Andersen Aluminum Ultimate and RAM OEM puck
Just passing along some information to help others out that might be in the same situation I am now in. I have a 2014 RAM 3500 SRW crew cab with the RAM OEM 5th wheel prep. I just purchased the...
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OP here.
The Reese goose ball and safety chain anchor kit should arrive tomorrow so I will test it and report back then.
I have been following the other threads discussing this hitch and I did some other reading about whether it is necessary to use safety chains with it. I decided I am going to use safety chains after doing some reading about gooseneck hitch accidents without safety chains (I know this is not a gooseneck hitch - but it does rely on the gooseneck ball which is a potential single point of failure).
A couple comments about not using safety chains on some gooseneck discussion forums convinced me to use chains with this hitch - here are the comments that affected my decision: one comment was to make sure you have a nice suit to wear to the funeral (ouch!) for the people in the car hit by your runaway trailer, and then someone told a sad story. And the other comment was about how chains will help keep the front of the trailer out of the rear seat of your truck cab in a catastrophic collision, followed by another story.
Again, these stories were about goosneck hitches (not the Andersen Ultimate Hitch). But with both systems relying on the gooseball, I think they have some relevance.
On a lighter note (pun intended), I had to take the hitch out of my truck bed yesterday and by golly, it really took less than 5 minutes, only needed a 15/16" wrench (that I keep in the truck now with my torque wrench and 15/16" socket) and one trip into the bed of the truck.
Let's keep sharing information about real world use of this hitch. Both good and bad.
And for those that don't trust this new technology, I appreciate your thoughtful comments and concerns about this hitch. Other than sometimes becoming repetitive I believe it is a healthy discussion / debate that needs to occur.
Ed
The Reese goose ball and safety chain anchor kit should arrive tomorrow so I will test it and report back then.
I have been following the other threads discussing this hitch and I did some other reading about whether it is necessary to use safety chains with it. I decided I am going to use safety chains after doing some reading about gooseneck hitch accidents without safety chains (I know this is not a gooseneck hitch - but it does rely on the gooseneck ball which is a potential single point of failure).
A couple comments about not using safety chains on some gooseneck discussion forums convinced me to use chains with this hitch - here are the comments that affected my decision: one comment was to make sure you have a nice suit to wear to the funeral (ouch!) for the people in the car hit by your runaway trailer, and then someone told a sad story. And the other comment was about how chains will help keep the front of the trailer out of the rear seat of your truck cab in a catastrophic collision, followed by another story.
Again, these stories were about goosneck hitches (not the Andersen Ultimate Hitch). But with both systems relying on the gooseball, I think they have some relevance.
On a lighter note (pun intended), I had to take the hitch out of my truck bed yesterday and by golly, it really took less than 5 minutes, only needed a 15/16" wrench (that I keep in the truck now with my torque wrench and 15/16" socket) and one trip into the bed of the truck.
Let's keep sharing information about real world use of this hitch. Both good and bad.
And for those that don't trust this new technology, I appreciate your thoughtful comments and concerns about this hitch. Other than sometimes becoming repetitive I believe it is a healthy discussion / debate that needs to occur.
Ed
