andersen ultimate hitch shifting

[boingram]

...have a new andersen ultimate hitch in my gmc 3500...have it torqued to spec at 55#...it shifts a little in my bed...guess it needs more than 55..any observations? ...on a b & w turn over ball...thx...bo

[B_O__Plenty]

sljkansas wrote:
You won't go wrong with the B&W Hitch. Going on 12 years with mine, and have never had a problem with it. I do need to get it repainted, and contacted B&W to see it they would repaint it, but haven't taken it it to them as yet, maybe this next Fall.

I'm not sure what these posts on the B&W hitches have to do with the subject hitch which is an Anderson ???

B.O.

[gkainz]

my Aluminum is on a rubber bed mat as well - no shifting. Not on a turnover ball (yet).

[131will]

I was worried mine would slip some because I don't have any kind of bed liner and I thought it would slide on the painted bed, but it hasn't. I plan on getting at least a rubber bed mat and maybe a Linex job done, but haven't yet. I torqued mine to spec about a month before picking up out fiver. I re torqued it right before picking it up and it tightened up a little more.

[e-light]

I have the Andersen Ultimate Aluminum on a Curt gooseneck hitch. I torque to spec at 50#. Hasn't moved a bit on my setup. I also have a LineX coated bed. Its rather grippy...what sort of bed do you have?

x2 on contacting Andersen. Andersen CS will help you get it resolved.

[N-Trouble]

Had the same problem. It ended up being my B&W Turnover was moving. Check all your bolts are torqued to spec on the B&W, especially the side plates. After re-torquing the B&W mine is rock solid. You don't need to torque down the Andersen more than the recommended 50ft/lbs

[sljkansas]

Double posted.

[sljkansas]

You won't go wrong with the B&W Hitch. Going on 12 years with mine, and have never had a problem with it. I do need to get it repainted, and contacted B&W to see it they would repaint it, but haven't taken it it to them as yet, maybe this next Fall.

[rskeans]

Mine's on a rubber bed mat and is solid.

[psford]

Passin' Through wrote:
I suggest you call Andersen and ask them. They are the folks who engineered the hitch and are in a better position to answer your question than anyone on this forum.

X2

[Passin__Through]

I suggest you call Andersen and ask them. They are the folks who engineered the hitch and are in a better position to answer your question than anyone on this forum.