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Inspect Current Breakaway Cable Attachment

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What happens here

Observe the tow vehicle's hitch setup. A common, incorrect practice is demonstrated in the video: attaching the trailer's breakaway cable directly to the same loops or points where the safety chains are connected. Visually confirm if your breakaway cable is connected to the safety chain loops. This method is improper because if the entire hitch receiver fails or detaches, the breakaway cable will also become disconnected, rendering the trailer's emergency braking system useless.

Goal: Visually inspect how your trailer's breakaway cable is currently attached to your tow vehicle and identify common incorrect practices.

Tools and materials

  • Safety Chain Attachment Loops
  • Tow Vehicle Hitch Receiver
  • Trailer Breakaway Cable

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All right, Neil, what are we looking at with this? Now, what we have is the tow tether safety cable. And instead of attaching your breakaway cable on your trailer to your chain location, what the toe tether does, it gives you an independent secure location that's attached to the truck frame. Um, and so a lot of guys will try to attach their safety cable right to where you put your safety chains, your breakaway cable, I mean, right to where you put your safety chains, but that is not the way it's supposed to be done. Correct.

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