Considering the Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch

I don't know some people seem to have so many problems with them. I have one and pull a 9000# trailer with a 2500 Chevy and have never broken or wore out anything. I have put easily 10,000 miles on it. I love it. It pulls my heavy trailer easy--no sway, no sucking into semi's passing and no or very little bounce on concrete highways. My old Equal-i-zer was fine but it transmitted every crack in a concrete highway. And it's silent. So go figure. I love it and I think you would. too.

I have been using the Andersen hitch (pulling a 251 RK K-Z Spree trailer) all this summer and have about 12,000 miles on it. It has, from time to time, worked fairly well but there have been numerous issues. My "silent" hitch squalls like an injured alleycay whenever I make a turn and it is embarrassing to pull into a service station. Polishing the shank on the ball helped for a bit but the problem returned. There just seems to be a little too much stiction. I am considering a dry lube but I don't want a lube which works too well or the anti-sway friction will be compromised. I have broken clevis's three times (possibly because they are all examples of China's finest) and finally bored out the holes in the plate so I could upsize.
The saddle brackets ended up pointing upward and not aligned with the plate. This resulted in wear in the square tube. I built braces for the brackets and managed to cure this.
One can run them without grease but, since there is still movement of the ball in the tongue, I think grease is still a good idea.
I don't think there is sufficient travel built in to the polymer bushing to handle much in the way of dips in the roadway. I think a stack of Bellville washers, in conjunction with the bushings, might work better or even a coil spring, also in conjunction with the bushing.
I'm not sure if I will keep working with the Andersen hitch design or not but, so far, I'm not real impressed. GD

I own an Andersen WDH and love it. My setup is a Tacoma/ 17 foot Casita trailer. When I first get the trailer I tried using a Reese WDH but the brackets that the chains hang from had to be mounted right where the propane tanks where located. And I really didn't want to start modifying the frame just so the Reese could be used. So I located the Andersen on the internet, and did some reading. The Andersen is lighter in weight the Reese. And with the location of the propane tanks I could lengthen the chains longer to reach the brackets that are now behind the tank location. In my case the tongue weight is probably around 350+ lbs. It works greater. The Tacoma rides better then without the Andersen. I was camp hosting at an RV Park a few years ago when a rig comes in using an Andersen. The trailer was at least 30 feet long. So it will work on larger trailers.

I have an Anderson and its great I tow a 2011 Keystone Larado 291TG
With a 3/4 ton Ram. Never had any problems with the hitch or with sway. Mine is probably close to 10 years old.
I have used it on my last 2 campers. I would not go back at spring bar setup.
When I bought the Keystone It came with a Reese Strait line WDH with Sway Control. Used it on one trip, and swapped it out for the Anderson that I kept when I sold the old camper

The Anderson takes out the bounce that the spring bar produces.
No more grease, No more noise.

I’ve used one this summer for my Lance 2295 pulled by an F150. I think it works well. Their customer service is generally good. The thing is - I’ve had to contact them too many times. I’m on my third plastic insert in one summer, and the current one is cracked and needs replaced. The inserts are sent quickly and free, and I’ve gotten down the procedure for changing the inserts down pat. I love that the hitch is silent and fairly easy to set up and take down. It works exactly as advertised. I just wish they’d come up with a good long term solution for hr plastic insert. BTW, the hitch is designed and made in the USA (Idaho, specifcally). I like supporting local jobs when possible.

I've never used one either, but have done a lot of reading on them and listened to others about them. For smaller light-weight trailers they work very well. But once you reach that trailer weighing 7000 pounds or more, they are just not stout enough.

In my opinion - and I do not have one nor have I ever used one but have read extensively on them since day one when they came out - I think that the Andersen hitch would work fine on the size trailer you are considering. I would not use one on a large trailer with a heavy tongue weight.
Barney