Video of B&W Flex
I have posted about my concerns with the flexing I have seen in my B&W hitch while riding in the bed with my wife driving. Well, I got a new camera and decided to make a video of it.....B&W Vid ...
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fj12ryder wrote:oilslick wrote:Yes I do. If the hitch is installed correctly, as opposed to the way you do it, then you have to do this to remove the hitch from the bed.fj12ryder wrote:
I believe there is some misconceptions about the hitch. It attaches just like a gooseneck hitch, in fact it mounts with a gooseneck post which mounts to a frame that attaches to the truck frame under the bed. Basically the post mounts where you would normally mount a gooseneck ball. IMO if the bed is creasing due to the hitch moving around in the bed, then the hitch part mounted to the frame rails, or the frame rails themselves are flexing.
The bed supports the part of the hitch, but the actual pulling forces are through the ball mount.
I have my hitch out a couple times a year, and it's been in there and in use since 2005 and maybe 30,000 miles. There are no creases in the bed, no cracks, no flex markings, nothing that is out of the perfect. I love it and am very, very happy with it. IMO one of the best hitches on the market. I've never heard of a Companion hitch failing.
Do you loosen the draw down bolt and the 2 "u" bolts every time to remove your hitch?
This is correct. Oilslick, IF you are NOT torquing/preloading the hitch into the bed by pulling the post up on the lock pin and then torquing the ubolts, you are quite possibly a crash looking for a place to happen......and placing a lot of stress on your truck's frame while stopping and starting.
