Anderson goose neck adaptor hitch.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
;)

OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
I won't comment on Andersen because I haven't used one but there is an alternative that's easy to use.

I have the B&W Companion for Ford pucks and it's great. Hitch is two pieces with neither over 70 lbs. I'm not strong and I can have the hitch in or out in five minutes. Truck on the street and packing it to my garage. A steep driveway prevents me from backing into the garage.

I ordered the fifth wheel prep from Ford instead of using the turnover ball edition because of the ease of removing from the truck. Much cheaper if you already have any of the OEM puck systems.

Geeze, I would never mention how great the B&W hitches are in an ANDERSEN thread. ;)

Another comment that adds nothing to the discussion, and will probably be deleted like the ones before on this thread.

gkainz wrote:

spud1957 wrote:
Anyone read the warranty? I’ll paraphrase.

“Their products must be unmodified and in their original state. “

Pretty sure the Andersen adaptor is a modification.

I’m sure those are the terms they will use to deny any warranty claim if that is their intention.

Using that logic, my pin box was "modified" every time I dropped it into my conventional hitch jaws and locked it up!

I think that's a stretch. The pin's original design is to use with a "conventional" 5th wheel hitch.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
;)

OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
I won't comment on Andersen because I haven't used one but there is an alternative that's easy to use.

I have the B&W Companion for Ford pucks and it's great. Hitch is two pieces with neither over 70 lbs. I'm not strong and I can have the hitch in or out in five minutes. Truck on the street and packing it to my garage. A steep driveway prevents me from backing into the garage.

I ordered the fifth wheel prep from Ford instead of using the turnover ball edition because of the ease of removing from the truck. Much cheaper if you already have any of the OEM puck systems.

Geeze, I would never mention how great the B&W hitches are in an ANDERSEN thread. ;)

made me chuckle ... :D

spud1957 wrote:
Anyone read the warranty? I’ll paraphrase.

“Their products must be unmodified and in their original state. “

Pretty sure the Andersen adaptor is a modification.

I’m sure those are the terms they will use to deny any warranty claim if that is their intention.

Using that logic, my pin box was "modified" every time I dropped it into my conventional hitch jaws and locked it up!

;)

OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
I won't comment on Andersen because I haven't used one but there is an alternative that's easy to use.

I have the B&W Companion for Ford pucks and it's great. Hitch is two pieces with neither over 70 lbs. I'm not strong and I can have the hitch in or out in five minutes. Truck on the street and packing it to my garage. A steep driveway prevents me from backing into the garage.

I ordered the fifth wheel prep from Ford instead of using the turnover ball edition because of the ease of removing from the truck. Much cheaper if you already have any of the OEM puck systems.

Geeze, I would never mention how great the B&W hitches are in an ANDERSEN thread. ;)

I'm not worried about all this talk about warranty. Ours is covered by the insurance on my truck if anything happens to it while it is attached to it. Plus we pay a little extra insurance if it burns down sitting at my home.
Besides there are thousands of Andersen's out there zero issues. I'm certainly not worried about our 11k loaded fiver.

As far as the hitch goes, I currently have the Andersen 3200 rail hitch, but just picked up an Ultimate yesterday. Today, I am going to pick up a B&W gooseneck. I love the rail hitch, but the Ultimate will move the pin over the axle instead of being 5" behind it like it is with the 3200 plus I want to get those rails out of my bed. Even with a short bed Dodge, I have plenty of turning clearance.

Someone mentioned the only drawback is having to raise it several inches to unload it. I have the same issue in our cover. It's close, but I just don't raise it any more than I have to. Once it clears the ball, I stop.

grizz and JIM

I don't know about that link??

I for one do not think the 55 Max for towing is applicable in IL anymore. :h If it is, I got to slow down a bunch.

Anyone read the warranty? I’ll paraphrase.

“Their products must be unmodified and in their original state. “

Pretty sure the Andersen adaptor is a modification.

I’m sure those are the terms they will use to deny any warranty claim if that is their intention.

ToddD wrote:
Is the wording in this document precise enough regarding how the Goose Box is the *only* gooseball style hitch that won't impact the Lippert frame warranty?

At the end if the day, the debate on whether or not the Andersen uses an "adapter" to deploy a gooseball connection is moot because Lippert says the Goose Box is the only gooseball hitch that will not affect their warranty. That's all I've been saying.

https://www.lci1.com/images/support/lipsheet/0214.pdf

(Edit: I do realize that the Andersen does not replace the actual pin box, so there is still ambiguity here... so in essence I am still falling back on what LCI wrote to me when I was seeking the final word on using the Andersen. And we all know that they wrote... in the end I bought a Goose Box because of my discomfort whether I would be covered in case of a frame issue.)

So is this a product sheet for the goosebox or is a part of the Lippert manual and warranty statement? Is it included with the purchase of the unit or just a typical online resource? In either event, I don't think there's any ambiguity. It clearly states that replacing the "pin box" with any type of gooseneck will void the warranty. The AUH (as you state) does not replace the pin box. In fact, most gooseneck adapters don't replace the pin box either. If this is Lippert's only statement on the matter, then I don't think they'd have grounds to deny a warranty claim on the basis of using the AUH or most other types of GN ball adapters that attach to the kingpin. Words matter...

I won't comment on Andersen because I haven't used one but there is an alternative that's easy to use.

I have the B&W Companion for Ford pucks and it's great. Hitch is two pieces with neither over 70 lbs. I'm not strong and I can have the hitch in or out in five minutes. Truck on the street and packing it to my garage. A steep driveway prevents me from backing into the garage.

I ordered the fifth wheel prep from Ford instead of using the turnover ball edition because of the ease of removing from the truck. Much cheaper if you already have any of the OEM puck systems.