If I am not mistaken on my BW Companion the main frame does not touch the bed of the truck. The 4 pucks transfer the load. I have often wondered why the main hitch does not sit on the bed of the truck. Also the main body of the hitch does not touch the truck where the four pucks are. You can actually see part of the studs that go into the pucks after you lock the hitch in place. I always thought that the studs should go further in and the feet of the hitch should sit on the floor of the truck.
Tom
Cummins12V98 wrote:
There is a reason Andersen re designed the aluminum Ultimate.
Personally I feel Anderson makes a quality US Made product. BUT, IMHO their ratings are way too high. For one they can and will deform the bed since the base is just using the bed to keep it stable. Hard braking or accelerating with a heavy RV will cause this problem. The old B&W Companion did the same thing (i know from personal experience) until they re designed it so the base placed its pressure points to the low part of the bed corrugation and to the bed cross rails.
I would consider an Andersen for the 250/2500 market but none higher. Oh, BTW the "crush test" video is a bit of a joke. How about a real world fore aft test???????
