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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Just for the sake of understanding...
The load that is distributed by the base of these hitches is transmitted to the 'sheet metal' floor of the truck... But isn't there 'hat channels' under the sheet metal that sits directly on the frame? That means that the vertical load is transmitted through the floor, to the hat channels, to the frame of the truck.
If this is the case then the gooseneck post on the B&W/Bulldog hitches and the gooseneck ball on the Anderson pretty much provide an anchor for the hitch... Not specifically a vertical support...more lateral support, torque resistance/anchor.
Am I understanding this concept correctly?
The vertical load would travel from the kingpin, to the hitch head, to the base, to the floor, to the hat channels, to the vehicle frame.
The horizontal load (start, stop, and pulling force) is stabilized and anchored by the post/gooseneck ball?
Thanks!
Jeremiah
The load that is distributed by the base of these hitches is transmitted to the 'sheet metal' floor of the truck... But isn't there 'hat channels' under the sheet metal that sits directly on the frame? That means that the vertical load is transmitted through the floor, to the hat channels, to the frame of the truck.
If this is the case then the gooseneck post on the B&W/Bulldog hitches and the gooseneck ball on the Anderson pretty much provide an anchor for the hitch... Not specifically a vertical support...more lateral support, torque resistance/anchor.
Am I understanding this concept correctly?
The vertical load would travel from the kingpin, to the hitch head, to the base, to the floor, to the hat channels, to the vehicle frame.
The horizontal load (start, stop, and pulling force) is stabilized and anchored by the post/gooseneck ball?
Thanks!
Jeremiah
