Gooseneck trailer question

I need the knowledge base of the Forum- I have a Ford Super Duty that has a 6" lift and 37" tires. My truck bed is 44" high. I want to get a 20' gooseneck trailer with 2' dovetail. I hooked up one and although I could attach the trailer, the front of the trailer deck sat 9" higher than the rear of the trailer deck which is not optimal.
Does anyone know of manufacturers that make a taller gooseneck standard, or if there is a manufacturer that would not be opposed to doing about an 8" extra rise on a trailer?

 

Can't answer your question, but your truck sounds Badazz!

 

Thanks! It was kind of funny at the trailer dealer- the sales dude said that I need to lower the truck and the trailer would fit just fine.....ummmm, no.

 

I think Greg has a gooseneck

 

I had to raise the neck on the Delta 20+5 dual tandem to keep from hitting my bed on the new 2017 F250 with stock tires. If I remember right PJ trailers or Gator has a higher neck than delta. Make sure there's enough room to be able to turn and break over without putting dents in the bed rails. The cattle trailers we have are a pain for me to use. I have to pull the tailgate and be perfectly straight to get into my driveway. The neck of them drops down into the bed about 2" breaking over the top of the driveway

 

How did you raise the neck? I really liked the Better Built trailer I saw, and if I could raise the neck I would buy it.

 

Adjustable neck. It sets about 6" difference front to rear. It levels out more when loaded pretty heavy. Trailer weighs 5500 lbs or so.

Your tires are around 3.5" taller than the stock 18s. I would imagine you could order one. That may be what I end up doing with a stock trailer.

 

Should have an adjustable height right at the hitch

 

And if you'e gonna pull a gooseneck around, you better start calling it a beavertail.

 

Must be a Michigan thing

 

Not sure. Always thought that noobs called them dovetails, confusing the term with a popular woodworking joint. Been around excavating for 40 years and they'e always been called beavertails. I suppose Michigan could be wrong lol. Not the 1st time

 

I gotcha- yeah, the one I saw had the adjustable height front too; and after full adjustment I had the 9" difference from front to back of trailer. The rise of the main frame height bars are what needs to be higher, before the neck-

 

I'd heard both terms, figured they were just interchangeable.

 

How heavy of loafs do you plan on having on It? You need probably 3-5" for squat to level out anyway. You may be able to have them build what you need at a factory instead of having to do it yourself.

 

I was going for a 14,000 lb trailer, and the heaviest loads would be round bales of hay- 12 to 14 bales at a time. Trailer weighs about 2,500 and the hay would max out the load capacity. The trailer guys said they would inquire about the factory building one custom for me, and that's why I wanted to check in with folks here first to see if there is a brand that does it stock. The word "custom" usually translates to "dig deep into your pockets," LOL!

 

Is your hitch down under the bed? Or on a 5th wheel style gooseneck adapter?

 

It's the one down in the bed. I got the Reese ball, which sits about an inch lower than others, too.

 

Nice. I thought maybe it was the other style and maybe an easy fix.
Not sure if any brands typically fit a taller truck.

 

Yep

I love it, especially the drop sides and dump features

 

Try big tex trailers. I remember a young fella here who put a bunch of lifty stuff on his truck. His beaver tail was about an inch off the ground! They customized his, but it was a long wait. I remember him telling me that their engineering dept, had to get involved. (DOT)