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Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-10-2018, 03:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
The "modification" of the trailer to use one of...

The "modification" of the trailer to use one of these systems doesn't require the factory's assistance. The Andersen Ranch Hitch Adapter just bolts on to the pin box like the Andersen Ultimate, the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-10-2018, 03:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
There are a few variations of this: ...

There are a few variations of this:

removable ball (usually locked with a pin that is pulled by a rod mounted under the bed and accessed through the wheel well)
ball that removed, is turned...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-10-2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
�� This has me a bit confused. Wouldn’t the extra...

�� This has me a bit confused. Wouldn’t the extra length of the adapter act as a lever and change the way force is applied to kingpin?[/QUOTE]
Yes, if you extend the pin box with something clamped...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-09-2018, 10:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
The torsional stress on the trailer frame is a...

The torsional stress on the trailer frame is a function of the distance from frame to pivot point (ball), and the the magnitude of the force. It doesn't matter whether you replace the pin with a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-09-2018, 10:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
Okay, but that wasn't the proposed idea. Were you...

Okay, but that wasn't the proposed idea. Were you thinking that someone wanted to replace the fifth-wheel pin box with tube, having a coupler at the same height as the pin, used with an Andersen...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-09-2018, 09:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
The extended tube to a coupler which was shown...

The extended tube to a coupler which was shown does couple directly to the ball at the bed, and so it would eliminate the base frame of the Andersen Ultimate, or of a conventional fifth-wheel.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-09-2018, 09:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,472
Posted By Brian B-P
This style of hitching gear extends the structure...

This style of hitching gear extends the structure of the trailer, causing stresses beyond those which result from using a hitch which pivots at the normal location (whether a fifth-wheel like stock,...
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