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Originally Posted by Foldbak
Google Andersen fifth wheel hitch failures (images)
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Like the Twin Towers weren`t designed to withstand a plane flying into it , the Andersen isn`t designed to with stand an accident or abuse. People love to bash the Andersen but haven`t a clue what they`re talking about.
Crushed truck beds are every where I`ve seen many. The best was down at one of the Myrtle Beach mega camp grounds, I saw a brand new still with the temp tags on it a Dodge Dually with the bed crushed down from dropping the 5er (B&W hitch) made him look good in front of the wife didn`t it.
I`ll take the Andersen once it`s on the ball there is no mistake that it is on or off and apparently it can with stand an accident and stay connected ( no high Hitching). Here`s a story you might find interesting from another web site from a couple of years ago. Any body with the old an antiquated plate style hitch needs safety chains, Period, the chances of you doing something like this are great and I don`t want you to ruin my trip by loosing your camper and running into me. This guy was way more than just lucky and the people around him at 65 MPH were even more lucky. Just think of the law suits from this if it hadn`t turned out like it did. As follows......
We're both OK, but we were really shaken when our fiver separated from the hitch at 65mph on I-64 near Williamsburg VA Thursday morning. We have more than enough to be thankful and grateful for this year. When we all came to a halt, we were on the shoulder of the interstate, the trailer was completely separated from our TV. Our tailgate was destroyed, dragging behind and connected by only the small cable on one side. The fiver was about twenty-five feet behind us, aligned with us out of the roadway, but completely separated, resting on the retracted legs. The B&W Companion hitch was still locked with handle pin still secured and clipped; jaws fully and tightly closed. Both troopers who stopped by were amazed at the control I maintained (with the help of a strong guardian angel) to get the unit to the side of the road with no injuries (except for some sore muscles from the whiplash when it rammed back at the hitch when I began to slow and make my way to the shoulder. Here's a story we'll not forget from this Thanksgiving holiday.
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