,000 lb Dual Latching Shift Lock® gooseneck coupler for 2-5/16" ball.
Thick Wall Heavy Duty Stem Option: Replaces Gooseneck Trailers with a 4" or 100mm (3-15/16") Square Inner Tube Stem with Straight Pin Holes. Improved Fuel Economy: Customers using the gooseneck air hitch report saving one mile or more per gallon. Optional Shift Lock Gooseneck Locks: Box style coupler & set bolt lock kit is part # SH-GK30P-400GL-BLK.
Box style coupler lock is SH-GK340P-BLK. Puck lock style coupler lock is: SH-9000-350. Set bolt lock, part # SH-400GL-ISP-BLK available and sold separately. Got a Short Bed Pickup? Check out our Gooseneck hitch with 9" offset coupler. If you have a gooseneck trailer 3" goose ball, see the Gooseneck air hitch with 3" ball coupler.
You can find your Gooseneck hitch by trailer brand. Safety Note: Towing capacity is limited by lowest rated component.
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Bolt on Air ride upgrade for your Big Tex gooseneck trailer. The air ride Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch & coupler is the ultimate in gooseneck trailer towing for your Big Tex gooseneck flatbed, flatdeck, or dump trailer. This gives you smoother towing with this shock absorbing cushion hitch. It is the only air ride hitch to exclusively work in a forward and back motion, which is oftentimes this is the biggest jerk you feel when towing gooseneck trailers.
The built-in air ride system filters the road shock through the air ride system creating a smoother, safer towing experience for you, your pickup, your trailer & contents. Featuring the patented Shift Lock® coupler for 2-5/16" or 3" hitch ball or a demco auto latching coupler for 2-5/16" ball. This gooseneck air hitches shock absorbing design for a Big Tex gooseneck trailer creates a smooth and safe towing experience whether you occasionally tow or are a hotshot driver towing across the country.
Available with 30,000 lbs GTW for round stems options and up to 40,000 lbs GTW for square stem options. Works great on gooseneck style end dumps, flatbeds, horse trailers, and more to absorb the bumps, bangs, jerks & tugs. Completely replaces your factory stem & coupler with the Gooseneck Surge Air system & coupler.
Installs in minutes. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA Note: Big Tex gooseneck trailer has a 100mm (3-15/16") round with angled pin or 100mm (3-15/16") square stems with top crank as well has 4" square with straight pin holes. The square gooseneck stem has a crank on top. We also have the new patent pending multi-fit stem options.
The Gooseneck surge air hitch attaches easily to those stems. Replacement stem has 3 adjustment holes and the coupler extends 3" forward from factory location or you can also order it 9" forward for short bed pickup trucks. A Big Tex gooseneck trailer with a round stem has set bolts for centered and angled holes.
The Big Tex gooseneck with square stem fits the crank-style jack Adds life to your pickup & gooseneck trailer by reducing wear and tear on driveline and frame! Treat yourself, your equipment, and your passengers to a much smoother ride. You’ll never go back to the ‘old days’ of continual bumps, jerks, and vibrations.
Join the list of satisfied customers who are using Shocker hitches. If even saves fuel, customers using the gooseneck air hitch report saving one mile or more per gallon. California Residents: Prop 65 Warning
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