Andersen Ultimate Hitch Rail Version

Does tolerance (movement, slop, etc.) in the hitch assembly components contribute significantly to chucking? For instance if these tolerances are reduced via tightening and shims could it reduce chucking?
Thx

fanbois and nay-sayers on both sides ... which I don't get ... if you like the hitch you have, you can keep the hitch you have! Doesn't make one any better by knocking the other.

So, that being said, I had a Valley 16k hitch in my old truck. When I upgraded trucks, the new one had a gooseneck ball in it already. Since I want a clean bed when I'm not towing, I went with the Andersen Ultimate (Aluminum) and love it.

Pros:
significantly lighter weight
easy in and out
flat bed (when on a turnover ball)
no additional torque or flex on pinbox like a gooseneck adapter
impossible to high-hitch

Cons:
slightly more complex to hitch/unhitch
safety chains (some states)

goducks10 wrote:

hbillsmith wrote:
I have the non-rail version. Light weight means I get to enjoy about 150# more payload than a slider. Lower mfg cost translates to about $1000 in savings vs. a slider. Easy to install and remove to clear the bed. Chucking and bucking almost none and easily comparable to an air ride ride. Little over 10000 miles towed so far. Canyons, mountains and the Interstates, no complaints from me. Fan boy? No way? I spent many months researching and comparing specs and reviews before I chose the Andersen Ultimate Aluminum. It does everything I expected and I would gladly buy it again.

I don't see how the Andersen would eliminate chucking.

Probably because of minimizing accumulated tolerances. In the standard hitch you've got the tolerances with the King Pin on the jaws on the plate, plus the tolerance of the plate to the base. There might also be some tolerances between the base to the bed rails. The Anderson only has one tolerance. That is the Ball to the King Pin Coupler.

I said almost none. My comments are based on my experiences plus conversations with other owners who have similar and in some cases identical setups. A couple of them did move off traditional collars to the Andersen. In one case, the owner is using the Andersen with a TrailAir king pin box, of course he believes that made the ride even better. I chose not to change pinboxes because of the extra height and unlevelness that would introduce. Should I decide to do a carriage lift,I might reconsider. For now, I am good.

hbillsmith wrote:
I have the non-rail version. Light weight means I get to enjoy about 150# more payload than a slider. Lower mfg cost translates to about $1000 in savings vs. a slider. Easy to install and remove to clear the bed. Chucking and bucking almost none and easily comparable to an air ride ride. Little over 10000 miles towed so far. Canyons, mountains and the Interstates, no complaints from me. Fan boy? No way? I spent many months researching and comparing specs and reviews before I chose the Andersen Ultimate Aluminum. It does everything I expected and I would gladly buy it again.

Just wondering if you had chucking with a different hitch prior to getting the Andersen pulling the same trailer? I don't see how the Andersen would eliminate chucking.

B.O. Plenty wrote:

zackyboy3rs wrote:
I have a Huskey hitch.

Who cares?? The OP was asking about a Anderson hitch, not yours....

He is the OP. :h

I have the non-rail version. Light weight means I get to enjoy about 150# more payload than a slider. Lower mfg cost translates to about $1000 in savings vs. a slider. Easy to install and remove to clear the bed. Chucking and bucking almost none and easily comparable to an air ride ride. Little over 10000 miles towed so far. Canyons, mountains and the Interstates, no complaints from me. Fan boy? No way? I spent many months researching and comparing specs and reviews before I chose the Andersen Ultimate Aluminum. It does everything I expected and I would gladly buy it again.

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zackyboy3rs wrote:
Anyone give me the advantages/disadvantages of this hitch? I have rails in truck bed so would they work? I see them on Amazon for $399. Does that include everything I would need? Thanks.

We have the gooseneck version and wouldn't go back to regular 5er hitch.
The only people that don't like them ,Haven't had one.Maybe haven't even seen one in person for that matter.

Me Again wrote:

zackyboy3rs wrote:
Anyone give me the advantages/disadvantages of this hitch? I have rails in truck bed so would they work? I see them on Amazon for $399. Does that include everything I would need? Thanks.

Disadvantages have been covered in a number of thread, but the FAN BOYS get pissy when you point out the extra lifting to couple or uncouple, the needs for safety chairs in some states, and the unknown about how they will stand up in an accident! Chris

You forgot to add the operator also has to be able to back well enough to position the ball under the coupler.