Two Year Review of the Andersen Fifth Wheel Hitch // Andersen Hitch Installation Guide
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- After two years of full time RV living we review how the Andersen Ultimate Fifth Wheel Connection is doing. The Andersen Fifth Wheel Hitch might be the best fifth wheel hitch on the market and I’ll show you step by step on how the Andersen Fifth Wheel Hitch is installed. I’ll show you installation tips for the Andersen Hitch as well as tips and tricks. As full time RVers we find this fifth wheel hitch to be the best out there.
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One of the best, quick videos on the Andersen hitch……thanks!
Appreciate it. Three years going strong with it and I’m still loving it!
That’s Higher to clear The Bed Better for Clerance .
We tow our 11,000lb Grand Design Reflection 28bh 5th wheel with the Anderson hitch. I love it for many reasons. I have zero dislikes.
That’s great to hear. I really haven’t personally met anybody who owns one who doesn’t like it yet. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
Do you have issues with chucking and or rocking? I have read a few posts on the internet with that see the same with Pullrite Superlite gooseneck hitches.
Good Moring. Just checking to see if you are still using the Anderson Hitch and do you still like it. Jack
No Jack, stopped using it a few years ago. Nothing wrong with it, I just wanted to take the next step and have nothing in the back of my truck. Switched to the Reese Goosebox. Love it. Here’s a video review on it.
REESE GOOSE BOX REVIEW AFTER 1 YEAR (Pros & Cons, Plus Tips for Easy Hitching)
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Yes But will it with stand the weight under the Fifthwheel .
Man I love that hitch. We will be getting a fifthwheel next year and I will now get this hitch. Thanks for all the great info. Perfectly explained
Oh that’s cool you guys are getting a fifth wheel. We’ve been super happy with it and I know lots of full timers who also use it and have loved it as well. Thanks fir watching and I hope your doing well. 😊
glad to see that anderson has upgraded the frame. we had one of the older frames, its welds failed, the trailer fell on the tailgate & pickup bed, yes it cost almost money to repair our pickup as to repair our trailer. we liver full time in our 5th wheel, it cost us some more to live out of our trailer while it was being repaired.
Do you still have the Anderson Hitch?
I'm fixing to pull mine for first time with the New Anderson, and I'm a little nervous..
Can you point me to where they said they upgraded the frames? What exactly is the upgrade?
Watch the video of them compressing the hitch to 65,000 pounds befor it broke
Like your Scally cap! we're having the Andersen Hitch installed in our F250 in a couple of weeks.
Right on! 👍🏼 We have the Reese Goose Box now but never had an issue with the Andersen 3 years full timing with it.
Good video on the Andersen Hitch. I have been using it for 1 year myself with about 15k miles. I actually made the decision to move to position 2 because I did not have enough clearance to prevent the pin box from striking the side rail of the truck. I also have an 8 foot bed and have had to make some tight turns and learned to keep an eye on it. Gordon & Alice
We just had a new tonneau cover installed and I was worried about it hitting the rails of that but even with the ball at its lowest setting I’m still good. Thanks for watching!!
I like the idea that it's light weight and ready to remove. I ended up getting a Reese 20k Goose box. Now when I unhitch I only have my ball in my bed. And the air ride is a plus as it's the only hitch still covered under lippert warranty. Keep making great videos. Enjoy them.
Guess what Shannon…so did we! We love our Reese 20k, in fact here’s our recent video on how to install it if you have to do it by yourself and some tips on hitching the Reese so you never have to crawl in the bed of your truck. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
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Thanks for the vid. We have the same model fifth wheel. Would a Ram 2500 (not a dually) or something like that be sufficient for full timing?
Nice Rob, we love our 377MBS! We have switched over to the Reese Gooseneck now but nothing wrong with the Andersen.
So as far as the truck goes I highly recommend watching my tow numbers video. Link down below. This will answer all your questions and more on towing safely and the right truck for your RV. Appreciate you watching 👍🏼
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Your video is great! Thank you!
Awesome. I really appreciate hearing that 👍🏼
Well done. Thanks!!!
Sure thing. Appreciate you watching. 👍🏼
A little light duty for our needs but a great informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Yes sir, you guys are definitely pulling a lot!
That is pretty nice that the hitch is so lightweight that you can lift it with one hand. We had to go with a sliding hitch for our truck since it is SRW. Great video! ~ Shion and Matthew
It’s nice after we get somewhere that we are planning on staying at for a few months just taking it right out of the truck in 5 mins and freeing up the bed space.
I use a 25K BW with the Ford puck system and love it, but I don’t remove mine. It’s heavy. I have 2 grease zirks on the hitch and I grease around the coupler, but I go greaseless on the plate with a donut pad. I like the Anderson. Looks like a good setup. Like you said, just comes down to personal preference.
Sounds like a good setup. We might be checking out the Reese Goosebox soon and going to no hitches in the back of the truck to free up all space. Thanks for watching!
You are correct...if you weren't running a bed liner, you wouldn't need a rubber mat. Thank you for the video!
Sure thing. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video! My wife and I are about to make the move to full time RV living and I think the Anderson is the way to go. Thanks!
Congrats! Exciting times lie ahead. Been towing 3 years with that hitch now and no complaints. 👍🏼 Appreciate you stopping by and watching. Make sure to subscribe we have lots of helpful videos for newbies. Maintenance, DIYs, storage and organizing tips plus lots more.
I like my Anderson hitch also. Pulled our 35ft. camper around the USA from IL,ID,NC,FL,TX,AZ with no issues. I hooked up the clevis end of chain to the truck, seemed easier to use the hook at the kingpin. Keep the videos coming, really like what your putting out there.
Awesome, we appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching! 👍🏼
Thank you for this, I’m installing mine today. Safe travels brother!
Great! Glad it can help. Been really happy with ours and I personally know a lot of other full timers who have it and feel the same. It only gets a bad rap from those who have never used it. The fifth wheel hitch purest people. 😂
@@WhyWait I can imagine the old timers not trusting it. Personally I like technology and engineering that went into making this hitch. Seeming more and more like this is the “state of the art” way to go. 🤘
@@whuthefuckdonkey definitely lots of advantages to it vs the traditional style.
Keep it going
Suns out, guns out! 💪🏻😁 our rig is to heavy for an Anderson hitch, but they’re awesome! Great video guys! - Michael
I really like those Riverstones fifth wheels you have. Looking at getting something like that once I retire and it’s just me and Megan.
@@WhyWait Thank you! We love our Riverstone... We looked at DRV and Luxe, but for the money and all it comes equipped with, the Riverstone Legacy won out. Hope you all are doing well!
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@@mkexp. I almost Bought the Riverstone RKFB, but I could get the Vanleigh Beacon like now, so thats one I went with it weighs almost 19,000 empty, and I'm fixing to pull it for first time with the New Anderson Hitch and I cant say I'm not Nervous, but I hope all goes well.. Enjoy RVing!!
@@fredataylor8936 We looked at those too. They didn’t offer a toy hauler version then. They seem like a great rig too. You’ll have to let me know how things go. Safe travels guys! - Michael
Having trouble getting my 5th wheel toyhauler off of the Andersen Hitch in bed of truck.
Sorry to hear that. I’ve never had any issues with that. Wish I could help somehow.
Looked up all the parts. Two questions
1. What’s the. Part number for Allen wrenches. Metric?
2. What do you use to torque Allen screws
Nice, informative video. Tks
You can buy socket style Allen wrenches to use with your regular torque wrench.
Great walkthrough! Very thorough. Looks like a nice hitch. Funny intro too. 😁💪 Subscribed. 👍
Appreciate you stopping by and checking it out.
Dealer installed my hitch, towed new rv home 45 miles… noticed hitch had rotated 1/2”… I re torqued top bolt and set bolts to 60 ft lbs….
They make a taller hitch for trucks with taller bed rails.
If you have a bedliner or mat under the hitch I would consider a longer top bolt to be sure you are getting full nut embedment into the inner sleeve….. (the ball and sleeve are at a fixed height. A mat or bedliner will raise the hitch about a 1/2” creating a longer reach for the top bolt to the nut in the top of the sleeve
Do you have issues with chucking and or rocking? I have read a few posts on the internet with that see the same with Pullrite Superlite gooseneck hitches.
Have not much experience with this hitch yet. I’ve towed plenty in the past but this is a new rv and hitch for us….
We are planning to buy a truck and Fifth Wheel that have this setup already, and the RV inspectors warned me of the potential damage to the RV from this type of hitch. I'm bummed because I like the concept. So I'm doing research to see if I'll keep this or go with a conventional Fifth Wheel hitch.
That’s too bad. I know Andersen backs up their product up to like a half a million dollars I believe if there’s ever any damage to the RV that’s caused by the hitch. I know a lot of full timers like myself who use this and haven’t come across anybody unhappy with it as of yet. But yeah you gotta go with what makes you feel comfortable and safe. Thanks for watching 👍🏼
I have a similar video planned after using mine for a while. I love it with my short bed. I thought you were going to share some great knowledge with me though when you said you didn't have to get up in there to hook up. I was waiting for you to let me in on the secret to hooking up the chains and the break away cable without having to get my stool out. lol
This is true. After I hitched up I thought about it and was like well, I don’t need to get in the bed to hitch up but to put the chains on I still need to 🤷🏻♂️
Reverse the chains… so the hook end attaches to the king pin. Then you don’t need to get in the bed.
Ford puck system is still the best option out there
We have the same hitch.
Awesome! Hope your happy with yours too
@@WhyWait We are happy with the hitch. We do have a video coming out as well, but it will be a tad bit different.
Great video! I have read people questioning how well the Andersen hitch would hold up in case of an emergency (hard braking) stop, in that the momentum of a 10K lb RV will deform or even crash into the truck's cab. Do you have that concern?
No I don’t worry about it. Anything is possible though. I believe every hitch has its pros and cons and weak areas. I do know if there’s any failure on the Andersen Hitch’s part due to any reason they guarantee I believe up to a million dollars in coverage. I know a lot of full timers I’ve met on the road and friends of mine who use it and so far nobody has anything bad to say about it. I definitely appreciate you stopping by and watching 👍🏼
@@WhyWait Thanks for getting back to me
Hey there sir! Thanks for the great video 👍🏼. Just started following y’all a few weeks ago! Thanks for all the great content. We are about to head on the road full time in August, looking very forward to the journey! Hope to meet up sometime in the future, and looking forward to more of your videos 🤘🏼
That’s great! Just hope it all can help you out. Always feel free to reach out with questions. Thanks so much for watching too! 👍🏼
Maybe a dumb question, but why not use a torque wrench to loosen when you were removing the hitch? You said use a breaker bar instead. Thanks, and really informative video.
Hey Scott. A torque wrench is a very precise tool that requires care. Never drop a torque wrench, always unload it before storing and never use it to break a bolt. Although you could and chances are it might still be ok but any of these things plus others can possibly mess up it’s calibration. Check out the link below, it’s a good article on torque wrenches. Some good info in there.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.motortrend.com/how-to/ctrp-1111-torque-wrench-myths/amp/
The two Coupler tube set bolts should be torqued to 60lbs like the top bolt not 40lbs. 40lbs is for the king pin coupler.
You are absolutely right and it’s something I should of caught when editing. Thanks.
That’s odd, in the instructions for my Anderson, it says 40 for the front two bolts and 50 for the top, I think I’ll check with Anderson on that, I can say when we were traveling with our trailer, (it’s about 13,500 lbs) at 60 mph a dumbo did a uturn in front of us, the truck and trailers wheels all locked up as I avoided killing the person, I felt the hitch handled it well.
Had an idiot pull out infront of me while towing around 60mph. Locked the breaks up and almost pooped my pants but there was no damage to hitch or trailer. I was sold .
Nice. I will say after three years of towing with it full time I’ve been fortunate enough to where I haven’t had to test it’s ability to hold up in a situation like that. Appreciate you watching 👍🏼
Good Morning. I was told I need to install a plat on my main hitch to beef it up. did you install one on your hitch. Jack
No not too sure what that’s about 🤷🏻♂️ On your Andersen hitch?
Do you alwas have to losen the 2 bolts in the back once you have the it set to were you need it to ?
Don’t know. Guess I never really thought about it.
There are several pictures on the internet that show this hitch completely failing and the trailer ramming into the back of the truck. Very dangerous situation. One was a sudden stop going 10 MPH and the other was a sudden stop at 40 MPH. I am thinking about buying a used RV and Truck that have the Anderson Ultimate hitch from around 2019. I am quite worried about this. Hope you guys can give me some good advice. Thanks
A video is out where a guy had a machine shop fabricate the top-ball out of heavy duty steel. He's claiming the aluminum ball can snap or reports of this has been happening.
I didn’t know you could use these with a plastic bed liner is it recommended from Andersen? I have been looking a different kinds of hitches to use with my liner.
Sure can! You can use it no problem although I do recommend getting the rubber mat from Andersen that they sell to go under the hitch. Wether you have a plastic liner, spray in liner or just metal bed the rubber mat keeps the hitch from moving a bit. Many people I know no matter what type of bed they had reported the hitch turning just a few degrees after a long day of towing. Mine did too, it’s not a problem but something the rubber mat stopped from happening. 👍🏼
Did you need to use the Anderson toolbox version to be able to fit your toolbox in the bed of your truck?
Not on my 8 foot long bed truck. I have just the regular Andersen Hitch. Maybe for a short bed truck you might need to.
You go from music video to hitch review with a snap of the fingers. 😂
I’m a man of many talents!! 😂😂
Do you have issues with chucking and or rocking? I have read a few posts on the internet with that problem the same with Pullrite Superlite gooseneck hitches.
No not at all. When I had the Andersen there was no chucking or bucking, very smooth quiet ride vs a traditional fifth wheel hitch. Now I use the Reese Goosebox, same concept and for me it’s the only way to go.
@@WhyWait why did you replace you Anderson to the Reeze goosebox?
@@audiesanchez2984 no issue with the Andersen, loved it for 3 years full timing…just wanted to move to the next step in Goose neck style towing and now with the Reese my bed space is totally freed up.
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How noisy is it? Also what do you think of air ride hitches? Worth it or B.S.?
It’s not noisy at all that’s what’s great. No chucking or bucking like traditional hitches since it is basically a funnel riding on a ball. Similar to a gooseneck setup. Can’t give an honest opinion on air ride hitches since I’ve never used one. Really haven’t talked to anybody who has one either to see their thoughts. Thanks for watching. 😊
These hitches are junk! Rv transporters can no longer use them. When they fail under heavy breaking its a catastrophic failure.
Proof
Sorry dude but youre wrong on torque specs... Its 60 and 60 per the install manual.
2-3. Using a 15/16” socket wrench, tighten the top
bolt of the square coupler to 60 ft-lbs of torque.
This will ensure that the coupler is pulling up
on the gooseneck ball and holding the Ultimate
Connection firmly to the bed of the truck.
2-4. Using a 15/16” socket wrench, tighten the two
coupler tube set bolts to approximately 60 ft-lbs of
torque to take out any play in the tube
this is strait from the manual.
Thanks and I know it’s 60 and 60. I just misspoke filming it and didn’t catch it. Pretty sure I had 40 on my mind thinking about the torque specs for the coupler which are 40👍🏼
You'll void your your frame warranty I have heard.
One thing I dont like about the anderson, the load is being transferred to the truck bed. The bed isn't rated for such a load. All fifth wheel frames or gooseneck balls transfer ALL the weight directly to the frame. I will stick with my fifth wheel setup....Just my opinion
This is an excellent point.
60 pounds it's what mfcr recommends why 40?
It’s a mistake i made while talking, I do torque them to 60, I had 40 in my head at the time thinking about the set screws on the funnel part that get torqued to 40 on the kingpin.