Andersen Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection -- Wreck ????

[TenOC]

I have read a lot of posting that bad mouth this hitch as been too weak since it is make of aluminum and the design is different from all other hitches.

Does anyone know of a Anderson hitch that has failed?? . . . :h

I am sure that all hitches MAY fail in a wreck. If I have a wreck I may want my 5er to come lose from my TV. I do not know which would be best, I think it would depend on the wreck.

[JIMNLIN]

I have read a lot of posting that bad mouth this hitch as been too weak since it is make of aluminum and the design is different from all other hitches

Never heard of anyone wanting a trailer (any trailer) to come loose in a wreck. Having logged over 1.2 million miles pulling trailers (non rv) I sure wouldn't want one coming loose....any time.
Thats all your going to get is bad mouth with no actual facts about a product that someone doesn't like especially this product on this website . Same old saw it posted somewhere and even out and out fabrication stories about the product.
However even one event doesn't tell us anything about a products overall performance.

IMO the dead horse is gettin' it again.

[WTP-GC]

one should expect failure of this product...just like one should expect failure of any man-made device. There will always be the chance that a weld was done improperly or a material defect exists beyond the manufactuer's control. But The overall number of failed UH's is minuscule. I can count only one time where pictures have been posted of this, plus 3 or 4 other written claims. All things considered, that's not even enough to raise an eyebrow at.

This entire forum seems to be a dedicated place for RV owners to come vent or rant about one problem or another with their rig. Blowouts, water damage, delam, reefer issues, water heater issues, etc. etc. etc. The Andersen UH doesn't even rank on the list of common complaints from actual users.

[minnow]

On the Grand Design FB page, a member reported and posted pictures of his damaged Aluminum ultimate. The welds had cracked. Also the top of the adaptor was starting to separate. He was towing a larger/heavier fifth wheel. He stated Andersen did replace the hitch. I saw the posted pictures.

[laknox]

There were reports of some of the aluminum versions failing while towing FWs near their limit and with emergency stops. There was one member who posted pics of his that deformed, but stayed whole. Andersen stepped up and replaced it with a re-engineered hitch. They were also swapping out others that requested to do so, IIRC. Personally, I still love my B&W Companion. 🙂

Lyle