New Andersen WD hitch
A fellow camper bud showed me this. It's new and different. Anyone using one? Andersen WD hitches A U-tube video with the factory guy explaining it. You have to get past MR Truck doing his...
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We just got back from our first weekend using the new camper and the Andersen hitch. Since this was our first actual trip with this whole new setup I was fooling around with the compression of the bushings.
On the way to the camp ground we had 20-25mph winds with gusts to 35, I had 6 threads showing which was just a hair under 3/16" of compression. There was no bounce at all and but a little bit of sway with the higher winds.
On the way home winds were only 10-20 mph with gusts to 25, I had 9 threads showing which is 1/4" of compression. The camper pulled very well, no bounce or noticeable sway.
When I hooked up to leave the campground the 2 holes, one on the plate and one on the ball, were not in alignment. I just put the pin into the bottom of the ball and gave it 2 hits with a hammer, and it rotated enough to get everything in place. And didn't take but an extra 30 seconds to walk to the storage compartment and grab the hammer and walk back.
On the way to the camp ground we had 20-25mph winds with gusts to 35, I had 6 threads showing which was just a hair under 3/16" of compression. There was no bounce at all and but a little bit of sway with the higher winds.
On the way home winds were only 10-20 mph with gusts to 25, I had 9 threads showing which is 1/4" of compression. The camper pulled very well, no bounce or noticeable sway.
CHD Dad wrote:
3) The hookup was fine as long as you were always in exact alignment with disconnect. If your angle was off when you went to hookup again they were unable to rotate the ball easily to line things back up. There was just too much pressure from it being set down in the tapered shank and lining. They even put a small bar into the pin hole to try and rotate the ball. That worked, but it took some serious tugging.
When I hooked up to leave the campground the 2 holes, one on the plate and one on the ball, were not in alignment. I just put the pin into the bottom of the ball and gave it 2 hits with a hammer, and it rotated enough to get everything in place. And didn't take but an extra 30 seconds to walk to the storage compartment and grab the hammer and walk back.
