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Ford Tow Bar Braking Systems Installation And Review Videos

  

Roadmaster InvisiBrake Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video

Roadmaster InvisiBrake Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford F-150

Hey everyone. Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2018 Ford F-150. I'm gonna walk through how to install the Roadmaster InvisiBrake. The InvisiBrake is gonna be a braking system that mounts inside the vehicle to allow the towed vehicle, to not only slow but stop itself while it's being flat-towed. That way we're not depending on the brakes on the RV to stop both vehicles. more


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5/20/2021 8:26:07 AM



Demco SBS Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Ranger- Video

Demco SBS Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Ranger

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2021 Ford Ranger, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Air Force One supplemental braking system. So there's gonna be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Ranger down the road. First one's gonna be your base plate and that's gonna provide us with a solid and reliable connection point that way we can hook our tow bar up to it. A tow bar is gonna be the second component, and that's gonna be the physical link that connects the front of your Ranger to the back of your motor home. Third main component is going to be safety cables. more


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5/14/2021 10:06:23 AM



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2020 Ford Escape- Video

Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2020 Ford Escape

Hey, everybody. How's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit here on your 2020 Ford Escape. So, a brake-lite relay kit is gonna be required for most vehicles that have separate brake and turn signals like our Ford Escape. Now, essentially, what this kit does is it's gonna prevent the brakes in our towed vehicle from overriding the turn signals coming from our motor home. So it is an important part of our setup in order to remain legal and safe going down the road. So in regards to actual operation, or activation rather, it's gonna be triggered from turning the running lights on in our motorhome. more


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5/12/2021 2:05:33 PM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford Focus- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford Focus

Hello, everybody click here etrailer.com Here at trailer, we install, test and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. And today we're going to be working on a 2018 Ford focus. We're going to be taking a look at and I'll be showing you how to install the Dem co, Stay-IN-Play duo, supplemental braking system with coach link. Our key components of our flat towing setup consists of our base plate. And that's going to be the key attachment point to our vehicle's frame, allowing us to attach our next component which is going to be our tow bar and this attaches to our motor home, And then to the base plate attached to our car. You're not going to have our safety chains. more


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4/6/2021 1:37:36 PM



Roadmaster Stop Light Switch Kit Installation - 2018 Ford Focus- Video

Roadmaster Stop Light Switch Kit Installation - 2018 Ford Focus

Hello, everybody Clayton here, etrailer.com. Here at etrailer, we install, test, and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. Today, we are going to be working on a 2018 Ford Focus. We're going to be taking a look at, and I'll be showing you how to install Roadmaster's stoplight switch. Our stoplight switch is going to send a signal to our indicator light or our Coachlink system, in this case, letting us know that the brakes are being applied, and how this works is there's a little plunger that hits the brake pedal arm and that's compressed whenever it's touching the arm. When that brake pedal pushes down that plunger extends sending the signal. more


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4/5/2021 2:37:20 PM



Best 2020 Ford F-150 Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking Systems- Video

Best 2020 Ford F-150 Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking Systems

Hey everybody, Ryan here at trailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for the 2020 Ford F150. So before we get kinda too carried away on what components I recommend and what we're using here today on our Ford, I figured it would be useful just to kinda go over the basics of the five main components that you're gonna need to safely tow your truck down the road. The first one's gonna be the base plate, and the base plate is going to provide us with a solid connection point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. Tow bar is gonna be at site component, and that's gonna be the physical link that connects the front of your truck to the back of your motor home. more


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4/5/2021 10:22:13 AM



Demco SBS Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2012 Ford F-150- Video

Demco SBS Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2012 Ford F-150

Hi there Ford owners. Today on your 2012 Ford F-150, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Demco's Air Force One. And this is what our braking system looks like when it's installed. The operating unit here takes air from the air brake system on your motor home, and is used to send it out to an actuator located on the pedal inside, and it will proportionately apply the brake pedal in your vehicle as you press the brakes in your motor home, helping you come to a seamless, smooth stop. And you can see here where our air hoses connects to our motor home. There is a tank and some fittings that we tap into on the motor home side that allows us to get that pressure from the brake system when we press the brakes. more


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3/17/2021 1:13:08 PM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2020 Ford Ranger- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2020 Ford Ranger

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Ford ranger, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco Stay-In-Play braking system with the wireless Coachlink monitor. So probably one of the most important things when you're looking at a braking system is how it's going to perform, you know how's it going to feel and react whenever you're flat towing down the road. And a braking system is a really important component. What that's designed to do is apply the brakes in your towed vehicle. Whenever you hit the brakes and your motor home that way the motor home isn't solely responsible on not only slowing itself down, but your vehicle too. more


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3/12/2021 10:29:21 AM



Best 2018 Ford Edge Flat Tow Set Up - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2018 Ford Edge Flat Tow Set Up - Braking Systems

Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today. I'm going to be going over the five main components for a flat tow setup on your 2018 Ford edge. We're going to have our braking system, our tow bar our safety cables, our wiring and our base plate. Now in the 2018 Ford edge, when it's being flat-towed, it requires a key to be in the on position. When the keys in the on position, while it's being flat-towed, it could potentially run your battery down. more


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2/23/2021 3:53:04 PM



Roadmaster Stop Light Switch Kit Installation - 2018 Ford Edge- Video

Roadmaster Stop Light Switch Kit Installation - 2018 Ford Edge

Today on our 2018 Ford Edge you're gonna be taking a look at, I'm gonna be showing you how to install the Roadmaster Stop Light Switch Kit. To install our stop light switch, it's a little bit hard to see, um, up underneath our dash, so I'm gonna kind of explain it here. This is going to be our switch. We're gonna have two wires that come off of it. Uh, we're gonna have to run both of them out through the grommet and the firewall, so what I did is I used the airline tube for my breaking system when I was installing it to push that lines through there. You're gonna have a red and a green wire that come in your kit. more


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2/15/2021 3:08:30 PM



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2015 Ford F-150- Video

Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2015 Ford F-150

Clayton: Hello, everybody, Clayton here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit on our 2015 Ford F-150. When flat towing your F-150, the brake light relay is needed to ensure that your turn signal is not overridden by your Brake-Lite signal. It does not interfere with your F-150's electrical system and it activates automatically so there is nothing you need to do once it is installed. And speaking of installation, let's go through it now.To start our installation, we want to pull down our dash panel. There's going to be this metal bracket mounted on the back of here, and our tabs on our plastic panel are going to be mounted on the bottom here. more


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11/20/2020 9:17:12 AM



Blue Ox Patriot 3 Radio Frequency Portable Braking System Installation - 2015 Ford F-150- Video

Blue Ox Patriot 3 Radio Frequency Portable Braking System Installation - 2015 Ford F-150

Clayton: Hello, everyone. Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com, we install, test and review tons of different products to help you as a customer, make a more educated decision before your purchase. Today, I have a 2015 Ford F-150. We'll be taking a look at and I'll show you how to install the Patriot 3 portable braking system that runs on radio frequency. Our braking system is going to be proportional. more


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11/20/2020 9:12:11 AM



Best 2019 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems- Video

Best 2019 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer today. We're going to be talking about our best flat tow set up for our 2019 Ford Fiesta. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta out on the road. First one is going to be your base plate. Base plate is going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar is got to be that second component.It's going to be that physical link that's actually pulling your fusion down the road. more


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11/5/2020 7:58:14 AM



Best 2018 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems- Video

Best 2018 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be talking about our best flat tow setup for our 2018 Ford Fiesta. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta on the road. First, one's going to be your base plate. Base plate is going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar is got to be that second component. more


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11/5/2020 7:57:58 AM



Best 2017 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems- Video

Best 2017 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be talking about our best flat tow setup for our 2017 Ford Fiesta. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta out on the road.First, one's going to be your base plate. Base plates is going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar has got to be that second component. It's going to be that physical link that's actually pulling your fusion down the road. more


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11/5/2020 7:57:42 AM



Best 2016 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems- Video

Best 2016 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems

Ryan: Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be talking about our best flat test set up for our 2016 Ford Fiesta. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta down the road.First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate is going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bars going to be that second component. more


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11/5/2020 7:57:26 AM



Best 2015 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems- Video

Best 2015 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Barking Systems

Ryan: Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be talking about our best flat tow setup for our 2015 Ford Fiesta. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta on the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. more


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11/5/2020 7:57:10 AM



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford F-150- Video

SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford F-150

Clayner: Hey, everyone. How's it going Clayner at etrailer.com. And today I'll be showing you how to install and we'll go over some of the features of the Demco Stay-IN-Play Duo supplemental braking system on our 2018 Ford F-150.Our supplemental braking system is one of the key components in our flat towing setup. We have our tow bar, our base plate, our trailer wiring, our safety cables. Now you might be asking yourself, "Why do I need this" Or, "Is it required" Well, actually, most States do require you to have a supplemental braking system. And the reason that is, is if your vehicle does happen to become detached from your RV, it'll apply the brakes in your vehicle, bringing it to a safe stop.The only visible part of our braking system on the outside of our vehicle is going to be our breakaway switch here and that's what initiates the brakes to be pressed if it does come detached. more


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9/9/2020 11:42:10 AM



Best 2014 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System- Video

Best 2014 Ford Fiesta Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. inaudible 00:00:02 2014 Ford Fiesta, we're going to be talking about our best flat tow setup. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fiesta down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate is going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar has got to be that second component. more


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9/1/2020 10:32:09 AM



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Explorer- Video

SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Explorer

Shane: Hey everyone. Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2019 Ford Explorer, and I want to walk you through how I installed Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System. A braking system is going to be required in any vehicle being flat towed behind a motor home. It's going to be one of the six components needed to flat tow the Ford. The Stay-IN-Play DUO is going to be designed for motor homes with hydraulic brakes. more


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8/20/2020 12:27:08 PM



Best 2017 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems- Video

Best 2017 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2017 Ford Fusion. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar's got to be that second component. more


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8/5/2020 10:53:37 AM



Best 2021 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems- Video

Best 2021 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2021 Ford Fusion. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. more


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8/5/2020 10:53:15 AM



Best 2020 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems- Video

Best 2020 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan, here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2020 Ford Fusion. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to.Tow bars got to be that second component. That's going to be that physical link that's actually pulling your Fusion down the road. more


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8/5/2020 10:52:54 AM



Best 2019 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems- Video

Best 2019 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow set up options for your 2019 Ford Fusion. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar's got to be that second component. more


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8/5/2020 10:52:33 AM



Best 2018 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems- Video

Best 2018 Ford Fusion Flat Tow Set Up-Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2018 Ford Fusion. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar's got to be that second component. more


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8/5/2020 10:52:08 AM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2020 Ford Fusion- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2020 Ford Fusion

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Ford Fusion Hybrid, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco supplemental braking system. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Fusion down the road. First, one's going to be your base plate. Base plate's going to give us that solid and reliable connection point that we need to hook up our tow bar to. Tow bar is got to be that second component. more


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8/5/2020 8:57:10 AM



Best 2015 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2015 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow setup for your 2015 Ford Explorer. So, there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road. First one's going to be the base plate. A base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point, that way we can hook our tow bar up to it. The tow bar is going to be that second component. more


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7/10/2020 4:52:41 PM



Best 2014 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2014 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow setup for your 2014 Ford Explorer. So there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road. The first one is going to be the base plate. The base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point. more


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7/10/2020 4:52:07 PM



Best 2013 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2013 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow setup for your 2013 Ford Explorer. So, there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road. First one's going to be the base plate. A base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point, that way we can hook our tow bar up to it. The tow bar is going to be that second component. more


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7/10/2020 4:42:08 PM



Best 2012 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Sysems- Video

Best 2012 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Sysems

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow setup for your 2012 Ford Explorer. So, there's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road. First one's going to be the base plate. A base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point, that way we can hook our tow bar up to it. The tow bar is going to be that second component. more


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7/10/2020 4:37:09 PM



Best 2011 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2011 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow setup for your 2011 Ford Explorer. There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road. First one's going to be the base plate. A base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point, that way we can hook our tow bar up to it. more


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7/10/2020 4:27:09 PM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2015 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco supplemental braking system. Now probably my absolute favorite thing about the setup is how easy it's going to be to use whenever you're ready to flat tow. There's really hardly anything to it at all. So once you have your tow bar and your cables all hooked up, all you're going to have to do is take the braking system tether here and put it around the breakaway switch. And then you just hop inside the Explorer, come down here to your G-Force controller and flip that switch into the on position. more


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6/29/2020 12:53:06 PM



Best 2019 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2019 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow options. A flat tow is going to consist of five major components, so let's go ahead and run through those now. Our first one is going to be the base plate. The base plate is going to connect to your Explorer's frame and provide us with a very solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. The tow bar is going to connect to the base plate, and the other end is going to connect to the motor home, and that's what's actually going to make that physical link to hold the two vehicles together.We're also going to have safety cables. more


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3/9/2020 4:27:07 PM



Best 2018 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2018 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow options. A flat tow is going to consist of five major components, so let's go ahead and run through those now. Our first one is going to be the base plate. The base plate is going to connect to your Explorer's frame and provide us with a very solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. The tow bar is going to connect to the base plate, and the other end is going to connect to the motor home, and that's what's actually going to make that physical link to hold the two vehicles together.We're also going to have safety cables. more


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3/9/2020 4:07:06 PM



Best 2017 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2017 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow options. A flat tow is going to consist of five major components. Let's go ahead and run through those now. Our first one is going to be the baseplate. The baseplate is going to connect to your Explorer's frame and provide us with a very solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. more


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3/9/2020 4:02:06 PM



Best 2016 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems- Video

Best 2016 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Braking Systems

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow options. A flat tow is going to consist of five major components. Let's go ahead and run through those now. Our first one is going to be the baseplate. The baseplate is going to connect to your Explorer's frame and provide us with a very solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. more


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3/9/2020 3:42:10 PM



SMI Air Force One Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Explorer- Video

SMI Air Force One Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Explorer

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2019 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco Air Force One supplemental braking system.Now there's going to be five main components needed to flat tow your Explorer down the road safely. One of them is going to be the base plate here, which provides us with a solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. The tow bar is going to go from the base plate to the back of the motor home. We're also going to have safety cables, which is a secondary connection just in case. In the event of a catastrophic disconnect, the safety cables are going to keep everything connected together.We're also going to have wiring. more


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3/5/2020 5:02:22 PM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford Focus- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2018 Ford Focus

Ryan: How's it going, Ryan here etrailer.com today on our 2018 Ford focus, we'll be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco Stay-IN-Play supplemental braking system. Now there's going to be five main components needed to flat tow your focused on the road. They're going to include a base plate, a tow bar, tow bar wiring, a braking system and safety cable. So braking system, isn't something you're just going to need to not only be legal and safe, but it's also going to help prevent, wear and tear on the motor home. That's because without that braking system, it's the motor homes entire responsibility to not only stop itself, but also stopped out on the car behind it. And that can put a lot of wear and tear on the brakes, suspension components, all that type of stuff. more


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12/26/2019 11:52:59 AM



Best 2019 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options- Video

Best 2019 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2019 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:48:07 AM



Best 2018 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options- Video

Best 2018 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be going over the best flat-tow options for your 2018 Ford Taurus. Being able to take your vehicle with you is going to make it a lot easier, when you get to the camp site, to be able to set up your motor home and leave it, because you're going to have another vehicle to get you to the store or to go out exploring.Our base plate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us a solid connection point between our base plate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. Our braking system is going to allow our vehicle to not only slow, but stop itself, so we don't have to rely on the motor home's brakes to stop and slow both vehicles. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:59 AM



Best 2017 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options- Video

Best 2017 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2017 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:52 AM



Best 2016 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options- Video

Best 2016 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2016 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:44 AM



Best 2015 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251- Video

Best 2015 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2015 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:36 AM



Best 2014 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251- Video

Best 2014 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2014 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:28 AM



Best 2013 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251- Video

Best 2013 Ford Taurus Flat Tow Setup Options SM99251

Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best flat tow options for your 2013 Ford Taurus. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home is going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite because you're going to be able to leave your motor home set up. We're going to have another vehicle that can get us out to the store or to go exploring.Our baseplate is going to attach to the chassis of the vehicle to give us a solid attachment point for our tow bar. Our tow bar is going to give us that solid connection point between our baseplate on our vehicle and our motor home. Our safety cables are going to be a secondary safety device in case our tow bar fails. more


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10/24/2019 10:42:20 AM



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2017 Ford Taurus- Video

SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2017 Ford Taurus

Shane Lee: Hi, I'm Shane Lee with etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to walk you through how to install Demco's Stay-IN-Play duo braking system on your 2017 Ford Taurus, flat tow setup. Being able to flat tow your vehicle behind your motor home. It's going to make it a lot easier when you get to your campsite, because you're going to be able to leave the motor home set up. You're going to have another vehicle to get you to the store or go exploring. It's going to be one of the six main components needed to flat tow the vehicle.The braking system on a vehicle is very, very important when it's being flat-towed. more


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10/18/2019 10:42:20 AM



Brake Buddy Select 3 Portable Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2017 Ford Edge- Video

Brake Buddy Select 3 Portable Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2017 Ford Edge

Shane: Hi I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to walk with you how I installed the Brake Buddy Select 3 portable supplemental braking system on your 2017 Ford Edge. A braking system is going to be required by law in any vehicle being flat-towed. It's going to be one of the main components to getting your vehicle set up to be flat towed behind your RV. The difference between a portable system or transferable system and a permanent install is a permanent install is going to stay on the vehicle. With the portable transferable system, if you decide to buy another car, that system can be taken and used in that other car once it's set up to be flat-towed.This is what our Brake Buddy is going to look like when it's installed on our vehicle, it's going to sit in the driver's side floorboard, it's going to attach to our brake pedal with a clamp. more


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9/30/2019 11:02:42 AM



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2019 Ford Ranger- Video

Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2019 Ford Ranger

Ryan: How's it going Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2019 Ford Ranger, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster brake light relay. Now, keep in mind, this is going to be one of six main components needed to inaudible 00:00:16 your Ranger. All of them are going to include your base plate, your tow bar, your tow bar wiring, your safety cables, your braking system, and your brake light relay.The reason we're going to need a brake light relay is simple. Whenever we're flat towing our ranger behind our motor home, and say in our motor home, we have a turn signal on and the brakes applied at the same time, here on the back of the Ranger, it would just be the brake lights illuminated, and that's obviously what we don't want. We would want one brake light to illuminate and one of our turn signals to be flashing, matching the back of our motor home.Well, that's what the brake light relay is going to allow us to do. more


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8/23/2019 12:02:30 PM



SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Ranger- Video

SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2019 Ford Ranger

Brian: How's it going, everybody Brian here at etrailer.com. Today, on our 2019 Ford Ranger, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO supplemental braking system. Not only is a braking system going to help keep you much safer when flat towing, but it's also going to help reduce wear and tear on your motor home as well. And since it is required by law, it's going to keep you legal.Now, keep in mind, this is going to be one of six main components needed to flat tow your Ranger. All of them are going to include your base plate, your tow bar, your tow bar wiring, your safety cables, your braking system, and your brake light relay. So what that brake light relay is going to do is allow that turn signal to work properly and not be overridden by the brake signal. more


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8/22/2019 5:02:42 PM



Best 2014 Ford Focus Flat Tow Set Up Options RM-8700- Video

Best 2014 Ford Focus Flat Tow Set Up Options RM-8700

Hi there, Focus owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2014 Ford Focus. There's five main components you'll need to flat tow your Focus. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection point between your motor home and your vehicle, your baseplate, which provides the connection point where you'll attach your tow bar to your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplementary connection between the two, your diode wiring, which takes all of the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to your vehicles, people behind you will know your intentions, and your braking system on your vehicle, which will assist it braking in addition to your motor home so you can come to a safe stop.Now additionally on your Focus, you will need a battery disconnect switch as to get it into tow mode. You do have to disconnect the battery, but you're going to need a power supply for your braking system, so a battery disconnect will allow you to have that power for your braking system and disconnect the rest of the vehicle so you can flat tow it properly.For our tow bar, we're using Roadmaster's Falcon 2. This is a perfectly fine tow bar for your Focus. more


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8/19/2019 9:17:14 AM



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