Andersen Hitch
Anyone out there have one of these? I could use some feedback on the Ultimate. I especially want to know how things ride inside the rig when you have this hitch...
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Me Again wrote:rhagfo wrote:Me Again wrote:
Anderson really hedges on the requirement for safety chains! I would get tired along with my front jacks with the extra lifting to couple or uncouple it. Trailer has to be lifted and extra 3 or 4"!
I would like to see one after a wreck? Compress test is testing it in a single direction at it's strongest point.
Like the B&W Companion I am not convinced placing hitch loads on sheet metal beds is the best long term design!
Traditional 5th wheel hitches when correctly installed put the load on the frame rails.
If I get a new RAM it will have factory prep and a four puck hitch that locks onto the frame.
Chris
Me Again, could not agree with you more!! I believe that both B&W and Anderson have had issues with bending the bed floor.
Sorry, but for all the bad press, I am convinced that my Reese 16K twin jaw hitch is a great hitch. That especially when I have towed my fiver over 30 miles, with the locking latch in the unlocked position!
Solidly connected to the frame at four locations!!
Sorry Cummins9812V, I may someday think about the rail mounted Patriot, but not one that depends on the sheet metal bed floor.
Well, Russ there are a lot of koolaiders that think the turnover ball is carrying the weight. If you read the Anderson reply, like the safety chains they did not really answer my question. So keep the 5th wheel on the lighter side to protect your bed.
Chris
Well I have read the instructions for installing the B&W. They state to tighten the bolt that goes in the ball adapter to 40 ft. lbs., so you already have pressure on the bed. The "U" boldt get tightened to 80 ft. lbs, and this is to support the weight, but it is only a single point, the hitch assemble still moves forward and back, pivots on that single point.
