What is the best 5th. wheel hitch?

Cummins12V98 wrote:

NW Explorer wrote:
The Andersen is a great hitch. Mine attaches to a goose neck ball inserted into the factory hitch prep. The hitch is sturdy and quiet, no chucking, impossible to high hitch so you won't do thousands of $$$ damage to your truck and trailer, is super easy to hitch and unhitch - especially if your truck is equipped with a cargo camera. One person can easily install and remove the Andersen in a few minutes AND it's less expensive than most conventional hitches. I can't imagine going back to a conventional hitch!

Have you weighed your pin? The Ultimate has a 4,500# pin rating I would bet $$$ you are over that amount.

My 18-19K 36' Mobile Suites had a pin of 4,500# and Current MS 39TKSB3 is around 6K.

I am also betting you have bed deflection.

Our Mobile Suites is the second heavy fiver I've towed thousands of miles with 2 different RAM duallys. Our original first design Andersen did bend slightly forward during emergency braking while towing our Lifestyle last summer in New Mexico. I called Andersen and they shipped us the updated and improved version at no charge with no questions.

I haven't scaled the MS, but I know it weighs about the same as our Lifestyle did. I do not have bed deflection and had none in my prior RAM either. Proper installation of the Andersen includes retorquing it once after you set the trailer down on it. I think most people who experience deflection have skipped this step.

I'm glad you're satisfied with your B&W. I'm satisfied with my Andersen Ultimate II. If you don't like the Andersen, don't buy one. Let's leave it at that.

Happy trails,
Bill