Andersen Ultimate not working for me
I went from a Reese 16K slider to the Andersen ultimate. My trailer was very stable with the Reese, with the Andersen the trailer is constantly moveing around. It is bad enough that can feel it and it...
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wvcampers wrote:
The Reese has the side pivot. The movement is enough that I am aware of it all of the time. Watching the trailer through the mirror, the rear is always moving like a dogs tail wagging. It also seems that the wind affects the trailer more than it has before. A friend followed me on a trip 600 miles each way. He said that the trailer never stopped moving around. It seems that if it was due to the ball connection that gooseneck trailers would have the same characteristics. Could this be because the ball is behind the rear axel?
Does the trailer sit differently, height wise, with each of the hitches? If the Anderson is putting the pin higher or lower it could result in tail wagging. Is it level with the Anderson?
The other thing could be your truck. Conventional fifth hitches put the center of pin just in front of the axle. The Anderson, especially in the rear position, is going to increase load on the trucks rear axle and decrease load on the trucks front axle. This is because more load is going towards the back legs of the Anderson. That could cause some change in handling too.
You sure that there isn't any movement in the block that attaches to the pin?
