Andersen Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection Hitch | The BEST Hitch for US!!!
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2021
- In this video we showcase the Andersen Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection Hitch that we use for our Grand Design Reflection 303RLS and we previously used for our Columbus 320RS for over a year and 20 states. It has not let us down and it is a mere 35 lbs that even Dan can pick up!
We show you how to install and remove the hitch from our Ram puck system and also how to remove and install the coupler to the kingpin.
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Welcome to our channel! We are Dan and Kevin, two retired Air Force veterans. We hope to entertain and inform you of our life on the road as full-time RV'ers. We currently travel with our Siberian Husky Avalanche "AVA" Rose (1 yr) AKA "Roadie"!
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Our Inception:
We downsized from a three bedroom house in November 2017 to a 2000 Fleetwood Southwind Class A. We dubbed her Southwind Sally. We did some minor renovations with paint and adding new window treatments. In December 2018 we purchased our fifth wheel. It is a 2014 Forest River Columbus 320 RS by Palomino. In February 2020 we hit the road before the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns started.
Those lockdowns forced us to hold up at the Tinker, AFB FamCamp in Oklahoma until May. We hit the road again traveling to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana (where we had floor work done on the Columbus), Ohio and Michigan. We decided we were going to try and make it to Colorado to see the sights, and made our way there. This is when we decided to create our channel.
We have been watching our favorite CZcams channels for years and decided maybe we should start to capture our own adventures. That decision produced our channel Compass Roadz and our first video.
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I've seen so many of these videos with wrong torque specs Glad yall got them right. Great video.
Exactly what I was looking for. I have a ram with the puck system and I found this video searching to see if this hitch would actually work on my set up.
Thank you so much for the video! Can't wait to get my hitch
Good video guys! As you know I’ve been using that hitch for over two years full timing now, towing 17k pounds with about 14k miles on the hitch. No issues. 👍🏼
“Osha Approved Hammer Toe Flip Flops”
We use the Andersen hitch for our rig. Towed over several 9k ft mountain passes, and the 12k ft Cottonwood pass in Colorado. Will say, I've adjusted the torque specs based on updated recommendations, i.e., hook up, check torque on the top bolt then tighten the side bolts. Specs at 70 up top, 60 side.
Ford puck system is still the best!
Thanks for the video! My partner and I will be getting a GD Reflection 260RD in a few weeks, and we also have a Ram short bed: 2018 2500, but without the factory prep for 5th wheel. Looks like you also have a short bed, and you have the cup mounted in the forward/regular position on your GD pin box. Is your pin box a Turning Point, but locked out so that you can use the AUH? I realize that you don't have this setup anymore, but am very interested to know how it all worked for you. I'm concerned that we'll have to rotate the cup, giving us less cap/cab clearance. Our dealer (45 minutes away) is not great at communicating with us, so we've had a tough time getting information from them by phone. Thanks for any insights you have to share!
Kevin and Dan, we have an Anderson Hitch as well and no issues with it since October 2020. (Where can I purchase the OSHA approved flip flops) Safe Travels men.
I have not seen a video yet that shows how the chains are hooked to the truck.
What keeps it from.spinning and hitting fender wells?
What is the measurement from the truck bed to the top of your bed cover rails? I have a RAM 3500 with a roll up bed cover and have started using the Andersen hitch with the ball in the highest position. I see you use the center position which is where I want to be but am not sure it will clear the bed cover rail for uneven road conditions.
Where did you get your 1/4 inch Allen wrench? I too have the Anderson hitch but someone installed it for me.
Any problems with a shortbed and this hitch. Like backing in or up
Where did you get your hex bit?
Decent video but why do so many people feel that a double click on the torque wrench is the correct way to do things? I've been an aircraft mechanic for over 40 years and ran a calibration lab for a few years. Even during my basic training we were taught to trust the wrench and stop after only one click.
link to the 1/4 hex driver?
Which model is this? The 3220 or 3217? Thanks
How in the word does that thing stay in place with just the set screws????
I had a friend buy one of these. Someone hit him and it completely collapsed the hitch . i Heard about many complaints about these hitches . There fine untill there’s a wreck . I wouldnt buy one of these hitches period. There made of aluminum and that’s a issue if it gets stressed