Trailer Tow Rope Use Method and Precautions

Even in today's automobile technology has developed to a high degree of modernization, there is no guarantee that there is no time when a vehicle breaks down. In some cases, we need to tow the car when it breaks down or has an accident and cannot be driven normally. Most of the time in the city driving car owners rarely have access to towing this emergency safety measures, if not done properly, it is likely to make the original for safety reasons towing behavior caused by safety hazards. So, today we'll look at the proper way to tow a car.

Tow Strap With Shackle Item No: M04026

Choose the right tool

First of all, we are going to introduce the towing trailer, that is, a car in front of the towing tool to tow the rear of the towed vehicle forward. The operation is simple and quick, easy to get started, and less expensive to use. It is suitable for owners to operate on their own in case of emergency and can buy valuable time for troubleshooting later.

Towing trailer towing tools are divided into two kinds of soft tow rope and hard tow bar. The material of the tow rope is mostly made of high-strength fiber fabric or steel wire, and there are tow hooks and latches tied at both ends of the tow rope. Save space, cheap, flexible use is the advantage of the elastic rope, and practice has proved that the soft tow rope is fully capable of basic towing use, so it has also become the first choice of private car owners often tools.

Correct operation

1. Find the towing vehicle rear and towed vehicle in front of the trailer hitch position. Many cars tow hook location design in the lower part of the bumper, generally will be marked in the vehicle manual a clear location, the owner can also be observed by the front and rear bumper to find a hidden space, where the use of round or square cover covers the location is the location of the car tow hook.

3. Installation of towing tools. Ensure that the car hitch is firmly and reliably connected, and that the tow hook is designed with a safety latch in place. Check the front and rear connections again before the trailer is driven.

4. Start the tow truck in 1st gear to ensure that the high torque provides sufficient traction, while the tow truck needs to control the speed and keep driving smoothly, and increase the power output when it feels a little resistance. Start slowly to avoid damage to the car.

Towing Strap Item No: M04022

Caution

1. You should choose the towing tools with eye-catching colors, such as yellow, blue, fluorescent green, fluorescent red, etc.. If the color is not eye-catching enough, you can hang colored cloth on the towing tool. When towing at night, try to use tow rope or tow bar with reflective material to increase the warning effect.

2. Pay attention to the front and rear vehicle communication and cooperation. Before towing, drivers should develop a reasonable driving route to avoid complex road conditions and congestion. If there is no walkie-talkie as a communication tool, it is necessary to agree on the communication signal for starting, slowing down, turning, going up and down slopes and other operations before going on the road, so that the front and rear car control is consistent.

3. Control the safe distance between cars. When using tow rope towing in order to prevent tailgating, need to master the distance and speed. The general length of the tow rope is about 5m ~ 10m, so the distance should be controlled within the effective range of the tow rope, keep the tow rope in a tight state.

Please follow AutoToolDepot to find more details, and we also have other emergency car tools for sale. Welcome your enquiry.