Do you have to buy a goose ball to drop into your bed along with the hitch?
The B&W turn-over ball comes with the in bed mounting kit s you don't have to buy an additional one but you have to use the correct one for B&W hitch.
i purchased my Ultimate last year in the aluminum version and will never go back to conventional hitches again. Where else can you find a 20K hitch with a 4500lb trailer hitch weight that only weighs 32lbs. It is a solid connection that makes the truck and trailer feel like they are one piece. If you haven't watched the utube on this you really should. It shows how it is used and what went into the design.
When I got my new truck last year I was looking into the B&W hitch system and planned to purchase the companion per a fellow veteran RV'er. While doing online research about the companion hitch I ran across the Anderson (Andersen) Ultimate Aluminum 5th Wheel Hitch videos. After watching as many as I could find I was convinced this was for me. I got real tired of asking for help to remove the Curt Slider I had installed previously and was looking to the empty bed feature the B&W in-bed hitch provides when hauling a trailer isn't needed.
There is a side benefit shown in one of the videos that isn't discussed very often. When the hitch is not needed you can flip the hitch ball over on the Ultimate and slide it in the trailer storage. What a perfect idea and a great way of storing the hitch. Image not tripping over a hitch stored in your garage on the floor any longer.
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I just got off the phone with Lippert Support and the Anderson Hitch is not approved by them or Heartland.
Only the Reese Goosebox. While both hitches are not "Gooseneck Hitches" they are on a gooseneck version.
Not sure why the Resse Goosebox is approved and the Anderson is not...but they were very emphatic the Anderson
Hitch would void their warranty.
Hum... First time I have heard this. I want to find out what issue Lippert has with the Anderson Ultimate 5th Wheel Hitch.
I am also wondering what Lippert support is saying about gooseneck adapters?