Cummins12V98 wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:op asks wrote:
best hitch ?
This is why its not a good idea to ask which hitch or any product is best on this forum.
Some B&W owners like to bash the brand another has mentioned even though the B&W owner never owned the hitch.
I'm not a Andersen user but thousands of satisfied users out here with no problems.
As another poster mentioned we have several good RV type 5th wheel hitches to choose from. B&W is just one of them.
There is no best 5th wheel hitch brand/type/style other than the one we own.
Would you use an Andersen to haul a HEAVY RV???
Cummins12V98 wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:op asks wrote:
best hitch ?
This is why its not a good idea to ask which hitch or any product is best on this forum.
Some B&W owners like to bash the brand another has mentioned even though the B&W owner never owned the hitch.
I'm not a Andersen user but thousands of satisfied users out here with no problems.
As another poster mentioned we have several good RV type 5th wheel hitches to choose from. B&W is just one of them.
There is no best 5th wheel hitch brand/type/style other than the one we own.
Would you use an Andersen to haul a HEAVY RV???
Michelle.S wrote:
I've said it numerous times: Why do people buy the biggest/heaviest Fifth Wheel they can, then look for the Lightest Weight Hitch they can find.
Michelle.S wrote:
I've said it numerous times: Why do people buy the biggest/heaviest Fifth Wheel they can, then look for the Lightest Weight Hitch they can find.
Cummins12V98 wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
I think Mine may be cleaner Ron :h Just sayin !:B
Mine how has many trips and endless Sunshine and it shows!
Cummins12V98 wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
I think Mine may be cleaner Ron :h Just sayin !:B
Mine how has many trips and endless Sunshine and it shows!
TXiceman wrote:
Friend had a 42' Mobil Suites that she pulled with a B&W Companion hitch in a Ram 3500 DRW. The trailer was broad sided (dead center) and the truck and trailer were dragged some 75 feet before all stopped. The B&W and truck was over at 45 degrees, and the trailer on its side. The hitch was still latched and attached to the truck. The pin box was still on the trailer but bent and torn. The trailer was totaled.
The tow truck righted the trailer and the truck rolled back to all wheels down. The hydraulic jacks still worked, and they lifted the trailer up and the B&W hitch unlatched, and they pulled the truck from under the trailer. The truck was undamaged except for the bed damage.
Honestly do you think the Andersen could take that kind of impact? I am a retired mechanical engineer, and I would not have an Andersen hitch in my truck. It will work in normal towing, but any excessive impacts can collapse the hitch.
If you have to pull a 5er and a goose neck, the B&W Turn Over Ball and the Companion is your answer.
Ken
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Friend had a 42' Mobil Suites that she pulled with a B&W Companion hitch in a Ram 3500 DRW. The trailer was broad sided (dead center) and the truck and trailer were dragged some 75 feet before all stopped. The B&W and truck was over at 45 degrees, and the trailer on its side. The hitch was still latched and attached to the truck. The pin box was still on the trailer but bent and torn. The trailer was totaled.
The tow truck righted the trailer and the truck rolled back to all wheels down. The hydraulic jacks still worked, and they lifted the trailer up and the B&W hitch unlatched, and they pulled the truck from under the trailer. The truck was undamaged except for the bed damage.
Honestly do you think the Andersen could take that kind of impact? I am a retired mechanical engineer, and I would not have an Andersen hitch in my truck. It will work in normal towing, but any excessive impacts can collapse the hitch.
If you have to pull a 5er and a goose neck, the B&W Turn Over Ball and the Companion is your answer.
Ken
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best hitch ?
This is why its not a good idea to ask which hitch or any product is best on this forum.
Some B&W owners like to bash the brand another has mentioned even though the B&W owner never owned the hitch.
I'm not a Andersen user but thousands of satisfied users out here with no problems.
As another poster mentioned we have several good RV type 5th wheel hitches to choose from. B&W is just one of them.
There is no best 5th wheel hitch brand/type/style other than the one we own.
JIMNLIN wrote:op asks wrote:
best hitch ?
This is why its not a good idea to ask which hitch or any product is best on this forum.
Some B&W owners like to bash the brand another has mentioned even though the B&W owner never owned the hitch.
I'm not a Andersen user but thousands of satisfied users out here with no problems.
As another poster mentioned we have several good RV type 5th wheel hitches to choose from. B&W is just one of them.
There is no best 5th wheel hitch brand/type/style other than the one we own.
TravelinDog wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Flashman wrote:
Andersen - many advantages - light weight, easy to hook at odd angles and uneven ground.
YEP,
How do other \"traditional\" 5th wheel hitches fare after an accident like the one that caused the Anderson hitch to buckle like in the pic.
I'm sure those Anderson hitches don't just buckle for no reason.
TravelinDog wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Flashman wrote:
Andersen - many advantages - light weight, easy to hook at odd angles and uneven ground.
YEP,
How do other \"traditional\" 5th wheel hitches fare after an accident like the one that caused the Anderson hitch to buckle like in the pic.
I'm sure those Anderson hitches don't just buckle for no reason.
ford truck guy wrote:
I think Mine may be cleaner Ron :h Just sayin !:B
ford truck guy wrote:
I think Mine may be cleaner Ron :h Just sayin !:B
op asks wrote:
best hitch ?
op asks wrote:
best hitch ?
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