Anderson Ultimate vs Pullrite Superlite

Cummins12V98 wrote:
IMHO both are QUALITY made products. The PullRite IMHO has a realistic rating of 20K and does NOT rely on the beds corrugated metal for fore and aft support. The PullRite has different mounting options that are solid and won't cause bed deflection. Also the ball locking mechanism on the Andersen is a T handle that has to be mounted to the bottom to the RV that makes it easy to reach BUT also easy for someone to pull while at rest area or? The PullRite would be harder to do so. Not sure it PR can be locked, so far I have not seen a way to lock Andersen.

I don't know exactly what the SAEJ2638 rating PR uses to obtain the 20K rating means. But I would say they are conservative like B&W are. Andersen just recently re designed their Ultimate because when towing heavy and braking hard the Aluminum tubes would bend.


I know, I know I am bashing! So lets just let everyone have their opinion with out calling names please.

Just to clarify, the Andersen Ultimate hitch comes in two versions - a gooseneck mount and a rail mount. The OP is asking about the rail mount version since he is comparing it to the rail mount Pullrite SuperLite which is the only type of ball hitch Pullrite makes.

This posters comments apply, with one exception, to the gooseneck version of the Andersen Ultimate. Andersen's rail mount Ultimate will NOT cause bed damage since it sits on rails and never comes in contact with the bed. In this respect, it is the same as the Pullrite.

The Andersen rail mount is made of steel, not aluminum. I have never read, on this forum or anywhere else, of any problems related to its structural integrity. It's rated at 20K, and if it won't carry that, where's the proof?

Both versions of the Ultimate hitch use the same type of locking handle, and currently there is no practical way to prevent tampering.