up2nogood wrote:
avvidclif1 wrote:
shepstone wrote:
One of my concerns with the Anderson over a conventional fifth wheel hitch is in an accident situation where the light weight hitch takes all the forward action and some part breaks off or folds forward sending the rv into the truck cab. There just seems to be a lot of leverage on the Anderson. Feel free to correct me on this though. However I can see where the lighter weight is tempting to a buyer
Look closely at the whole picture. Before the nose of the rv above the hitch can hit the cab the bottom part of the rv is going to be hitting the back of the TV. That will fairly well eliminate any more forward travel. Plus the design of the nose is tapered so that if it did hit the cab it would tend to ride up and over.
Now where the pinbox goes????
You can what-if anything to death but if I'm in a crash where the hitch gives I have a lot more to worry about that what's behind me because something in front of me is stopping me. And trying to push the motor into my lap.
I agree , these arm chair engineers don't realize the least of their worries is a hitch in a head on collision , but oh! well let them think what they want.
Personally, I'm not at all worried about a head-on collision scenario. I mean, what's the point?
My concern was a spontaneous hitch failure for 'no apparent reason' going down the road. The fifth leaving the truck and killing some innocent person on the highway. That was my concern. That's why I bought a B&W. IMHO it is the best hard hitch on the market. Bar none. I don't give hitch failure a first thought.
Over and out.
