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Ford Escape Tow Bar Braking Systems Installation And Review Videos

     

Demco SBS Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Escape- Video

Demco SBS Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Escape

Hey everyone, Ryan here at etrailer, today on our 2021 Ford Escape. We're gonna be showing you how to install the Demco Stay-IN-Play Supplemental Braking System. Before we get into that though, let's take a minute, check this out, and make sure it's gonna be the right kit for you. Figured it'd be useful to address one of the big questions that a lot of people wonder when it comes to flat towing, and that's what parts am I gonna need There's gonna be a total of five main components. You're gonna have the base plate, which is gonna provide us with an attachment point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. more


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1/2/2024 10:59:26 AM



Demco Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape- Video

Demco Air Force One Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape

Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2022 Ford Escape, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Demco Air Force One supplemental braking system. And this will work with the motor homes that have the factory-equipped BrakeSync. But before we get into that, why don't we just take a minute, check this out, and make sure it's gonna work for you So right off the bat, what a supplemental braking system is gonna do is apply the brakes in your towed vehicle whenever you hit the brakes in your motor home. And that's just going to, you know, help bring you to a more predictable and complete stop. more


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10/10/2022 9:35:46 AM



Demco SBS Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape- Video

Demco SBS Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape

Hey everybody, how's it going Today, we're gonna be going over the Demco Stay-IN-Play supplemental braking system here on our 2022 Ford Escape. So a supplemental braking system is going to be a requirement for your flat tow setup. It's not only a safety concern. It's a legal requirement in every state. Now what the braking system is gonna do is basically it's just gonna help out the brakes on our motorhome. So when we're going down a steep hill, we don't have the vehicle pushing behind us. more


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7/6/2022 12:06:15 PM



Brake Buddy Stealth Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape- Video

Brake Buddy Stealth Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2022 Ford Escape

Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2022 Ford Escape, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Brake Buddy Stealth supplemental braking system. But before we do that, why don't we check it out and make sure that this is a kit that's gonna work for you So before we jump right in and start talking about the braking system, I figured it'd be useful just to kinda touch base and refresh ourselves on the main components that we're gonna need to flat tow our vehicle down the road in the first place. There's gonna be a total of five main parts that you're gonna need. First one will be the base plate, and that's gonna provide us with a solid and reliable attachment point. more


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5/24/2022 11:10:13 AM



Roadmaster InvisiBrake Braking System Installation - 2020 Ford Escape- Video

Roadmaster InvisiBrake Braking System 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 InvisiBrake supplemental braking system here on your 2020 Ford Escape. So what does a braking system do Well, if you we're already aware, it's gonna be required in pretty much every state. And what it does is, it essentially takes the brakes on the motorhome and applies those to that on your towed vehicle. So why might you want this Well, for starters, again, it's requirement in most states and number two, it's gonna greatly reduce the strain here on your motorhome. 'Cause if you think about it when you're coming to a stop, you have this vehicle behind us, it's extra weight we're pulling and it's also extra weight that's pushing us. Therefore, by applying the brakes in our towed vehicle here, it's gonna help us come to a stop a little bit smoother and not put as much strain on your motorhome. more


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3/23/2022 3:56:30 PM



Best 2021 Ford Escape Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System- Video

Best 2021 Ford Escape Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System

Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2021 Ford Escape. Before we start talking about some of the different types of setups that we can use to flat tow our Escape, let's go over the main components that we're gonna need in the first place. The first one is going to be your base plate, and that's 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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8/2/2021 11:31:15 AM



Best 2020 Ford Escape Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System- Video

Best 2020 Ford Escape Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Braking System

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at our best flat tow setup options for your 2020 Ford Escape. Before we start talking about some of the different types of setups that we can use to flat tow our Escape, let's go over the main components that we're gonna need in the first place. The first one is going to be your base plate, and that's going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. Tow bar is gonna be our second component, and this is gonna be the physical wing that connects the front of your Escape to the back of your motor home. more


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7/28/2021 9:50:18 AM



Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Escape- Video

Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System Installation - 2021 Ford Escape

Hey, everybody. How's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Demco Stay-in-Play Duo supplemental braking system here on a 2021 Ford Escape. So a supplemental braking system is gonna be a key component of your flat tow setup. Now, it's actually gonna be required in every state for a vehicle over a certain amount. Our Ford Escape here is gonna exceed that amount in pretty much every state, so it's safe to say this is gonna be a required component of your flat tow setup. Now, what the braking system actually does is it's gonna apply the brakes in our towed vehicle when we apply the brakes on our motorhome. more


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6/30/2021 1:38:47 PM



Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2021 Ford Escape- Video

Roadmaster Brake-Lite Relay Kit Installation - 2021 Ford Escape

Hey everybody, how's it going Today we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the road master brake light relay kit here on a 2021 Ford Escape. So a brake light relay kit is gonna be required in order to successfully flat tow this vehicle if you have a supplemental braking system. Now essentially what this is gonna do is, so when the brake lights are being applied on a towed vehicle here while we have the turn signals on on the motor home, they're gonna override those signals which is not something we want. By installing the relay here which is powered by the running light circle on the motor home. We're gonna prevent the brake lights on the towed vehicle from overriding the turn signals sent from the motor home. So there's really not much else to say about the relay, it's gonna do its job. more


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6/28/2021 11:34:41 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



Blue Ox Patriot Braking System Installation - 2011 Ford Escape- Video

Blue Ox Patriot Braking System Installation - 2011 Ford Escape

Today on our 2011 Ford Escape we're going to install the Blue Ox Patriot Brake System, part number BRK2010. Our first step is unwrapping our box out of the package and installing the feet. We're going to go ahead and run these in about halfway 'til we get in the vehicle and we can set our feet height to our brake pedal. Let's go ahead and set it in the vehicle. Before setting your box into the vehicle, you want to make sure you move the driver's seat all the way back. Alright, in order to attach the arm we're going to need to jog the brake pedal clamp out so that the box does not hit the deck. more


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2/7/2012 3:26:25 PM



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