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...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
Imagine the bed of the truck is not there for a minute. With the RV hooked up what does the hitch do???? It would move forward when braking and backward when accelerating. and both directions when hitting a bridge. The FACT is the BED of the truck is supporting the weight that is applied to the Andersen hitch!
What?? You think that counting on a bed, which these days is a step above tin foil, to support a hitch is a bad idea???
The ball may carry vertical loads, but all horizontal loads are going to get transferred into vertical loads at the front and back of the hitch. As soon as you get the first bend in the bed, you then have slop which can exacerbate the problem.
Rail mount would be better.
I seriously believe this hitch doesn't have near the engineering behind it as many would like to believe. There are just too many little things that make me believe that someone had an idea, built it, tried to crush it and started selling.
Using a lack of recall as a testament to NOT having a problem? Name one industry being the auto manufacturers where anyone seems to police the need for a recall.
