Good question. The Blue Ox Base Plate # BLU37UR for the 2023 Ford F-250 does indeed come with a pair of cables. These cables are actually part of the installation hardware, and are not the tow bar safety cables. The included cables are called "permanent safety cables" and are used to help secure the base plate to the frame of the vehicle. You can see this in step 5 of the instructions which is pictured below.
If you are in need of a pair of safety cables to go with your tow bar, I recommend... view full answer...
I spoke to my contact at Roadmaster and he told me that because the holes on the base plate are so small, the short safety cables of the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # 1528-3 are used to connect directly to the safety cables from your RV. You will need another set of coming from your RV to hook to cables on the base plate.
I recommend the RoadMaster 68" Single Hook, Coiled Safety Cables # RM-643. I recommend these cables because the fact that they are coiled up to keep them... view full answer...
That is an excellent question!
Since you will be using your D-Rings for the Blue Ox Off-Road Adapters # BX88296 you will need to find a place on your frame that you can connect the safety cables to. One possible option would be to use RoadMaster 12" Safety Cable Extensions # RM-910648-12 to loop around your frame and then connect the safety cables to these.
I confirmed that this would be okay with my contact at Blue Ox. view full answer...
The Falcon All Terrain Tow Bar, part # RM-522, that you purchased connects to the EZ Base Plate Kit, part # 52285-1, using the quick-disconnects. It does not use them when connecting to MS, MX, or EZ5 base plate kits, like you said, but this is not what you have.
Also, since you do use the quick-disconnects, you should be using the included short safety cables with the # RM-643 cables you purchased. view full answer...
Cables like the Blue Ox 3' Permanent Base Plate Safety Cables # BX88208 can be used in two ways. If they came with a Blue Ox baseplate then you're supposed to wrap them around the frame and connect them to the baseplate as an added safety precaution in the event that the baseplate became detached from the frame of the vehicle. There would be a section in the installation instructions for the baseplate that goes over how to install them in this way.
The other possibility is that with some... view full answer...
I strongly recommend following the directions to install the safety cables. Roadmaster states safety cables # RM-643 must connect the towing vehicle to the towed vehicle (your 2016 Chevy Sonic) with the RV being the anchor. I have added a photo from the directions showing how the cables should be set up for you to take a look at. view full answer...
The Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit # RM-344-3B have a tab with a hole on the bracket portion of the baseplate that can be used to connect your safety cables. You will most likely need to use some quick links # RM-910022 since the hole is fairly small. You'll want to make sure that the cables are attached to the bracket portion of the baseplate and not to the arms so that you have a strong connection to the frame of the Xterra.
Another option would be to wrap the Roadmaster 20"... view full answer...
You are half right. I spoke with my contact at Roadmaster and you can run coiled safety cables like the part # RM-643 through the safety cable guides of a Roadmaster Falcon tow bar part # RM-522, it is just more difficult and not the recommended way. However, you are totally right and the cables should cross right behind the tow vehicle for if the tow bar was to become unattached. view full answer...
Tow bar safety cables are generally connected between the safety chain loops built into the flat towing base plates on the towed vehicle and on the other end to the safety chain loops built into the hitch on the towing vehicle.
The instructions for the Roadmaster MX base plate kit # 921-3, which are linked for you, show the safety chain tabs built in to the removable arms. I took a diagram from those instructions and on it I indicated the locations of the tabs that are on the outside edges... view full answer...
There's really no secret to it. You would just run the cable that is installed on the right side of your trailer to the safety chain loop on the left side of your tow vehicle and vice versa for the other side.
The # C80176 would install on your trailer in the same way as the safety chains that were previously on the trailer. view full answer...
When using D-ring adapters, like part # BX88357, to flat tow your Jeep you generally need to connect the safety cables to the Jeep's frame.
One way to connect to the frame using cables like # RM-643 is to add extensions # RM-910648-20. view full answer...
If you are talking about the short cables used as a fail safe between the base plates, # RM-52289-5, and the truck the short answer is anywhere that you can. If you can loop them around any part of the base plates that would be sufficient.
If you are talking about the cables that go from the front of the toad to the back of the RV then there are safety cable tabs on each side shown in the included picture. view full answer...
The breakaway cable should be longer than the safety chains according to RVIA Recreational Vehicle Industry Association. This will activate the brakes in the event you lose the trailer connection and the safety chains fail which will bring the trailer to a stop. view full answer...
The Safety Cables contained within the RoadMaster Falcon 2 and Falcon All-Terrain Combo Towing Kit, # RM-9243-1, are okay to install the way you have. While most folks wrap the excess around the legs of the the tow bar, there is no reason that you can not do so around the shank as well. The point to remember is that you leave enough slack at the end so as to not cause a binding situation, plenty of free movement. And that you do not create a pinch point situation that will damage the cables. view full answer...
Yes you can wrap your the Blue Ox 7' Safety Cables - 7,500 lbs # BX88196 or 10,000 lbs # BX88197 around the trailer tongue, though ideally you would use a mounting bracket like the Brophy Safety Chain Mounting Bracket - 6-1/8" Long x 1/2" Diameter # MB12 or 5/8" Diameter # MB58.
I have added links to a couple video reviews for you to check out as well. view full answer...
The short safety cables that come with the Roadmaster XL Base Plate Kit # 920-1 that you referenced attach the loops right at the opening of the base plate where the arms slide in. They then attach from there to the vehicle frame anywhere that is convenient. view full answer...
The breakaway switch cable needs to be secured to the vehicle bumper or frame. The cable can be attached in many different ways. The most common method is:
Remove the cable pin from the breakaway switch. Wrap it around the safety chain loop and then back through the loop of the cable to basically make a slip knot around the safety chain loop. view full answer...
The safety cables like # RM-643 would attach to the portion of the quick disconnect that bolts directly to the # 1418-3 base plate, as shown in the provided photo.
I've linked you to a help article that provide a basic rundown of what's needed to flat tow a vehicle behind a motorhome. If you'd like some recommendations, please let me know and I'd be happy to assist. view full answer...
As long as the cables have enough slack built into them so that you can make tight turns without issue the cables you have would work just fine. If they get so tight that the attachment points look strained or the cable is totally straightened (since it's coiled) it would be too short.
Otherwise we have an 80 inch Roadmaster coiled cable, part # RM-653. view full answer...
Yes, you will want to cross the 40" Vinyl Coated Safety Cables with Clevis Hook (Qty. 2) by Dutton-Lainson, 6,500 lbs. # DL20119 when you're installing them.
The idea behind this is that they will cradle the trailer tongue if it becomes disconnected, which will result in a safer stopping situation if you're able to do so quick enough.
Attached is a review video for you to check out. view full answer...
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