Doublegranch
Mountain Region Director-Retired
I am going to call my contact at Anderson and ask the question.
Okay...a lot to digest but I got the answer from Anderson....Hope I can remember all he told me.
First of all they do have a side stress test on their hitches and it is 48,000 lbs and 64,000 Vertical...
Now that being said the new Ultimate 2 is currently being tested by a company that tests all DOT compliance testing.
Those numbers will be available soon.
Next: when metal heats up due to stress etc the following happens: Steel begins to break down its consistency and will eventually crack.
Aluminum on the other hand becomes harder with the stress and heating. So over time it actually becomes stronger.
Not too long ago a Anderson customer with a 40 ft Fusion, I think he said toy hauler with the aluminum hitch....the RV driver wasn't paying attention and had to make an
emergency radical turn to avoid rear ending a vehicle....he missed the vehicle but went off the road, down an embankment and jack knifed his truck & RV.
The Anderson Aluminum Hitch did in fact bend but it did not break or come off the truck. Anderson sent him a free replacement hitch. It was totally the RV
drivers fault, but the result was only a bent hitch frame.
Okay....Hope I got everything correctly....don't kill the messenger!
Keep us posted as to well it works.Nope...only within 3 inches according to Archie and it will guide the ball into the socket.
Since I am single and my "Aussie Girls" don't talk, this will be of assistance to me....
I am hoping the new bed camera that came with the new Ram will also be of assistance.
Jamie are you going to get one now?I like The new cone system. It looks like it will make hitching a lot easier. I was watching a video on their Facebook page. You do not need to be exactly over the ball to hitch up.
Jamie are you going to get one now?
I will be getting mine next week...It says new eye bolts etc.. I will let you know.
Garry - what happened to your signature line??
I'm not sure I understand which way your going but I don't think there is a difference in how the pucks are made. Do you have the pucks for your truck?Jamie: When you get your new 2016 Ram, I tried an experiment on mine this morning...I was hoping the rear tie down pucks would fit in the front but unfortunately they do not..
If we are able to find tie downs that will fit the Ram front puck holes, the Anderson Hitch will rest just behind them and you can use Tie down pucks for the safety chains. I went online and could not find anything in the way of front tie downs. I will call my dealer in the morning. If all else fails, I will use the Anderson Frame for the safety chains as they recommended. I could not find the eye holes Anderson Factory stated were on the Ram factory set up. I guess if you knew exactly, then perhaps the dealer could drill and insert the eyes.