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...
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jerem0621 wrote:
Here is a Link to his situation.
B&W identified a problem and fixed it. I am glad Andersen has as well (hopefully)... I just think they missed a good opportunity to add the bed corrugation fillers with this redesign.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
If/when bed deflection occurs on either model, or if/when the frame deforms under pressure (as shown in the link), the problem becomes that the hitch is loose. When a component is loose on any hitch, the probability of experiencing problems increases exponentially. Though it may not seem loose from a visual or physical perspective, the fact is that it becomes out-of-spec on the torque requirements. It would appear that the frame base on "some" of the B & W Companions are less structurally rigid than what the Andersen Ultimate offers. But I don't wish to believe that the failure mentioned on the link above should be used as a reason to dismiss the B & W.
FWIW, I belive that Andersen does offer the corrugated strips on request. But not everyone needs them. I have a flat bed, so they would be of little use to me.
