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Understand Proper Tow Tether Attachment

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What happens here

Instead of attaching to the safety chain loops, the 'Tow Tether' device (which typically comes with its own small cable) is installed directly onto the vehicle's frame. This installation usually involves wrapping the Tow Tether's cable around a robust part of the truck's frame and securing it with the bolt mechanism. Once the Tow Tether is independently secured to the vehicle's frame, the trailer's breakaway cable is then attached to the loop created by the Tow Tether's cable. This provides a dedicated, independent attachment point, ensuring the breakaway system functions as intended even if the main hitch fails.

Goal: Learn the correct and safe method for securing a trailer's breakaway cable using the Tow Tether device.

Tools and materials

  • Tow Tether Device (installed)
  • Tow Vehicle Frame
  • Trailer Breakaway Cable

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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. It should be done to an independent location. And so this gives you the ability to take this cable, wrap it around the framework, secure it with this bolt system. So it's universal and that is an independent location that's DOT. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. It satisfies the DOT

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