New Andersen WD hitch

shakyjay wrote:
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I for one am going to be very interested to watch and see how it performs over time in real world applicatiions. That is the only real test that matters. Hopefully they can get enough out there to accomplish this. Personally I can't afford to go out buy something like this just to see how it works. Now if they need a tester and are looking for someone to give one to and report back I could do that. ;) :) :B

When designing stuff for small firms, yes this boils down to something
like the after the best minds of the company & consultants finished
reviewing and our limited in-house testing.

But for larger firms. There are things like computer simulations AFTER
the above reviews. Then there are test in-house and outside firms who
specialize in that kind of testing. Also blind testing with a control
set.

Heck, with the power of computer simulation and their extremely reasonable
costing...most any small firm can have some level of computer
simulation. Most CAD programs has some level of finite analysis capcity

CDR's (critical design review) should be numerous and act as gates to
release to production. Many times or that they should include their customer(s)

Today's bean counter managed firms short change the above and use
the public as test mules.

Even then, there are potential scenario's that are rare and not found
during simulations/testing but out here in the public realm. This is
where 'ratings' comes into play. Both to address these potentials
and to meet regulatory agency requirements

This design is elegant, but there are potential issues that we have
brought up...so far. Maturation of the design is whats going on here
and should have been with them...inside the OEM...or...this is an
indication of the depth of their talent/knowledge/etc

PS...I don't know much about 5th wheel hitches, but in viewing their
video...like that they think outside the box for their new version
of Fiver hitches.