twvette wrote:
I think I am sold on the Andersen. I wanted an auto slide like the Superglide but just seems like a lot of stuff and weight to mess with. I did put matching dings on both side of my last truck cab so not wanting to do this as just picked up a new '15 Dodge 3500 SB.
Anyways, looking at the aluminum version as rated higher. I know I am in the neighborhood of the 4.5k kingpin rating and I come in a bit over 27k lbs total with truck and my '06 Weekend Warrior CL4005 per the scale so very heavy. I should be fine but have yet to see anyone with this much weight and this hitch. Any concerns?
The hitch is offset back 5inches so I get some additional clearance per rep. The kingpin adaptor adds another 4in. But if my kingpin is long and I have to flip it to get clearance inside bed when rotating it around I think that nets me only one inch (verifying with rep). So, anyone have CL4005 with this hitch and did you have to rotate the adaptor around and if so what are you thoughts on cab clearance (no cutouts on my old toy hauler for clearance)?
What is GVW on that 5er? Also, the 16k hitch is/was border line at best. I was towing a 5er that weighed 16,300# CAT scales , with pin weight of 3460#, total GCW for combo was 25,300#, and that was with my 1 ton CC/LB/4X4 dually, you come in at more than 1700# heavier than my combo with a much lighter truck,,,,,,,,Is the 3500 a SRW or DRW? The 3500 is a step in the right direction...as stated, the Andersen is being used to tow 20,000 # GWR and even higher,,,,You could also go to the Cummins forum and research there as well, more than a few use the Andersen regular hitch as well as the new aluminum one and you can read reports and real life experiences there also.
Jim
