New Andersen WD hitch
A fellow camper bud showed me this. It's new and different. Anyone using one? Andersen WD hitches A U-tube video with the factory guy explaining it. You have to get past MR Truck doing his...
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JBarca wrote:
Hi Gijoecam,
I am trying to follow your words and unfortunately I can create at a few possible combinations from the wording.
We are OK with a hand mocked up sketch to get the point across. Go for it.
I'll see what I can scratch-out during my lunch break.
Need a few more words to help "a pair of arms extending from the ball below the coupler parallel to the trailer tongue"
The tow ball in this case is made of a ball sphere attached to a long tapered shank. I have "estimated" the shank may be 8" long below the ball sphere. Again a hand sketch here really helps.
How far down from the ball sphere are you attaching? 1/2" or 6"?
Below the ball itself, above the 'shank', between the coupler and the top of the opening that the ball/shank assembly drops into.
Are the long part of arms attached at a 90 degree angle to the ball shank center-line when viewed from the side of the A frame?
Yes.
Approx how long are the arms?
The arms need to be long enough to reach the point on the trailer frame where the brackets would in the standard setup.
Parallel to the tongue. Again lost which direction. Parallel to the ground? Parallel to the 50 deg inclusive angle of the A frame ( the V of the frame) or both at the same time?
Both.
Or parallel to the ball shank which is parallel to the front vertical surface of the tongue?
Perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the ball shank.
We need to know more on how bars are attached to the ball.
That would take some more engineering... I'm thinking off-hand, a flat plate, similar to the one on the bottom that the chains attach to with roughly the same two holes in roughly the same location. Then, the end of the stanchion would have a yoke that would extend to the top and bottom of the plate, with a pin that drops through the yoke and plate. At the trailer end, it would take some more thought... I have some rough ideas, but it would take some more sketching. The bottom line is that you would use the stanchions to redirect the chain forces from horizontal to vertical, instead of using the trailer tongue to bear both the horizontal and vertical components of the force. (If I get time, I'll explain using some simple force vector drawings)
Hope that helps in the interim... I'll see what I can do later if/when I get time...
