Questions: Andersen Ultimate Aluminum #3221 5th Wheel Hitch

otrfun wrote:
Took timflood, hbillsmith and WTP-GC's suggestion and called Andersen yesterday.

Andrew at Andersen said the Ultimate #3221 hitch (supposedly only compatible with flatbed trucks with a "recessed" gooseneck) can actually be configured to work with a standard pickup truck bed with a gooseneck capability. Apparently they have gooseneck adapters of varying lengths (that fit on the bottom of the Ultimate #3221) that can match different gooseneck ball heights (longest one fits the recessed version, the shorter ones fit standard pickup beds). All they need is the measurement from the bed of the truck (from the highest rib section) to the top of the gooseneck ball (installed on the truck) to match up the proper adapter.

Was also told with the Utimate #3221 mounted in the bed of the truck, the bottom support structures should ideally rest on top of a portion of the bed area that is directly supported by bed/frame contact. Otherwise, there is a chance heavy braking could dent/crease/bend the bed of the truck. Hoping to get some Ultimate #3221 dimensional info from Andersen today to verify whether the fore/aft bottom supports rest on top of the bed/frame contact areas on my '16 Ram 3500 short bed.

Again, to reiterate, I need the #3221 because it sits 4" lower than the other Andersen Ultimate hitches. The #3221 is the only Andersen hitch that **may** get me 15" of hitch height (from the bed to the bottom of the trailer king pin assembly) that I need to obtain 6" of bed rail clearance and a reasonably level trailer.

If I use the steel or #3220 Ultimate hitches my 5th wheel will sit approx. 4-5 inches nose high (with 10" of bed rail clearance)---even when adjusted to their lowest position.

HOORAY!!!! Someone actually called the manufacturer of a product and received factual information from the source!!!
I alluded to the fact that they may have a shorter coupler, but I didn't actually expect that to be the case. I snapped some pictures of mine to illustrate the clearances for the coupler. There's not much room for error, so make sure to do a great job of measuring. The last picture shows the bottom of the coupler. The top side of the pin (bottom side on the picture) is what "hugs" the curvature of the GN ball. Hope this information helps!!

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