Very Scary Tow Car Breakaway
A dear friend sent me this photo of his Jeep Cherokee which recently became detached while driving on I-95. The story goes that they were driving down I-95 when a motorist drove up beside them madl...
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sailor_lou wrote:I have a Demco 10,000 lb tow bar and that is the way it is designed (safety cables are attached to the baseplate assembly). After reading this post I went out and looked at mine and thought several chains or cables wrapped around the base plate and tow hitch would be a good idea. Do most of you(who have done something) do this or do you feel safety cables going from frame of MH to frame of car is better? My thought is that if the base plate were to come loose the slack in the cable would put a lot of stress once the cables tightened, suddenly picking up all the load of the car, where as a safety chain around the base plate and tow hitch would not allow any slack in the cables.
In addition to periodically checking that the baseplate bolts are secure (as identified in the instructions), it is also important to ensure the safety chains/cables are attached to the frame of the car. Just walking around I've seen many installations where the safety cables are attached to the baseplate assembly.
Lou
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