Where to attach the Breakaway Cable
Where is the best place (appropriate/correct) place to attach the breakaway cable? I don't know why, but this is like an internet mystery and I cannot find simple instructions anywhere. My cable i...
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I think, and the past posts on the forum will most likely confirm, that the chances of the coupler coming off the ball,especially when using WD which forces the coupler down on the ball, is very unlikely if the trailer becomes disconnected. The much more common occurrence, and we have had several instances of it reported here on the forums, is that the hitch itself breaks or comes apart from the tow vehicle. This is the main reason for not attaching the breakaway cable to the hitch but instead to some part of the tow vehicle itself.
WD hitches put a lot of strain on hitches and there is a lot of movements up, down and sideways from the movement of the trailer. If there is any weakness in the hitch, this movement will find it and could break the hitch itself or it's mountings. This is what has happened in the past several times and been reported on the forums complete with pictures.
Other than the above post about the pop-up coming off (no WD being used) there has only been one other post that I can remember since I joined almost 15 years ago.
Barney
WD hitches put a lot of strain on hitches and there is a lot of movements up, down and sideways from the movement of the trailer. If there is any weakness in the hitch, this movement will find it and could break the hitch itself or it's mountings. This is what has happened in the past several times and been reported on the forums complete with pictures.
Other than the above post about the pop-up coming off (no WD being used) there has only been one other post that I can remember since I joined almost 15 years ago.
Barney
