Andersen Aluminum Ultimate Hitch Redesigned
I follow Andersen hitches on Facebook and they have announced a redesign of their Aluminum Ultimate Fifth Wheel Hitch...here are some screen shots of the Facebook post. Thanks! Jere...
Forum Discussion
Cummins12V98 wrote:
"In a fore-aft force situation, 2 legs will be placed in tension and the opposite 2 legs will be placed in compression."
I would agree if the 4 legs were on a solid platform and could not move but the fact is the Ultimate hitch does move fore and aft.
I am wondering if all they did was use the crush test to determine how they rated their hitch???
I do like that I have gone from being a "BASHER" to a "DETRACTOR" :B
Well they are not designed to move forward and backward.
The picture of the bent one, did move forward about an inch to maybe an inch and a half.
I think the engineers should look at how high they are applying force to the GN ball in the TV. The coupling looks to be between 10' to 12" tall. The need to have it much shorter, and attached to the base frame not the upper ball mount. While the new, new design with the side gussets might prevent bending in the same situation, but not 100 percent sure.
