Shocker 40k Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch with King Pin

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SKU: SH-Goose-Surge-KP-40K
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Product Description

  • Custom Built to Order: Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping.

  • Smoother safer towing. Improves your ride, reduces wear & tear on pickup & trailer.
  • Gooseneck Air Hitch to King Pin: Designed for low-profile 5th wheel plates like on flatbed or Semi. Not for use with camper 5th wheel plate.
  • Easy Install: Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler with Gooseneck 40k Surge Air System with King Pin. Installs in Minutes.
  • Absorbs Road Shock: Helps eliminate tugs, jerks & bumps felt when towing on rough roads or concrete highways.
  • Air Ride Technology: Protects your truck, gooseneck trailer and the contents with a smoother, safer tow.
  • 40,000 lbs Tow & 7,000 lbs tongue weight: With the ability to adjust air pressure for the best ride and load control. Heavy loads, just add air.
  • Fits Low Profile 5th Wheel Plates: & has 3 height adjustment holes. (Standard King Pin extends 3″ forward from your factory King Pin)
  • Built-in Airbag: This hitch directs the tow resistance through an airbag, producing a smooth ride. The cure for choppy, bouncy, buckled, rough & busted-up roads. No more booms, bangs and jerks when towing your gooseneck trailer
  • Custom Fit: Available for 4″ Square, 4.5″ Square & Crank style gooseneck stems. – If you have a round stem, check out our 30k Gooseneck Air Hitch to King Pin. 
  • Not sure what size round gooseneck stem you have? Check out our gooseneck stem selection guide.
  • Includes complete Shocker 40k Gooseneck Surge® air hitch with built-in airbag, replacement inner tube stem & King Pin.

Upgrade your gooseneck trailer, with the ultimate air ride 40.000 lb gooseneck air hitch that now is offered with a king pin design. This allows you to add instant air ride towing to your gooseneck trailer stem and pull it with your favorite truck or semi and king pin coupler.  The air ride Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch to king pin conversion hitch is the ultimate in smooth trailer towing by adding a miniature air suspension system between your truck and trailer 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. The built in airbag filters the road shock through the airbag creating a smoother, safer towing experience for you, your pickup, your trailer & the contents. Upgrade your gooseneck trailer with the smooth towing solution. Whether you 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. And it is considered one of the greatest things to come to hotshot trucking. Available for Gooseneck trailers with either round tube, square and crank handle style stems. The shock absorbing hitch for a gooseneck trailer to king pin coupler 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. Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler with the Gooseneck Surge Air system & king pin. Installs in minutes. Featuring 3 height adjustment holes & extends your hitch 3″ forward. Made by Shocker Hitch® USA in Arthur, ND.

Note: Only works with low profile 5th wheel plates like on a flatbed & semi. Not for use with camper 5th wheel plate (it is too tall).

Air Ride Hitch Technology: Shocker Air is designed with a built-in air bag for a smoother towing experience. Just add air depending on the weight of your trailer and its’ contents. An air bag is simply the best cushion device on the planet.

Adjustable for Tow Weight: The air bag sits behind your gooseneck hitch and out of the way. You will find the advantage of the Air Shocker is your ability to adjust air pressure for best ride and load control. View our Shocker PSI Air Pressure tuning guide.

Shock Dampening & Absorbing Action: Shocker air hitch effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging and damaging forces experienced with a typical hard connection when towing trailers. There is no reason to beat yourself or your equipment up with a hard connection.

Simple Pivot Design: Uses a rocker arm pivot design which produces a front and back motion, much different than other cushion hitches on the market. Our design eliminates the need for parallel linkages, shock absorbers, torsion arms and other over engineered gadgets.

Improves Safety: By giving you improved control of your tow vehicle and trailer. The Gooseneck surge air hitch system allows for better control of your pickup and the trailer it is towing.

Saves Money: By reducing trailer breakage on both the trailer and the trailer contents! The Shocker hitch absorbs the damaging forces experienced with a typical hard connection. This greatly reduces the chances of breaking welds and doing other long term damage to your equipment as well as the valuable cargo you have inside the truck and trailer.

Provides Comfort: With a smoother ride! Travel a lot on concrete highways? No more jarring every time you cross a section divider. Your Shocker air hitch absorbs the thumps, bumps and jerks you feel when towing your gooseneck trailer.

Adds Life To Your Vehicle & Gooseneck: 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 that are using Shocker hitches. Order one today and get ready for your ultimate smooth towing experience the next time out.

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Videos

Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch & Coupler Videos

Install

Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch & Coupler Installation

When used properly these Gooseneck surge air hitch will make noticeable improvements in your gooseneck trailer towing quality. Giving both truck and trailer a smoother ride with less trailer fatigue and breakage.

Install a Gooseneck Surge in Minutes

How to Air Up Gooseneck Surge Air Coupler?

Gooseneck Surge Air Pressure:

  • This is a LOW-PRESSURE hitch, that works by tow resistance.
  • Set air pressure at approx. 15 psi, then test drive.
  • Increase pressure in 5 psi increments until optimum results are found.
  • Typical air pressure range is 5 – 15 psi.
Note: When towing heavy trailers or trailers with high wind resistance it may be necessary to increase air pressure in the Shocker. Maximum Pressure: Do not exceed 100 psi in the air bag, as it may damage the air bag.

Gooseneck Surge Stem Selection Guide Video

Download Gooseneck Surge Installation Manuals

Maximum weights for Shocker Surge: 30,000 lbs GTW & 7,000 lbs Tongue Weight for Patented 30,000 lbs Shift Lock™ coupler for 2-5/16″ gooseneck ball (Offset 2-5/16″ coupler tongue weight is 6,000 lbs). 40,000 lbs GTW & 7,000 lbs Tongue Weight for Patented 40,000 lbs Shift Lock Coupler for 3″ gooseneck ball. For the QuickAir 5th To Gooseneck Air with Shift Lock™ coupler for 2-5/16″ gooseneck ball  it is 24,000 lbs GTW & 6,000 lbs Tongue Weight. Patent #’s 11,370,257 B1 & D898,628. Safety Notice: The Shocker Hitch is a heavy-duty unit, however, it is imperative that any weight capacity ratings are not exceeded on the ball that is mounted on your tow vehicle, or the Shocker Hitch. V-19 rated. Do not exceed G.V.W.R. of ball being used.

Installation

  1. Take a vertical measurement from the bottom of the ball coupler tube to the bottom of the trailer frame sleeve. This dimension will be used to set the Shocker Gooseneck Surge Trailer Hitch
  2. Remove pins or loosen locking bolts on the trailer frame sleeve, and remove the existing coupler tube.
  3. Slide Gooseneck Surge Shocker Hitch insert tube inside the trailer frame sleeve with the air bag toward the rear of trailer.
  4. Hold or support Shocker at vertical measurement noted in Step #1. This should duplicate the previous ride height of the trailer. Shockerhitch must be properly aligned, (parallel with trailer), to maximize its benefits. Note: If your trailer coupler tube is equipped with a pin or pins, the correct pin location must be marked in the Shockerhitch insert tube and have a qualified machine shop drill / machine the pin holes.
  5. Torque locking bolts to your trailer manufacturers’ recommended specifications. A spacer kit is available for some applications.
  6. Lubricate: Oil the coupler shaft, grease coupling ball socket, and grease the hitch ball to REDUCE WEAR AND IMPROVE SHOCKER ACTION. Main pivot grease zerk should be greased periodically for maximum bushing life. ( Simply, you cannot over-grease it! )
  7. Hook up the trailer by simply lowering the coupler onto the ball. (Handle will snap open & shut automatically). To release trailer: Pull handle up and hold while raising trailer.
Flatbed Recessed Gooseneck Ball Fitment Guide
Flatbed Recessed Gooseneck Ball Fitment Guide

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Installation Issues

We want you to have the best possible towing experience with your product and proper installation is important. If you need help, we are here for you. Just give us a call at 701-707-2666 or use our contact us form. You can also look up the item’s product page on our website and view the installation tab. Most products on our website have a set-up guide and installation video.

Warranty

This product is back the Shocker Hitch Manufacturer Warranty and the Shocker Hitch Guarantee.

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Weight / Dimensions

Weight 120 lbs
Dimensions 34 × 22 × 10 in
Select Gooseneck Inner Tube Stem Size

4.5" Square Blank No Pin, 4.5" Square Diamond C, 4.5" Square Straight Pin, 4" Square Straight Pin, 4" Square Top Crank

Select Gooseneck Coupler

King Pin

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