Required in most states, safety cables add a little extra assurance that your towed vehicle won't become a runaway vehicle if breakaway occurs. Aircraft-grade steel ensures strength, and plastic coating keeps cable from scratching your tow bar.
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Today we're going to take a look at the Blue Ox 7' Safety Cables, with the 5,000 pound per cable capacity. Sold as a quantity of two. Part number is BX88196. Now here's what our cables are going to look like. As you can see, they've got that nice, coiled design. This is going to allow for expansion, so we can reach out, get both ends connected, but then it's going to pull back to keep these up off the ground. The cable itself is aircraft grade material.
See the nice reinforcements around there. Then the cables themselves rubber-coated, so we're not going to have to worry about that cable corroding or scuffing up the actual tow bar. Now these keepers are nice. Once we're hooked up, we won't have to worry about them accidentally coming unhooked. I'm going just going to go right around the safety chain connection points of our hitch there.
Slide those keepers on. Then we like to cross them. Come over here. The size is really going to allow us to connect on to just about any style safety chain connection point. These are great for replacement of already existing safety chains, or just to give yourself a little extra security when it comes to towing your vehicle behind your motor home. It's really all there is too it.
As you can see, plenty of room there. They're not hanging down like the chain style that you typically see where they'd be hitting the ground, making sparks, and anywhere that it might come in contact, we're not going to have to worry about any of that scuffing or anything like that. That's going to complete our look at the Blue Ox 7' Safety Cables with the 5,000 pound per cable capacity. Part number is BX88196.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (57 Customer Reviews)
Required in most states, safety cables add a little extra assurance that your towed vehicle won't become a runaway vehicle if breakaway occurs. Aircraft-grade steel ensures strength, and plastic coating keeps cable from scratching your tow bar.Cables are heavy duty and well made. Springs on hook are strong and will not come apart. Coils will not drag like my old cables.
Tom - 07/07/2020
Great product. I've towed the car behind my RV several times and have peace of mind that if something breaks, I've got great cables to prevent further damage to my car and other vehicles on the road. Thankfully I've haven't had to put them to the test, and I hope I never do.
Good quality & design
Good product
Product was great both times. After I learned to keep the cable from between the hitch and the ground the second set looked like new yesterday when I looked at them!
Nick S - 03/01/2018These are excellent quality cables with hooks on both ends.
Excellent product and just what I needed, I've bought multiple items from etrailer and they always ship fast, communicate very well and offer quality products. A great place to buy your trailer needs. Thank you.
They cable are just as described. The only issue I have are the rubber anti rattle straps. They don't last very long, just a couple of months, and the UV destroys them. I would recommend making them out of a durable plastic that lasts longer.
I have purchased from etrailer in the past. Easy ordering process and rapid delivery. Their products are well made and reliable. I won’t shop for my RV products anywhere else
Very fast and efficient way to get part s.
perfect fit works well just the right s ize.
Product arrived on time and in good shape. Etrailer is my company of choice always. Etrailer has an outstanding customer service and lower price policy. Thank You!
The cables sent were rated at 7500 lbs which was fine with me but one of the rubber clips that keep the "S" hooks from jumping off the hitch was torn and could not be used. I leave the cables on my RV hitch at all times so I used plastic cable ties cinched around the "S" hooks in place of he rubber clips at the RV. I should have spent the extra bucks and bought the 10,000 lb. with the attached spring loaded metal clips.
Just as described and great quality. Happily surprised that the ends were already tinned!
Very professional and knowledgeable staff. Went above and beyond my expectations. Pleasure to do business with. Definitely recommend!
Needed replacement cables for Blue Ox tow bar. These are what I needed.
Needed a replacement set of safety cables for my towbar and etrailer had just what I needed, at a fair price and with efficient delivery.
Products were as expected and were delivered in a timely manner. While there was an instruction sheet that came with the safety cables (which I didn't need), there was no instruction sheet that came with the latch handle springs (which I do need). Therefore, I don't have a clue how to install the springs and will have to take my Blue-Ox to a mechanic to have them installed
Safety cables are heavy duty and well made. Will order from etrailer again.
Great product, fast delivery. Exactly as advertised.
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