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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rhagfo wrote:
Just a thought that Andersen could redesign their hitch, to place less leverage on the attachment to the Gooseneck ball.
Currently they have about a 10" to 12" lever above the floor of the bed. I would suggest a couple of stringers alongside the GN attachment and supporting the upper ball with a diagonal brace to the front between the stringers that would hold the GN attaching coupler.
If our truck frames were tough enough you wouldn't need the pyramid at all. You would just have a post extending up from the bed with a ball mounted on top. (Similar to a typical gooseneck adapter but mounted to the truck instead of the pin box.
Of course that would transfer all that trailer-destroying torque to the pickup...
