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I placed 3/4" tape across the pucks in a cross than I set the hitch on the ball and transferred the center lines with a straight edge to the hitch.I cut them 1 at a time checking after the first hole to make sure it fit properly. I used a 3" hole saw and cleaned up the hole with a half round file. They came out pretty close.
To follow up on flipping the adapter, I tried it out this way and found that with the 6.75" box, the AUH in the "short bed position", and the adapter positioned so the pin is forward of the ball, the trailer can contact the rear glass now, but it would need to be a very tight turn to do so. Tighter than I think we would need to do in normal circumstances. I'm still able to back into the trailer with my tailgate down and can still swing the door open on the forward storage compartment. I like moving the trailer over the truck more, so I think I'll leave it this way and do my best to remember to not pop the rear window on that tight of a turn. It would be hard to miss the trailer corner being that close to the rear window.
Here is mine. I took the old hitch out, cut a hole for the goose-neck ball, and mounted the hitch. While I was at it, I climbed under and marked the aft puck holes with a Sharpie in case I wanted to cut holes for the chain anchors. After hooking up, I found I was going to have to mount the king-pin adapter with the ball to the rear to give me clearance in a tight turn. The pictures of the trailer hitched show it in about an 80 degree turn and it has plenty of room. Now I need to figure out where to hook up my break-away cable. Any ideas?
Good question. I have the steel rail mount. The base has handles and I used a carabiner to connect the safety cable to the handle. I am going to switch to the AUH like yours and it looks like I might have to drill a hole in the logo plate or use one of the safety chain loops somehow. Or a zip tie around one of the back legs with a carabiner. You could always call Andersen, but thousands have figured it out and maybe someone will respond with a good solution.
I have a couple quick links attached to each corner tie down making it easier to connect to those with a bed liner and attach the break away to one of those.
I have the lanyard looped around the a-arm and then a carribeaner that connects to a ring on the plastic clip baw.
ie I leave the lanyard on my hitch so I don't have to climb into the bed. When I'm not hitched up I just tie off the lanyard to the rear tie down on the truck box.
Pete, does your trailair pin box help?
I have the trailair, no airbags, that came on my 5er and was tempted to get one like yours but I am wondering if I need it on top of the AUH.
Pete, does your trailair pin box help?
I have the trailair, no airbags, that came on my 5er and was tempted to get one like yours but I am wondering if I need it on top of the AUH.
We used a Demco Glide Ride pin box with our Andersen Ultimate (about 15K mils). It helped a LOT!
The TrailAir really helps a lot. I used to have the Tri-Glide jaw on it but wore it out in Alaska and had to have it welded such that it didn't work like it was supposed to. The pin box air bag absorbs a lot of up and down jouncing. The Tri-Glide took care of a lot of the "chucking". Most pin box manufacturers make either the up-down motion damper (Lippert TrailAir, 5th Airborne) or a chucking damper (Demco, Morryde), but no one makes both. TrailAir has come out with a bottom jaw that has rubber in it to alleviate the chucking problem. I haven't gotten any feedback yet to see it it works. It is expensive. I've had this hitch for a long time--this is the second 5th wheel it's been on and it's an '09. I really like it.
[QUOTE=whooboy;17083796]Here is mine. I took the old hitch out, cut a hole for the goose-neck ball, and mounted the hitch. While I was at it, I climbed under and marked the aft puck holes with a Sharpie in case I wanted to cut holes for the chain anchors. After hooking up, I found I was going to have to mount the king-pin adapter with the ball to the rear to give me clearance in a tight turn. The pictures of the trailer hitched show it in about an 80 degree turn and it has plenty of room. Now I need to figure out where to hook up my break-away cable. Any ideas?
That's a nice Rv storage lot, wish we had one here in the mitten. Also wish I saw this thread before buying my companion hitch, about had a hernia taking out of the bed yesterday.
Here is mine. I took the old hitch out, cut a hole for the goose-neck ball, and mounted the hitch. While I was at it, I climbed under and marked the aft puck holes with a Sharpie in case I wanted to cut holes for the chain anchors. After hooking up, I found I was going to have to mount the king-pin adapter with the ball to the rear to give me clearance in a tight turn. The pictures of the trailer hitched show it in about an 80 degree turn and it has plenty of room. Now I need to figure out where to hook up my break-away cable. Any ideas?
That's a nice Rv storage lot, wish we had one here in the mitten. Also wish I saw this thread before buying my companion hitch, about had a hernia taking out of the bed yesterday.
I put my breakaway over the lockdown bolts. Works great.
03-30-2017, 04:21 PM
