<I currently have a long bed Dodge to pull my 28ft gooseneck
trailer. I'm <also looking to buy a new diesel to replace it but am unsure
of the benefits <of the long bed vs short bed. I've heard the long
bed is better stability <for at least a bumper pull trailer. Is this true
for a gooseneck as well. I <guess my physics knowledge is lacking
here.
Long beds are always more stable than a short bed,
because the length of the wheel base is closer in approximity to the length of
the trailer. This will prevent fishtailing when traveling at high
speeds such as on the freeway. A friend of ours was pulling a long trailer with
a Ford Bronco on the freeway when it started fishtailing. The trailer flipped
the Bronco over, rolling it and the trailer, destroying both. Luckily, no one
was seriously injured.
