Andersen Aluminum Ultimate and RAM OEM puck
Just passing along some information to help others out that might be in the same situation I am now in. I have a 2014 RAM 3500 SRW crew cab with the RAM OEM 5th wheel prep. I just purchased the...
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Someone educate me please...
I was ecstatic to finally get a FW so I could easily hook up without having to hunt for the ball hitch trying to hook up a bumper pull.
I always see people wanting a gooseneck connection to for their fiver, but I am ignorant to the benefits of a gooseneck. Sure, it is a ball with a positive connection point when hooked up, but so is my fiver connection, after a test pull prior to lifting the legs (a means of verifying the FW is in fact coupled). With no camera in the bed, I would feel like I was hunting for the hitch again, like a bumper pull...
Also, just looking at the Andersen install instructions, the support point is forward of the kingpin, and it is a single point of stress, does this not put undue stress on any of the parts? It seems as though the FW plate distributes the force over a larger area?
Another question, is there a tow difference between the two types (FW vs GN)?
Thanks
Cale
I was ecstatic to finally get a FW so I could easily hook up without having to hunt for the ball hitch trying to hook up a bumper pull.
I always see people wanting a gooseneck connection to for their fiver, but I am ignorant to the benefits of a gooseneck. Sure, it is a ball with a positive connection point when hooked up, but so is my fiver connection, after a test pull prior to lifting the legs (a means of verifying the FW is in fact coupled). With no camera in the bed, I would feel like I was hunting for the hitch again, like a bumper pull...
Also, just looking at the Andersen install instructions, the support point is forward of the kingpin, and it is a single point of stress, does this not put undue stress on any of the parts? It seems as though the FW plate distributes the force over a larger area?
Another question, is there a tow difference between the two types (FW vs GN)?
Thanks
Cale
