gkainz wrote:
I am an engineer, but software, not mechanical ... but raised as a farm kid and power line construction family, I learned from the school of hard knocks and common sense about things mechanical, what breaks and what doesn't.
In my opinion only, the Andersen Ultimate imposes little to no additional stresses on the 5th wheel frame and kingpin assembly than the standard 5th wheel hitch.
Unfortunately physics doesn't agree with your opinion. There is no doubt it increases the forces on the trailer frame. To give you and idea of what it is doing, take a broom stick:
- Hold it in the middle and have someone pull from just below your hand.
- Then have them pull from the bottom.
Which one is easier to hold your hand steady without any twisting?
It all comes down to if the manufacturer accounted for these forces in the design.
