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04-16-2022, 02:40 PM #11
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There are pros and cons to every hitch. I originally was interested in the Andersen hitch until I saw all the failures online. I ended up getting the pullrite superlite hitch. Same idea but comes the added peace of mind being SAE tested which the Andersen is not.
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04-16-2022, 03:23 PM #12
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HI I have a 2020 RAM 2500 diesel with a 6.4 inch bed. We pull a 303RLS Reflection.
I did the same as you ,but I selected the Pull-Rite 3900 hitch It gives me the extra turning space, 88 degrees, and I think the Pull-Rite is safer than the Anderson hitch.
Festus Burchfield
Gilbert, SC
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04-16-2022, 03:42 PM #13
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my andersen rail mount has been used with two different fith wheels 5 years of use no failures .they are a good hitch.
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04-16-2022, 05:11 PM #14
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The weight rating of Andersen hitches has gone up over the years. A lot of the issues you see are from earlier models.
Some of those pictures of failed Andersen hitches are from wrecks too, and no hitch, truck , or 5er is going to look pretty after a bad wreck.
Regarding clearance, your 5er wheels will start dragging sideways if you back up turn too sharply. I find that issue coming into play long before I’m worried about the 5th wheel hitting the cab. That is on pavement / asphalt. Lateral forces on the trailer wheels probably isn’t as big of a deal on gravel.
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04-16-2022, 05:43 PM #15
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Mal & Helen
With Mitzi our Yorkie
2021 Solitude 310GK-R
2020 Reflection 303RLS Sold
2020 Ford F250 Lariat Super Duty 4WD 6.7 Diesel Short Bed
B&W Companion Slider
Amateur Radio Call sign WA2TWA
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04-16-2022, 05:51 PM #16
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Mal & Helen
With Mitzi our Yorkie
2021 Solitude 310GK-R
2020 Reflection 303RLS Sold
2020 Ford F250 Lariat Super Duty 4WD 6.7 Diesel Short Bed
B&W Companion Slider
Amateur Radio Call sign WA2TWA
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04-16-2022, 05:59 PM #17
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My brother has the Anderson aluminum hitch on his 2007 Dodge Ram Diesel shortbed. He added the a 4" offset that goes into the gooseneck receiver and effectively moves the hitch point back about 4 inches or so. Now he has all the room in the world. He left our place in California and drove it to South Carolina on a trip to his new house about a week ago. (Sold his California home and bought in SC) No problems on the trip with truck or trailer.
So, to back up, we installed a gooseneck receiver on his truck. Then placed the offset into the receiver and this moved the ball back 4". Next the Andersen 5th wheel hitch assembly mounts to the offshifted ball.
The offshift looks like this;
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04-16-2022, 06:57 PM #18
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I thought about the slider as well but it is considerably heavier and with the 378MBS the pin weight is nearly 3000 lbs dry as weighed by GD in the factory. Trying to keep from being over my payload or only a couple hundred pounds over. I am sure a slight rotate is not going to be an issue.
RobRob & Barb
2022 Solitude 378MBS
2022 RAM 3500 SRW HO Aisin 4x4
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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04-16-2022, 06:59 PM #19
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04-16-2022, 07:21 PM #20
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