5th wheel/gooseneck towing prep group??
Finally got tired of my 03 F250 nickel and dimeing me to death. Actually 400 and 500 dollering me to death. I bit the bullet and bought a 2016 2500 Dodge Ram Tradesman 6.7 liter diesel. It included th...
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Let's look at this from an engineering standpoint.
The "bed deflection" you speak of could only be transmitted via the frame of the hitch. The Andersen has a square base, which distributes any forces to 4 sides.
A "traditional" hitch has 2 rails. Simple logic would say that each of those two rails would be under more stress in a normal fiver hitch than any of the 4 sides on the base of an Andersen.
3000 lbs pin weight equals 1500 lbs per rail on a traditional.
3000 lbs pin weight equals 750 lbs per rail on an Andersen. Please explain how half of the force exerted would result in more damage......
If you have empirical evidence to the contrary (not opinion), then I'm all ears.
The "bed deflection" you speak of could only be transmitted via the frame of the hitch. The Andersen has a square base, which distributes any forces to 4 sides.
A "traditional" hitch has 2 rails. Simple logic would say that each of those two rails would be under more stress in a normal fiver hitch than any of the 4 sides on the base of an Andersen.
3000 lbs pin weight equals 1500 lbs per rail on a traditional.
3000 lbs pin weight equals 750 lbs per rail on an Andersen. Please explain how half of the force exerted would result in more damage......
If you have empirical evidence to the contrary (not opinion), then I'm all ears.
