โNov-03-2016 02:36 PM
โNov-06-2016 08:23 AM
rjstractor wrote:
Since I'm not yet a fifth wheel owner, I've been reading a ton on this forum and others about this hitch and other types of hitches. I think there are two things I'd like to see on the Andersen hitch, first of all a hitch that mounts directly into the puck mounts on trucks equipped with the factory fifth wheel prep, and second, a hitch that accepts a kingpin directly without using an adapter.
โNov-06-2016 07:39 AM
IdaD wrote:
...The only outright hitch failure I'm aware of was a slightly bent aluminum version, which has since been redesigned...
โNov-06-2016 05:00 AM
โNov-05-2016 10:19 PM
northmeck0255 wrote:
The beauty of the ball hitch is twofold;
1) You absolutely, positively CANNOT drop the trailer.
2). Absolutely zero slop in the hitch.
โNov-05-2016 07:21 PM
โNov-05-2016 06:06 PM
rjstractor wrote:
a hitch that accepts a kingpin directly without using an adapter.
โNov-05-2016 05:49 PM
โNov-05-2016 04:32 PM
โNov-05-2016 03:23 PM
โNov-05-2016 01:25 PM
hbillsmith wrote:Hal_B wrote:
Has anyone used both the Andersen Aluminum hitch and a more conventional style 5th wheel hitch. We are about to make the change from using a TT to a 5th wheel. I bought the truck, identified the camper we will be purchasing, now just need a good hitch.
I'd like to know how the Andersen hitch compares to others as far as ease of hooking up and how smooth it is while towing.
I have not used both rather researched all I could and had hands on conversations at various RV shows and dealer stores. Chose the Andersen for these reasons:
- Price - with the gooseball already in my truck, the additional to add the Andersen was significantly less than my second choice the B&W.
- Handling Weight - the Andersen was only 32# and could be shipped directly to my house UPS and then at that weight I could install it myself easily.
- Ease of Hookup - the current Andersen using a funnel type ball load that makes it easy so you don't have to exactly align the ball.
- Payload Weight - Fifth Wheel pin weights can eat up the available payload on your truck. If I needed a legacy style slider hitch, they were so heavy as to change what fifth wheel I could tow. At 32# I was able to safely tow the one I bought. Since you already bought the truck and identified your 5er, the Andersen light weight may be relevant in managing Payload.
- Ease of Towing - My experience has been that the Andersen is as good or better than other hitches whose owners I've talked with. It appears to me that because the Andersen doesn't have moving parts, that may contribute to the solid tow experience. BTW my other choice to look at was the Goosebox which is OK'd by Lippert frames, but I have a BAL frame so I didn't go that way.
I tried to document all of this in a youtube video. Mine as well as other good ones are easily located if you do a search on youtube for the term "Andersen Ultimate". Here's a link to mine:
Andersen Ultimate Unboxed
โNov-05-2016 08:44 AM
Hal_B wrote:
Has anyone used both the Andersen Aluminum hitch and a more conventional style 5th wheel hitch. We are about to make the change from using a TT to a 5th wheel. I bought the truck, identified the camper we will be purchasing, now just need a good hitch.
I'd like to know how the Andersen hitch compares to others as far as ease of hooking up and how smooth it is while towing.
โNov-04-2016 04:30 PM
โNov-04-2016 04:24 PM
โNov-04-2016 01:37 PM
Hal_B wrote:
Has anyone used both the Andersen Aluminum hitch and a more conventional style 5th wheel hitch. We are about to make the change from using a TT to a 5th wheel. I bought the truck, identified the camper we will be purchasing, now just need a good hitch.
I'd like to know how the Andersen hitch compares to others as far as ease of hooking up and how smooth it is while towing.