How to prevent trailer pigtail damage...

I place a long padlock through the hole on the tongue ball latch. Run power cable and breakaway through the lock to prevent it from being dragged on ground.

I use stretch rope here to keep my trailer cable hanging up out of the way of anything...

I seen others use the D-RING hangers to hold things up out of the way... The Snap-On D-Ring is also great for the Emergency Brake Cable setup as well.


My trailer cable more or less follows the tongue all the way to the hitch. Have never really seen anything close to being pinched...

just my thoughs
Roy Ken

Look at your old cord. Ask yourself, where did it get pinched? Would having more slack help? Or more of a "belly" or setting up some type of bungee cord help?
Pain in the rear until you have it set up right, which could take awhile. Remember to carry a spare.
Guess everybody knows what you'll be checking out next time in a campground.
Mine ended up being what I thought was way to low to the road surface, but gave me plenty of slack for tight turns and worked out OK with a loose bungee cord to keep it from getting to low to the road. I tried curly-que type and straight. Straight worked out better for me. And found 7 strand pig tail wire by the foot at truck store that had better prices than most other places.

Only problem I've had was the plugin end contacts melted due to low amperage. Not sure how yours got pinched, never had that happen in over 20 years.