So love this forum and posting for feedback.
I currently have a B&W gooseneck hitch with B&W 5th wheel companion setup which I love! Sadly my driveway is a bit complex to back into and I'm constantly hitting the maximum on the B&W 5th wheel companion for side to side (visible denting). It's just a factor of the angles which I have to back my trailer into my parking spot. The pin box never hits the side of the truck, but the plastic flashing does. So I was looking around at options. I found an Anderson hitch which looks like it would replace the 5th wheel companion and provide a ball like mechanism for the 5th wheel rather than the standard king-pin to allow greater side to side rotation. Another aspect is that I am constantly pinching the 5th wheel king pin lock and have to move back and forth to eventually free it enough to unhook the trailer. Yes I know I should probably invest in leveling out my 5th wheel parking spot, however that will be a LOT more money than this option given wetlands and all the other mess that goes with it.
Product site - http://www.andersenhitches.com/Products/3225--ultimate-5th-wheel-connectiongooseneck-version.aspx
YouTube video of this hitch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78l-PadWAro
My question is really around if anyone has any experience with systems like this and what their thought is.
Thanks as always to this great community.
I currently have a B&W gooseneck hitch with B&W 5th wheel companion setup which I love! Sadly my driveway is a bit complex to back into and I'm constantly hitting the maximum on the B&W 5th wheel companion for side to side (visible denting). It's just a factor of the angles which I have to back my trailer into my parking spot. The pin box never hits the side of the truck, but the plastic flashing does. So I was looking around at options. I found an Anderson hitch which looks like it would replace the 5th wheel companion and provide a ball like mechanism for the 5th wheel rather than the standard king-pin to allow greater side to side rotation. Another aspect is that I am constantly pinching the 5th wheel king pin lock and have to move back and forth to eventually free it enough to unhook the trailer. Yes I know I should probably invest in leveling out my 5th wheel parking spot, however that will be a LOT more money than this option given wetlands and all the other mess that goes with it.
Product site - http://www.andersenhitches.com/Products/3225--ultimate-5th-wheel-connectiongooseneck-version.aspx
YouTube video of this hitch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78l-PadWAro
My question is really around if anyone has any experience with systems like this and what their thought is.
Thanks as always to this great community.