First trip with Andersen Ultimate Hitch

billyray50 wrote:
It is amazing to me the cult like following of the B&W hitch and the Andersen hitch. Do not here any bashing of this hitch though.. Hmm. Also have not heard or read of one Andersen owner who was dissatisfied. Hey to each his own!

The steel Andersen that mounts like PullRite pictured has been trouble free as far as I know and so has the PulRite in your pic. I would choose the PullRite if I were to go that route.

It is amazing to me the cult like following of the B&W hitch and the Andersen hitch. Do not here any bashing of this hitch though.. Hmm. Also have not heard or read of one Andersen owner who was dissatisfied. Hey to each his own!

Super_Dave wrote:
When I first got the hitch I was seriously considering the chains but after an exhaustive search for the eye bolts in my local area I gave up on the idea.

I pretty much did the same. Its appears its for legal reasons in SOME states . Those Andersen chains are not going to hold a large fifth wheel . I said that long before that picture showed up on this thread. Those chains are for show ,and tell .

laknox wrote:
Interesting that one of the safety chains broke, too! Any more pics of this wreck, minnow?

Lyle

I think it was just done doing whatever , and that chain had nothing to do with stopping the fifth wheel , maybe just a slight angle where one tightened up ,and broke before the other had a chance. They are held on by eye bolts , hard to tell which broke ,eye bolt or chain, that could be one of the links broke and straightened or the eye bolt, but never the less it broke, and the other would of too.

They are not going to hold anything if that fifth wheel had come loose from the truck , its a joke as far as thinking they are going to do anything. Hopefully the brakes will get set, and that fifth wheel doesn't get anyone.

It kind of looks like the chains might have kept the trailer from going on forward. One broke, but the other one held. But who knows what might have happened.

Super_Dave wrote:
When I first got the hitch I was seriously considering the chains but after an exhaustive search for the eye bolts in my local area I gave up on the idea.

The eye bolts come with the chains from Andersen.

When I first got the hitch I was seriously considering the chains but after an exhaustive search for the eye bolts in my local area I gave up on the idea.

Interesting that one of the safety chains broke, too! Any more pics of this wreck, minnow?

Lyle

minnow wrote:

It appears one of the chains broke, I would think if it was the opposite and the fifth came loose both would have broke

Dayum!