So light a child can remove it from the truck
Check out This Video From Andersen on their new Aluminum Ultimate Fifth Wheel hitch... No this isn't the 9 minute version with a lot of bad acting. Just the good stuff. Game Changer? I don't ...
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Dirty oil said
"if so, I should see some wear on either the bottom side of the hitch frame or in the bed liner or a possible "sagging/dents" in the bed floor as the "downward" pressure should bend/dent the bed floor ... as the floor is only thin rolled steel"
You RV weighs less than 1/2 of what the Andersen is rated for. I have always said they are probably fine for lighter RV's like yours.
I know my Companion in my 98 RAM towing a 13K RV did not bend the bed. The same Companion towing our current MS in 11 RAM at 18K the Companion DID bend the bed where the front of the hitch met the bed. I contacted B&W and they sent me strips to place in the low portion of the bed under the hitch base. This allowed for all the for and aft movement to be transferred directly to the truck frame. Since then B&W has redesigned the Companion base to include strips with the base and the base is re designed to allow for 20K rating.
"if so, I should see some wear on either the bottom side of the hitch frame or in the bed liner or a possible "sagging/dents" in the bed floor as the "downward" pressure should bend/dent the bed floor ... as the floor is only thin rolled steel"
You RV weighs less than 1/2 of what the Andersen is rated for. I have always said they are probably fine for lighter RV's like yours.
I know my Companion in my 98 RAM towing a 13K RV did not bend the bed. The same Companion towing our current MS in 11 RAM at 18K the Companion DID bend the bed where the front of the hitch met the bed. I contacted B&W and they sent me strips to place in the low portion of the bed under the hitch base. This allowed for all the for and aft movement to be transferred directly to the truck frame. Since then B&W has redesigned the Companion base to include strips with the base and the base is re designed to allow for 20K rating.
