Anderson goose neck adaptor hitch.

grizz272 wrote:
Where do you guys with the AUH hook up the brake away cable?

I put a carabiner in the loop on the end of the break away cable and connect it to the chain loop in the bed on the gooseneck hitch.

grizz272 wrote:
Where do you guys with the AUH hook up the brake away cable?

I hook mine on the factory ring on the side of my bed. I did used to hook to the floor ring on my gooseneck hitch thought about it and decided keep the safety chain & brake cable separate. Maybe overkill but hey.

grizz272 wrote:
Where do you guys with the AUH hook up the brake away cable?

With my flatbed and recessed ball, my situation is a bit different than most. I have big D-Rings next to my ball and I chain and lock the entire hitch assembly to those. Therefore, I loop the breakaway cable to one of the rear tubes on the hitch.

Where do you guys with the AUH hook up the brake away cable?

nwjetboat wrote:

ToddD wrote:

TxGearhead wrote:
As of 12-20-2017:

Thank you for reaching out with interest in the Reflection 337RLS; I work for Grand Design RV and would be happy to assist in answering your questions.

The Andersen Ultimate Hitch is not approved by Lippert, our frame manufacturer, to work with their chassis. We do have several customers that use this set up, however if there is damage resulting in improper use and/or setup, Lippert and GDRV would not be able to cover the warranty work.

See! I wasn’t trolling!

No you were not trolling. I called Lippert this past July as we were purchasing a GD 303. Dealer wanted to put a AUH hitch in, so I went home and did some research. Ended up calling GD, who referred me to Lippert techline. I was told on the phone, that Lippert will not warranty a trailer frame that was damaged due to use of the AUH. Said he had two cases on his desk that were being denied. Plus the photos of the lady in Texas that had one collapse on her was more than enough for me.

Does the warranty in WRITING say the AUH voids the warranty ? My Jayco warranty doesn't even mention a true gooseneck & that's what I had originally from the dealer, would still use it but my new truck was too deep to see to hookup by myself easily. Folks keep using the term gooseneck hitch with an Andersen which it isn't & this is where I think some tech on a helpline desk gets thier story misleading

ToddD wrote:

TxGearhead wrote:
As of 12-20-2017:

Thank you for reaching out with interest in the Reflection 337RLS; I work for Grand Design RV and would be happy to assist in answering your questions.

The Andersen Ultimate Hitch is not approved by Lippert, our frame manufacturer, to work with their chassis. We do have several customers that use this set up, however if there is damage resulting in improper use and/or setup, Lippert and GDRV would not be able to cover the warranty work.

See! I wasn’t trolling!

No you were not trolling. I called Lippert this past July as we were purchasing a GD 303. Dealer wanted to put a AUH hitch in, so I went home and did some research. Ended up calling GD, who referred me to Lippert techline. I was told on the phone, that Lippert will not warranty a trailer frame that was damaged due to use of the AUH. Said he had two cases on his desk that were being denied. Plus the photos of the lady in Texas that had one collapse on her was more than enough for me.

If you have a Andersen hitch, NEVER NEVER NEVER leave your trailer at a dealer for repair/service WITHOUT removing the Andersen adapter from the pin box. If you fail to do this, there is a very high probability that they will damage the adapter while moving the trailer around on their lot! Chris

ToddD wrote:

TxGearhead wrote:
As of 12-20-2017:

Thank you for reaching out with interest in the Reflection 337RLS; I work for Grand Design RV and would be happy to assist in answering your questions.

The Andersen Ultimate Hitch is not approved by Lippert, our frame manufacturer, to work with their chassis. We do have several customers that use this set up, however if there is damage resulting in improper use and/or setup, Lippert and GDRV would not be able to cover the warranty work.

See! I wasn’t trolling!

I apologize. :)

TxGearhead wrote:
As of 12-20-2017:

Thank you for reaching out with interest in the Reflection 337RLS; I work for Grand Design RV and would be happy to assist in answering your questions.

The Andersen Ultimate Hitch is not approved by Lippert, our frame manufacturer, to work with their chassis. We do have several customers that use this set up, however if there is damage resulting in improper use and/or setup, Lippert and GDRV would not be able to cover the warranty work.

The Goosebox by Reese is approved by Lippert to work with their chassis for a gooseneck adapter. I would recommend checking out our Facebook Owner’s Page (Grand Design RV Owner’s) if you want to pose the question of who uses the Andersen hitch, as some may have suggestions to prevent any issues while in use.

I hope this helps answer your question; please feel free to reach out to me directly if I can be of further assistance.

Regards,

Paul Laux | Regional Sales Manager | Grand Design RV – Reflection & Imagine

Once again, does the written warranty NAME the unapproved warranty voiding hitch that connects to a pin box that bolts to the LCI frame that has had a lot of rv forum discussions on lack of quality ?

TxGearhead wrote:
As of 12-20-2017:

Thank you for reaching out with interest in the Reflection 337RLS; I work for Grand Design RV and would be happy to assist in answering your questions.

The Andersen Ultimate Hitch is not approved by Lippert, our frame manufacturer, to work with their chassis. We do have several customers that use this set up, however if there is damage resulting in improper use and/or setup, Lippert and GDRV would not be able to cover the warranty work.

See! I wasn’t trolling!