Shout out to Andersen Hitches
Hey all. I had a pretty awesome experience today. Let me explain... First, I'm not an employee of Andersen hitches or in any way affiliated. I'm just a dude with a big travel trailer. My tow exp...
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I'm towing about 8,000# with an SUV. Same experience here. I love this hitch!
He over tightened it? Really? I didn't think that was possible; unless he's using air tools?
How tight do you set yours? Any best practices?
I haven't really tweaked mine too much, as everything in my tow setup is changing so much. New SUV, new suspension, airbags, blah, blah, blah.
One trick I learned was to stop removing the triangle from the bottom of the ball. Instead I release the chains from the triangle via the quick release at the end of the chains. So much faster. Then I remove the hitch from my hitch receiver, throw it into my trunk, and carry on. 5 minutes for me to do it. 15 minutes for my 10 year old son to do it. Yeah, he can hitch/unhitched us. I just have to finish tightening the chains!
He over tightened it? Really? I didn't think that was possible; unless he's using air tools?
How tight do you set yours? Any best practices?
I haven't really tweaked mine too much, as everything in my tow setup is changing so much. New SUV, new suspension, airbags, blah, blah, blah.
One trick I learned was to stop removing the triangle from the bottom of the ball. Instead I release the chains from the triangle via the quick release at the end of the chains. So much faster. Then I remove the hitch from my hitch receiver, throw it into my trunk, and carry on. 5 minutes for me to do it. 15 minutes for my 10 year old son to do it. Yeah, he can hitch/unhitched us. I just have to finish tightening the chains!
