![]() ![]() B&W Companion if you had a B&W turnover could've been a great option, but too heavy.īeing able to see the ball when backing, no pull tests, and not having to line up on height (like a 5w) are huge bonuses, as I'm often hitching in an unfamiliar place (campground) and having to track some absurd number of possible safety concerns: screaming kids in my truck, kids on bicycles outside the truck, dogs, etc. Curt Crosswing could've been a nice setup, but expensive. For me the only two options were Andersen or Goosebox. My truck already had a Curt turnover gooseneck setup, so there was no way I'd put rails in it for a 5W hitch. I'm skeptical that with the amount of visible frame flex in the 5w trailer pin boxes, flex in 5w trailer frames, and the flex in stamped 5w hitch heads that any gains in lateral stability are appreciable or necessary. 30 psi in airbags for leveling and 65 psi in drive axle tires. 1600# pin weight in a 3/4 ton CCSB duramax. In theory, rocking would be worse with an Andersen than with a lower ball (gooseneck) setup. You should buy his used Andersen when he sells it. Them B&W setups are nice, but heavy heavy heavy. I've never used in Andersen ultimate while towing.īoy they sure are light and easy to remove though. He thinks there's too much side to side rocking with his Andersen. How's the side to side rocking on your Andersen ultimate? Guy I know has one, and he's thinking about going back to a traditional 5th plate. ![]() I actually talked to the owner when I was trying to get my setup dialed. They're nice in that you can loosen them up when you get to the campground or other place where you want quiet maneuverability.Īndersen is a family company too. Old school, but you could always use separate drag links for sway control if your WDH setup doesn't inherently provide such, or you want more. Penalty box for setups where you pull into the campgrounds and everybody is looking at you because of the amount of creaking and banging going on. Oh, and airbags too.īonus points for a WDH setup where you can use the tongue jack to set the bars in without giant levers. Advantages over a typical 5th wheel setup are many. Simplicity of execution is a strong suit of their offerings. It's a different can of worms / dead horse, but I really like the Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel setup for our rig. The hitch just wasn't what I needed after spending a month and about 5 trips, one very windy going over monida pass to decide that I needed something different. The only place the Anderson stomps a ragged hole in everything is the weight of the hitch. I tried like hell to make it work for my 1 ton. Any way you cut it, they provide less transfer and less sway control.
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