Thermoguy wrote:
Njmurvin wrote:
Well ... I bought one. I'll be installing and testing in the next few days and will report back.
I mentioned to my wife this morning that I liked the Anderson Hitch. She went to Amazon to check it out... If you haven't had a chance to look at the pictures on Amazon, you might want to look at them. I'm not sure if the ball portion of the hitch is replaceable, but looks like you might try to find something stronger. Maybe the B&W ball can be used with the hitch? Just check out the pictures. I won't be changing my hitch any time soon.
I don't know which picture you're referring to. But, I can say the ball on my aluminum model 3220 AUH is very stout looking (at least as much as the Curt ball which goes into the OEM puck).
My maiden voyage with this hitch involved some pretty steep climbing/descending and switchbacks (Hwy 38 going up to Big Bear Lake for those familiar). I inspected the bed carefully when I removed the hitch and found no marks or bends in the bed. I did use a thin rubber mat that I bought at Home Depot and cut it to fit around the gooseball. I also have the factory sprayed in bedliner.
I never thought of my trailer as light. But, compared to some of yours in this thread, at 12k it is definitely on the light side. Perhaps that might explain why I don't see evidence of bed deflection.
