Andersen Ultimate Issues
I'm coming up on the one year marks with the Andersen Ultimate steel version approximately 5k miles with the Bighorn, a around 800 miles with a Presidential suites. I've given up on the hitch as it's ...
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minnow wrote:
LCI only recommends their Reese Goosebox if using a gooseneck ball. I imagine their response to a bent pin box and Andersen Hitch is "We told you so".
To the OP, are you going to have your pin box inspected to see if it needs replacement ?
The Andersen Ultimate is NOT a gooseneck - common misconception. From an engineering point of view, the forces on the pin box and trailer are the same as those with a conventional fifth wheel hitch. A gooseneck adds a long "lever" in the form of the gooseneck post which puts torsional forces on the pin box and twists it in a circular fashion. The Andersen does not do this.
Rob
