Andersen Hitch for Lightweights
I would appreciate feedback from members who have experience using the Andersen hitch for towing a lightweight travel trailer with a tongue weight in the 400 to 600 pound range. I am interested in t...
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Does hookup require a torque wrench, or any wrench? Or do you just lift the hitch to take enough tension off the chains to allow connecting the bottom plate, then drop it down?
I read a comment elsewhere that the Andersen can't transfer sufficient weight forward for larger loads. The figure I saw printed was not more than 50%, but I don't know the validity of the statement. If there is a limitation, at what point does it become a factor.
I'll be towing a 4,500# trailer with a Durango Hemi (2005, truck frame) and putting about 500# on the hitch. I'd like to move as much of that to the front as was shifted back by connecting the trailer. If it won't do that sufficiently, I'll have to consider a more traditional rig.
I do like the idea of it being clean and seemingly simple.
Thanks
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
I read a comment elsewhere that the Andersen can't transfer sufficient weight forward for larger loads. The figure I saw printed was not more than 50%, but I don't know the validity of the statement. If there is a limitation, at what point does it become a factor.
I'll be towing a 4,500# trailer with a Durango Hemi (2005, truck frame) and putting about 500# on the hitch. I'd like to move as much of that to the front as was shifted back by connecting the trailer. If it won't do that sufficiently, I'll have to consider a more traditional rig.
I do like the idea of it being clean and seemingly simple.
Thanks
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
