Recommendations For Preventing Coiled Safety Cables From Dragging With Blue Ox Tow Bars
Question:
Using a blue ox 7500 lb set up for flat tow of a mini cooper. Coiled cable dragged and tore covering on a steep incline due to it being so low. Just ordered new set of cables. I see you can wrap the cables on a trailer tongue, could I wrap them on the tow bar to get them off the ground entirely? Could I use electrical ties guaranteed to break if needed to coil them tighter if I don’t wrap them? Thanks
asked by: Deborah S
Helpful Expert Reply:
I do not recommend wrapping the Blue Ox 7' Safety Cables # BX88196 around your tow bar. This could cause any breakaway cable used with a supplemental braking system to not activate in the event of a breakaway. Instead the simplest fix to try and prevent this from occurring again in the future is by using Cable Ties # DW05727-10. This will allow you to tie up the cables where they sag between your motorhome and the front of your Mini Cooper. These have a break strength of 50lbs so they are more than strong enough to hold up the cable but will easily break in the event of a breakaway.
Products Referenced in This Question
Deka Cable Ties Kit - UV-Resistant - Black - 50 lb Tensile Strength - 14" Long - Qty 10
- Electrical Tools
- Cable Management
- Cable Ties
- 14 Inch Long
- Black
- Deka
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Blue Ox 7' Safety Cables - 7,500 lbs - Qty 2
- Safety Cables
- Coiled Cables
- 84 Inch Long
- 7500 lbs GTW
- S-Hooks
- Coated Cables
- Blue Ox
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