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I'm 64 and in good shape except for one rotator cuff tear in my right shoulder. No problem lifting until I need to go over my head. It's healing slowly but surely.
Just an FYI, they never actually heal. You can do some exercises that will strengthen the muscles around the area so the effects of the tear aren't as bad though. I've gone through it twice - really sucks not being able to lift passed horizontal.
Yeah, I have found that out. My doctor started with cortisone shots. Then 10 weeks of PT. Finally off to a surgeon who said I waited
too long and the tendon retracted beyond a successful repair. Thanks medical community! The pain is lessening but I know it's hanging on by a thread. If that tears I'll be waiting for a cadaver tendon donor.
I'm a little late to this discussion, but have been using an Andersen for the last 3 towing seasons. I have no issue returning front axle weight on my F150 for a trailer at just under 800# tongue weight as verified via CAT scale.
The key on the Andersen is the setup. I had to remove 3 full links of chain from each side of mine to get the tension correct. The way the system is designed, the chain length is critical depending on where the frame brackets are mounted within the manufacturers range. If the brackets are too close to the front of the trailer frame, the tension bolts will bottom out before you can achieve enough weight transfer, which is where the majority of the issues that you hear about are coming from. Once setup correctly, it is an absolutely fantastic hitch.
I'm a little late to this discussion, but have been using an Andersen for the last 3 towing seasons. I have no issue returning front axle weight on my F150 for a trailer at just under 800# tongue weight as verified via CAT scale.
The key on the Andersen is the setup. I had to remove 3 full links of chain from each side of mine to get the tension correct. The way the system is designed, the chain length is critical depending on where the frame brackets are mounted within the manufacturers range. If the brackets are too close to the front of the trailer frame, the tension bolts will bottom out before you can achieve enough weight transfer, which is where the majority of the issues that you hear about are coming from. Once setup correctly, it is an absolutely fantastic hitch.
I'm a little late to this discussion, but have been using an Andersen for the last 3 towing seasons. I have no issue returning front axle weight on my F150 for a trailer at just under 800# tongue weight as verified via CAT scale.
The key on the Andersen is the setup. I had to remove 3 full links of chain from each side of mine to get the tension correct. The way the system is designed, the chain length is critical depending on where the frame brackets are mounted within the manufacturers range. If the brackets are too close to the front of the trailer frame, the tension bolts will bottom out before you can achieve enough weight transfer, which is where the majority of the issues that you hear about are coming from. Once setup correctly, it is an absolutely fantastic hitch.
Mine was bottoming out on the chain. I had to move the brackets back on the trailer tongue (away from the coupler) to get the right amount of force. I put a piece of masking tape on the back side of the bracket so I could visually see if the bracket was moving. So far, no movement.
I was working on my trailer this weekend at the storage lot and a guy brought his trailer in two spots over from mine. I sort of kept an eye on his disconnect procedure. Man, what a job. He had a WDH and then a separate sway bar. No thanks.
Mine was bottoming out on the chain. I had to move the brackets back on the trailer tongue (away from the coupler) to get the right amount of force. I put a piece of masking tape on the back side of the bracket so I could visually see if the bracket was moving. So far, no movement.
I was working on my trailer this weekend at the storage lot and a guy brought his trailer in two spots over from mine. I sort of kept an eye on his disconnect procedure. Man, what a job. He had a WDH and then a separate sway bar. No thanks.
I had an old Reese style hitch with the separate friction sway bars when we first started RVing years ago. We picked up this Andersen when we got our new trailer in 2017. Now that I've been using it these last few years, I can't see going back to the old style. This Andersen is so easy.
Well, I've had the opportunity to hitch up and tow our new ORV a couple of times now with the new Andersen and unfortunately it's been a bit of a disappointment in some respects. It did tow fairly well, though not quite what my previous setup did. Even after torquing the frame brackets to the top end of the recommended range I was still seeing a little bit of slipping. I had this same issue with my previous trailer but did the optional tack weld of the outer frame bracket to the A-frame but that's not something I want to do with the new camper. To add to that, the bolts holding the frame brackets on started to make an indentation on the top and bottom of the A-Frame. I'm guessing this is related to the slight slipping of the frame brackets. I did have opportunity to run it over the CAT scale and while I think it was sufficiently returning weight to the front given the A-frame issues I pulled the plug on it and have a Blue Ox SwayPro 15K/1500 tongue weight that arrived today. My current tongue weight as measured with my Sherline scale is ~1040 and loaded trailer weight is currently ~7700 - so about 13.5% tongue weight. I do expect that to go up just a bit as I've still got a few more items to load up. I know the ORV's have a reputation for being a bit tongue heavy - it's why I moved up from the 1/2 to the 3/4 ton. I'm sure that has something to do with it.
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