Safety cables December 30, 2004, 04:05:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48497Where do you attach the safety cables to LD? We have a 26MB and the only thing I could easily do was to loop the cable through the large holes behind the hitch. This cause the cables to be almost too short when attaching them to toad.
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Safety cables Reply #1 – December 30, 2004, 06:05:39 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48501Hi Ross The safety cable or chains attach to the motorhome at the loop on each side of the receiver tube and would be about 4inches from the end of the receiver or where the ball mount is inserted into the receiver. Hopefully the Mfg. did no fail to weld on the loops sometime there is a plate with large holes in it for the cables. If you are using a blue Ox type tow bar these chain holes are right there where you plug in the tow bar. Good luck. Robert
Re: Safety cables Reply #2 – December 30, 2004, 08:47:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48505I asked 'em about this when getting the walk through on "Yonder"
Re: Safety cables Reply #3 – December 30, 2004, 11:00:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48511I also found that looping the safety cable through the holes
Re: Safety cables Reply #4 – December 31, 2004, 07:41:32 am Yahoo Message Number: 48512Quote I also found that looping the safety cable through the holes in LD's tow plate used up too Quotemuch cable. My solution was to buy two lengths of heavy tow chain, each about 12" long, Quoteincluding a screw-closure type link for each. I threaded chain thru each of the holes in the Quotetow plate. I attach the safety cables to one of the links on these chains.Quote Hope this helps /noel/ Yes, this sounds like a rather easy fix.
Re: Safety cables Reply #5 – December 31, 2004, 08:45:58 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48529I posted a picture of my "fix" for attaching safety chains in the photo section, see "Yonder" album.When removing the receiver hitch to drill two 1/2" holes on a drill press (you could do it in place, but I figured the drill press would be easier), I found the attach bolt were not very tight - - one of the larger bolts was barely tight, so I recomment checking these before towing with a new LD.The "quick link" shown is 3/8", available from Home Depot and other places too.all the best,bumper
Re: Safety cables Reply #6 – January 02, 2005, 06:46:03 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48583Quote Where do you attach the safety cables to LD? We have a 26MB and the only thing I could easily do was to loop the cable through the large holes behind the hitch. This cause the cables to be almost too short when attaching them to toad. I drilled the 1/2"nch holes as already discussed. Be aware there are different test strengths of hardware, bolts, nuts, chains, etc. The Home Center stuff is fine for home construction projects. If you want "industrial" strength hardware, and you do for towing cables, I suggest a store that caters to the commercial market as opposed to the home builders market. I went to a local industrial hardware supply store and found three different strengths of eye bolts. Went with the strongest plus lock washers and a special type of nut that not supposed to come loose. Bought this nut to replace the factory nuts on the entire towing bracket. Wish I knew the proper engineering terminology for such stuff but I don't. I suspect someone here does.My 2 cents:Ed
Re: Safety cables Reply #7 – January 03, 2005, 07:39:43 pm Yahoo Message Number: 48625Quote I asked 'em about this when getting the walk through on "Yonder" in November. Dave pointed to those big holes under and forward of the 2" reciever tube and said,"right there". I though, yeah right . . . but didn't argue. The problem with the existing big holes is that I had the same concern. My Roadmaster coiled cables were too short to loop through the holes in the bumper. If you look in the LD manual it is pretty clear that it is recommended that you NOT drill or weld to the bumper or reciver hitch because it might weaken the steel. My solution was to find a local rigging company that works with steel cable making slings for cranes and other rigging issues. I ordered two 5/16" cables, two ft. long with eyes spiced into each end. These cables are threaded through the holes and the Roadmaster cables are clipped to the eyes. They work great without compromising the strength of the bumper.Ron in OhioQuote > My fix will be to drill a 1/2" hole on each side of the reciever tube, through the existing steel gusset. This will have no real effect on strength. Then I'll install a screw type chain safety link in each.I could also weld on a 1/2" chain link on each side, with the loop extending down enough to hook onto. Yeah, I think I'll do it that way instead of drilling holes.all the best,bumperMinden, NV in the snow
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