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Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-25-2016, 01:07 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
Locking latch? Not likely. I asked Andersen...

Locking latch?

Not likely. I asked Andersen about this in an e-mail message on February 25, and I just received a reply; they have been behind since they lost a key employee in an accident. No,...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2016, 12:27 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
The quote button (applied to selected text, or...

The quote button (applied to selected text, or used to insert commands between which you paste the text you want to quote) is certainly the easy way to go. As the post is edited the resulting code is...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-11-2016, 01:43 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
Ah, that explains the degree of enthusiasm and...

Ah, that explains the degree of enthusiasm and the lines of dashes. So there won't be an answer to the "4-axis" question, but the comments still apply. :)

The quoted section was apparently from a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 01:51 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
I also stumbled across another option: the...

I also stumbled across another option: the enormous and enormously heavy air-ride Trailersaver TS3 (https://www.trailersaver.com/product/ts3-air-ride-hitch/) fifth-wheel hitch offers a gooseneck ball...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 01:34 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
A weight rarely includes the rails, because the...

A weight rarely includes the rails, because the rails are not specific to the hitch and are usually sold separately... but the Pro Series™ 15K (item 30056)...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 01:27 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
Those two in the photo look different because one...

Those two in the photo look different because one is aluminum and the other is steel, as well as due the anchoring method. The "gooseneck" anchor requires that chunk of hardware in the middle to pull...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 01:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
Alignment could be an issue. Both fifth-wheel and...

Alignment could be an issue. Both fifth-wheel and ball hitches need to be aligned in two directions, then engaged in the final direction (by backing the truck with a fifth-wheel, and by lowering the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 01:00 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
There are only three axes (pitch, roll, yaw) -...

There are only three axes (pitch, roll, yaw) - what's the fourth? Maybe you mean three axes of pivot, plus vertical displacement (due to the spring).

The brilliance of a ball-and-socket hitching...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 12:57 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
True, but I have yet to hear of an Escape owner...

True, but I have yet to hear of an Escape owner seriously interested in an air-cushioned hitch system. There is one slick air-cushion pin box replacement for a floor-level ball: the Reese Goosebox....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-10-2016, 12:30 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
I assume that these goosenecks all used a...

I assume that these goosenecks all used a floor-level ball.


All of this is only due to the location (height) of the coupling, and applies to a ball at the truck bed floor level. The Andersen...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-09-2016, 02:49 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 11,582
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks :) I continue to be astounded by the...

Thanks :)
I continue to be astounded by the stupidity of companies that publish information as a series of random blog entries in a social media forum in which most potential buyers don't even have...
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