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otrfun
Explorer II
Apr 17, 2016

Questions: Andersen Ultimate Aluminum #3221 5th Wheel Hitch

The Andersen website says this unit is for use with: 1. Flatbed trucks 2. Trucks with a "recessed" gooseneck ball Can this hitch be used on a '16 Ram 3500 that came from the factory with th...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Apr 20, 2016
WTP-GC wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Since its design the bed metal has gotten much thinner. So B&W provided spacers to transfer the load to the cross members.

Actually, the spacers are meant to provide a continuous bearing surface for the hitch base frame by bridging the gap between the bed corrugations. It has nothing to do with transferring any amount of load to the cross members.


Sorry but that is what the spacers do. Have you personally gone they all this with a 18K Companion?

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