cummins2014 wrote:
Seeing that my last inquiry disappeared ,I will try again. Could you please reference a link where it states thats chains are required for an Andersen Fifth wheel hitch. Would like to see it. Tried google, and did not see anything stating such a thing about the Andersen hitch
We seem to get these statements with nothing but blind faith to go by , then some run right out ,and spend money on something thats not needed .
How long has the Andersen been on the market? How often do you think your states highway laws are updated? It could be decades before anyone responsible for highway safety sits down and studies the differences between historical "ball" hitches and the Andersen, then concludes that it either does or does not need chains. Then writes a report that someone in the state legislature finally decides it is time to update the laws for your state. Anyway, you choose to obey the speed limit or not, you choose to use chains or not.
Now, there is a very good technical reason why chains are required for historical "ball" connections. And that is because there are multiple ball sizes in use and an incorrect combination renders the normal safety pin or mechanism ineffective, hence safety chains. There is but one king pin size so every fifth wheel hitch is compatible with every king pin.