Andersen Hitch Failure

prfssr wrote:
WOW - I just spent 45 minutes reading all of the comments along with preveiwing the GD page and the heartland forum. I have the AUH gooseneck steel version - no rails. I have towed my (1st) Jayco 14k (2200 pin weight)front living for 8000+ miles over 2 years with no issues. I checked the hitch everytime I travel to ensure there were no cracks, deformations of the tubes and inpsect the ball as I use it in the middle hole for towing due to height of bed rail.
We recently purchased a LM 365 with a dry weight of 15k (3100 pin weight) and have towed it for about 1200 miles thus far. Both 5th wheels had the Mor-Ryde attached. I have had nothing but success with this hitch - it's easy to hook up, unhook.
I am not getting into the open discussion on what happen or to speculate on any comments. I am only telling everyone that this is a great hitch for towing. It is strong, yet lightweight. Will it fail in the event of an accident - apperantly it does based on the GD forum. I believe any hitch will fail in the right circumstance. The thing we all should be thankful for is that the trailer stayed attached to the hitch and the hitch stayed attached to the truck. I have seen real life failures of trucks / campers getting into accidents and all (6) of them stay attached to each other. A company (AUH) or anyone else will never be able to test for every senerio as there would be millions of different combinations.
I will continue to use my AUH, inspect on each trip and recommend this hitch to everyone if it meets the requirement of the camper / tow vehicle.
Have a blessed day.