Andersen hitch and tie downs
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More specifics please. Gooseneck? 5th wheel?
If it's 5th wheel, no. The hitch will sit into all 4 pucks. With or without an adapter depending on the hitch you use. I had the so called "window frame" adapter with my 5th wheel. Sold it all to get a hitch that fits the pucks with no adapter.
If you're going gooseneck, I've not seen an adapters to use the pucks for safety chain points. But I've never towed gooseneck. Hopefully someone with more experience in that area will help out here.
If it's 5th wheel, no. The hitch will sit into all 4 pucks. With or without an adapter depending on the hitch you use. I had the so called "window frame" adapter with my 5th wheel. Sold it all to get a hitch that fits the pucks with no adapter.
If you're going gooseneck, I've not seen an adapters to use the pucks for safety chain points. But I've never towed gooseneck. Hopefully someone with more experience in that area will help out here.
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From: Rocky Face
Pucks will be covered by the gooseneck version. There are people that have drilled holes in the AUH base in order to use chains. I bought this from Andersen to use when towing in states that require chains.
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
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Pucks will be covered by the gooseneck version. There are people that have drilled holes in the AUH base in order to use chains. I bought this from Andersen to use when towing in states that require chains.
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
More Turbo
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So why does a gooseneck get safety chains and fifth wheel hitches do not?
Never seen 5th with chains, is a gooseneck setup less safe?
OP is a great question as I am going the same route and did not know the Andersen covers the pucks.
Never seen 5th with chains, is a gooseneck setup less safe?
OP is a great question as I am going the same route and did not know the Andersen covers the pucks.
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Often wondered this. But tractor trailers don't have safety chains and the hitch is the same premise.
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From: Rocky Face
Sorry I don't
My 5th wheel is at the dealer for work and I haven't taken any pics yet. I installed it just before Christmas and drove from Georgia to Texas and back, Worked great and easy to install.
While drilling holes and attaching to the factory pucks may look the safest, I didn't want to do the drilling.
There is still a big debate as to why chains would be required with the AUH, and there are only a few states that may require it (Texas and Indiana are 2 of several), I just wanted to be safe and avoid any possible tickets as I travel across the country and to Alaska in the future.
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Texas specifically exempts fifth wheels from requiring chains. I've heard that Indiana requires them, but I can't confirm that. As long as you're legal at home, you're good to go.
My AUH attaches to a B&W gooseneck ball and the safety chain loops are close enough to the center that the AUH would not interfere with them. I attach the breakaway cable to one of them with a quicklink.
My AUH attaches to a B&W gooseneck ball and the safety chain loops are close enough to the center that the AUH would not interfere with them. I attach the breakaway cable to one of them with a quicklink.
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The safety chain plate is sold either by itself or in a kit with chains
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
The other option is to cut 3-1/8” holes in the base of the hitch like I did to enable use of the ford pucks.
If you decide to cut holes measure the placement of Your Hole Locations before cutting. Some have reported slightly different locations.
More Turbo
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Andersen just came out with a safety chain plate that slips over the trucks gooseball before installing the hitch.
The safety chain plate is sold either by itself or in a kit with chains
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
The safety chain plate is sold either by itself or in a kit with chains
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
Perfect, I like the plate idea much better. Not required for fifth-wheel trailers as per the California DMV. They specify the trailer type, not the hitch type.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1...l648/dl648pt12
Safety chains are required for travel trailers. Safety chains are not required for fifth-wheel trailers. The purpose of safety chains is to prevent the trailer from separating from the tow vehicle in event of a hitch failure, such as a hitch ball that has loosened. The chains should be crossed in an "X" fashion below the ball mount, with enough slack to allow unrestricted turning, but not enough to allow the coupler to hit the ground.
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Andersen just came out with a safety chain plate that slips over the trucks gooseball before installing the hitch.
The safety chain plate is sold either by itself or in a kit with chains
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
The other option is to cut 3-1/8” holes in the base of the hitch like I did to enable use of the ford pucks.
If you decide to cut holes measure the placement of Your Hole Locations before cutting. Some have reported slightly different locations.
The safety chain plate is sold either by itself or in a kit with chains
https://andersenhitches.com/Products...ith-plate.aspx
The other option is to cut 3-1/8” holes in the base of the hitch like I did to enable use of the ford pucks.
If you decide to cut holes measure the placement of Your Hole Locations before cutting. Some have reported slightly different locations.
Tuned
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States that require chains make the law pretty simple. If its a ball connection it requires chains.
