How To Attach A Breakaway Cable To A Trailer

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How to attach a breakaway cable to a trailer.

Nuera trailer parts is your source for quality and affordable trailer parts. Replacing your old cable is easy just clip off the damaged cable and attach the zip cable with the supplied split ring. There are many options for attaching the breakaway cable from the tow ready trailer break away kit item 50 85 315 to your vehicle. How to connect a trailer breakaway cable duration.

1 the only place to attach the brake activator breakaway cable is to the tow vehicle itself. Trailers of the east coast 163 293 views. There are two main ways to correctly attach the breakaway cable. A stabiliser bumper shield cycle carrier etc.

I connect mine to my bumper only. A that the cable cannot snag in use on the trailer coupling head jockey wheel or any accessory e g. I notice that many people connect the breakaway cable to the receiver itself eyes for safety chain hooks etc or hitch pin. You could attach to a tie down point in the bed of your truck or you could use stake pocket tie down and attach the cable to it.

This isn t debated afaik by any trailer vendor. When the breakaway cable is attached check to ensure. 2 carabiner or snap clip goes on the end but it goes to either a free bumper ball hole free because you use class 3 5 instead of bumper or most commonly right alongside one of the breakaway chains. For starters most everyone agrees that it should not be attached to any part of the hitch head itself.

If you re new to caravanning then it s important to know about breakaway cables a steel cable that is designed to bring the trailer or caravan to a halt in the unlikely event the towed unit becomes unhitched. No matter what kind of trailer part you need nuera can help. If the hitch head were to fail it would most likely stay coupled to the trailer failing to. My reasoning for that is that if there ever was a failure of the receiver hitch itself the bumper would still be connected to the truck and be able to pull the breakaway cable loose.

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