UPDATE - Andersen Ultimate Redesign
As it has been discussed on here, Andersen recently redesigned their Ultimate 5th Wheel hitch. There's been wide speculation regarding why they did this, or if that was an indication that the origina...
Forum Discussion
IdaD wrote:
FWIW, there are bed deflection issues with any turnover ball design. That's the nature of the beast, whether the hitch uses little plastic runners or not.
And, that right there is the hammer hitting the nail on the head.
The bed deflection issue is not in the Anderson design the issue is in the Ball Design hitches that do not have RAILS.. Anderson sells a version of their hitch for connecting to rails which SHOULD eliminate any bed deflection as long as the rails are installed properly? Some may get confused over which FAILED hitch is being discussed.
I have heard of B&W failures as well that resulted in the owner receiving replacement. Pretty much same scenario as the oh-so-popular Anderson example. But lots of people swear by B&W as the best/only option.
So, what is the point of bombarding Anderson with negativity when all brands suffer the same failures?
