Andersen Hitch Failure
Not sure if this has been posted. Rather disconcerting. Andersen failure
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OK I've finally solidified the reason I have never liked the AUH. Traditional hitches, like bridges, are OVER designed. I have no doubt that the hitch shown below could take a sudden 25,000 pound force load and shake it off with no problem.
Look at it, massive steel plates. It uses triangles for strength. And the load is distributed across that big steel plate on top. Now look at this example:
This is NOT a massively over designed device. I'd say someone calculated the loads and sized these small tubes to hold just that load plus a little bit more. I don't think that if you overloaded it by 150% that it would do so well as the traditional hitch. Furthermore the load instead of being distributed across the large steel plate on the traditional hitch is concentrated on a small steel ball.
Furthermore the AUH design is in danger of small dents and such that a traditional hitch would not even notice.
If you want to trust something like that, go ahead, but I'll stick to the over designed type myself. Afterall, what is the advantage of the AUH? Weight is the only thing I can think of and my Pullrite breaks into 2, easily handleable pieces, in less than a minute. I'm certain my truck can handle the extra 100 pounds with no problem.
Look at it, massive steel plates. It uses triangles for strength. And the load is distributed across that big steel plate on top. Now look at this example:
This is NOT a massively over designed device. I'd say someone calculated the loads and sized these small tubes to hold just that load plus a little bit more. I don't think that if you overloaded it by 150% that it would do so well as the traditional hitch. Furthermore the load instead of being distributed across the large steel plate on the traditional hitch is concentrated on a small steel ball.
Furthermore the AUH design is in danger of small dents and such that a traditional hitch would not even notice.
If you want to trust something like that, go ahead, but I'll stick to the over designed type myself. Afterall, what is the advantage of the AUH? Weight is the only thing I can think of and my Pullrite breaks into 2, easily handleable pieces, in less than a minute. I'm certain my truck can handle the extra 100 pounds with no problem.
