Andersen Hitch Failure

fj12ryder wrote:

ralphnjoann wrote:
...I can understand the fears some in the RV community may have when it comes to "sucker flipping" but unless B&W has come out with "...the new and amazing Break A Way hitch....", it fares no better than the Andersen when it comes to catastrophic failure.

Well, there is the little issue that the B&W was involved in a catastrophic rollover incident that left the truck heavily damaged and the trailer basically destroyed. With the Anderson hitch, there was no incident, no rollover, just a destroyed hitch. Kind of apples and oranges.

Basically destroyed??? Did you even read the article which states, "“We tested the slides and everything worked. The major damage was cosmetic on the side that slid and possibly a broken roof rafter where the AC unit came against the concrete barrier. Though everything was scrambled inside, nothing was broken. We lost almost nothing of our possessions including TV and computers.”

Not only was the trailer basically undamaged, there was no damage to the hitch pin. Here is a link to the story:

B&W Hitch Failure

Be sure to check out the picture showing the separated piece of the B&W still attached to the hitch pin.