New Andersen WD hitch

tim and amy wrote:
I will post here for the simple fact that the above cut and paste information is taken out of context.
1. Pull back feeling. Even though I had my TV/TT on what I thought was level ground during set up, it was not. After towing to the coast and parking at the RV spot which was very level it was apparent my ball was 2" too low. This was causing the rear axle of the trailer to unload which was visually found when viewing the trailer fenders.
Correcting the ball height eliminated the pull back issue completely.

This is a new metric and will have to noodle this some more.

As the orientation of the tongue/ball/TV would seem not as important
for this WD system than traditional WD systems.

The orientation of the tongue should continue to matter in how the
trailer follows the TV though

In a traditional WD setup, level to slightly point down is good/best
and if pointing high, sway is more likely. Again, new metrics for this
new WD system that will need some more noodling

2. After reading and reviewing several posts, I am finding that I most likely do not have enough tension on the chains at this point, but I am with in range.

This is the WD forces...the bushing tension is the same as
the head tilt and number of links on the bars of a traditional WD system

The excursion is a capable tow vehicle, but I have never had a vehicle that was such a pain to deal with. I do not believe it is the hitch but the entire set up as a whole.

Also, base on my measurements I am outside the range of front wheel height. Once I dial this in on Sunday I will supply better data.

Please understand that the other thread is based on the fact that mrad and I not only the have the same TV but nearly identical trailers by size and weight requirements. That posting is to help both of us to understand how to set our vehicles up specifically and not argue symantics of Andersens' design or peoples opinions of said design.
I didn't want to post in this topic because I don't want to be part of a discussion that I don't agree with.

BenK wrote:
Hope this helps folks visualize what is going on with this Andersen WD Hitch system

When towing, the TV does NOT pull via the ball, but via the ball's
shank bottom where that plate is attached.

Then that plate pulls via the chain against the plastic bushing (spring)

That then pulls the ball away from the coupler latch and then the ball
'might' contact the coupler front end...to then pull the trailer

once the trailer has caught up and matches the TV's speed, the bushing
will pull the ball back away from the coupler front and back into the
coupler latch.