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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shakyjay wrote:shakyjay is correct. So let's try to get this back onto the subject of Andersen hitch:
Can't help but notice how this thread has gone from the subject of the Anderson WD system to discussing flex on TV hitches. Nothing wrong with such a discussion, even though there have already been plenty of threads on the subject, just not really on topic for the thread at least in my opinion. Too bad since I really am interested in how the Anderson is working in real world applications and was hoping to hear from people who have some actual experience with the system. Oh well just my 2 cents. :)
BenK wrote:Yes, it is correct that the Andersen system has a "shorter spring travel".
To bring this back to the Andersen Hitch system...since the Andersen system has a shorter spring travel, any receiver that has lots of travel will have the Andersen system run out of gas (spring travel) so that it will no longer be able to 'WD' the tongue weight
However, the receiver rotation will have a much smaller dimensional effect on the Andersen system than it will on a system with 28-30" WD bars.
As mentioned in another post, a receiver rotation of 3.5 degrees will raise the end of a 28" WD bar by about 2.5".
Assuming the distance between ball and chains on the Andersen system is 8",
the Andersen spring compression nut would have to be advanced about 0.5" along the threaded shaft to compensate for the receiver rotation.
IMO, the Andersen system would not "run out of gas".
Ron
