I got tired of seeing all the misinformation.
LOL.
Honestly, it's all the fanbois pushing for everyone to use an AUH that grinds my gears. Every single time someone on an RV forum or group asks for a hitch recommendation, there are a dozen that claim AUH is the greatest thing since Jesus. They even come out when people talk about removing their heavy slider hitches etc. with their winch, engine hoist, etc. The kind that like to try to rub other peoples noses in their sanctimonious engineering righteousness. Not a single one of them I've ever encountered has an engineering degree, and most are RV and towing neophytes. Not saying you or anyone here that uses one is that.
Of course, I do have some sense of concern for my fellow man and hate to see anyone make a mistake that might injure someone themselves or someone else.
So after the first few times I brought up issues, and all the fanbois tried to shut me down and pig pale on the cancel culture and hate, I started saving those that had citable sources (mostly). Notice I did NOT include the oft used picture of the AUH that was damaged by some doofus dragging their toyhauler through a ditch.
I never bothered to post anything here as I didn't intend to demean anyone that used one, but when I get called out for "spreading misinformation," I'm obliged to respond in kind.
Makes sense to me.
I try not to be a fanboy on anything I own, but of course I have opinions and admit a bias to things I've owned that have worked for me. I have had good success with Anderson products, including over 30,000 miles towing with the AUH. It has quietly and happily done it's job without any hint of an issue, but I would ditch it in a heartbeat if I thought the problem was widespread and that I was risking a failure. I will continue to look over what you've posted and try to assess if these claims are valid or if there is more to the story. It does bother me that most are on FB, as we all know that if it's on FB it must be true ;-)
BTW, I absolutely check the tubes over carefully on a regular basis as I do think if they ever got kinked it would likely lead to a failure. And, as much as I can visually inspect the welds, I do that too, but will admit visual is pretty superficial there.
What grinds my gears is how it seems like there is a familiar pattern with posts involving AUH... someone asks about a hitch and several people respond with the products they use and no one makes a negative comment... until one person says they use the AUH and right away someone has to post a dire warning that their safety is in jeopardy... and then it's on; with fanboys and detractors jumping all over each other and an abundance of claims and counterclaims and exaggerations until the thread is locked.
Many have asked for facts to support the safety warnings, myself included, as I really do want to know. You are the first one that I've seen on the forums that I follow that actually took the time to reply with any information and I'm thankful that you did. Also, I hope you can understand that while you're sick and tired of the fanboys exaggerated claims, I'm sick and tired of the naysayers who heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend how these things fail all the time but they can't provide evidence... and then there are some that see the AUH as so dangerous and unsafe that it becomes their mission in life to spread the gospel of the dangers of AUH... (and, I will return the favor and be clear I'm not at all trying to demean you or anyone else on this forum; you've been completely reasonable in all of this but I cannot say the same about some of the folks in discussions I've seen on other forums)
It's just weird that this is one of those products that seems so polarizing...
Either way, I challenged you, and you responded. I truly do thank you for taking the time to do that.
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