No-Sway, No-bounce.
Andersen didn’t just raise the bar; they eliminated the need for sway bars entirely. The design of the Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch eliminates the sway and bounce in your caravan, using their interconnected motion-dampening chains and sway-control ball housing system.
Each Weight Distribution Hitch Kit includes an adjustable steel rack, grease-free ball and silent friction cone, anti-sway plate, two motion-dampening tension chains and urethane springs, and two sets of tongue brackets.
- Adjustable Drop/Rise Hitch Size:
- 6" Drop/rise
- Receiver / Shank Size:
- 2″
- Ball Size:
- 2-5/16” - fits most American caravans
- 2" - fits most Australian caravans
- Bracket Size:
- Fits A Frame size of 3", 4" 5″ or 6″
Weight Distribution Hitch Features:
- Rated up to 6,350 kg Gross Tow Weight Rating & 635 kgs Tongue Weight
- Grease-free system ball turns with your caravan
- Easy installation – no leverage bars needed
- Sway control automatically adjusts to the load every time
- Patented shock absorbers prevent bouncing like traditional weight distribution hitches reliant on heavy steel bars
- Weighs only 27 kg
How does the 'No-Sway, No-Bounce' Weight Distribution Hitch work?
Sway Control
The Andersen weight distribution hitch eliminates swaying. How? The anti-sway ball housing's friction cone (brake material) eliminates sway. The material we use is similar to the material used in auto brake pads, but in its lifetime, it will only be subjected to a tiny fraction of what a car's brake pads would be subject to. The anti-sway housing features a tapered ball (and tapered housing), which is what makes it 'self-adjusting'; in other words – the heavier the load, the more downward force is placed on the tapered ball, which results in more weight on the brake material causing more 'friction' to be applied. You get the exact amount of anti-sway needed, whatever the weight of your load.
We recommend at least 135 kg (300 lbs) on the tongue to allow the mechanism to provide anti-sway using the friction material in the housing.
ANTI-SWAY FRICTION MATERIAL (Blue cone)This brake-like material works between the tapered ball and ball housing to eliminate sway. The friction between the tapered ball and housing allows the hitch to “self-adjust” according to the tongue weight. |
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RESULT: SELF-ADJUSTING SWAY CONTROLThe heavier the tongue load, the more downward force is placed on the tapered ball, which results in more weight on the brake material, causing more ‘friction’ to be applied. |
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No Bounce - Motion-dampening Chains
Traditional weight distribution hitches utilize a spring bar system, while Andersen uses a motion-dampening chain and urethane spring system.
When spring bars are lifted, the leverage pushes the tow vehicle’s weight towards the front axle. However, after going through a dip, the spring bar can act like a diving board—loading and releasing kinetic energy, causing the truck and trailer to continue to bounce. Because our leverage is front-to-back (not up and down) the design of the Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch offers two important advantages: 1) it efficiently shifts the tow vehicle’s weight forward towards the front axle (no lifting) and 2) the chains and patented motion-dampening springs resist bounce by pulling at the right-angle to the up and down movement, eliminating unnecessary bounce. Watch the following video for a visual example of how the hitch eliminates bounce.
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TRADITIONAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION As the spring bars are lifted, the leverage pushes the tow vehicle’s weight towards the front axle. |
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RESULT: UNNECESSARY BOUNCE The spring bar can act like a diving board—loading and releasing kinetic energy, causing the truck and trailer to continue to bounce. |
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ANDERSEN WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION The Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch shifts the tow vehicle’s weight forward towards the front axle (without any lifting). |
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RESULT: MOTION-DAMPENING ELIMINATES BOUNCE The chains and patented motion-dampening springs resist bounce by pulling at the right angle to the up and down movement, eliminating unnecessary bounce. |
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