Trailer Safety Cables are Junk

[Proline Fisher]

For those of you who are using the nylon coated safety cables, you might want to think about replacing them with Chains. After coming home from the gas station I unhooked the safety cables and one of the cables just broke apart, looks like moisture got in behind the coating. The trailer is 5 years old.

[Proline Fisher]

It would not let me upload this pic in my original post

[5th Tuition]

It looks like there was no way of knowing it was going bad. The rubber covering was hiding a potential disaster. Glad you found out now instead of when you needed them for safety.
5th (Marty)

[Skip]

Agree 100% with you - those cables are worthless. Even new - would they be strong enough ?

I like heavy duty chains ( crossed over to form X ) - beefy S hooks or shackles and huge bolts with lock nuts to secure everything.

Hopefully never need safety chains but if I do - want them to be able to catch and hold the trailer tongue.

[Tawn]

Yeah but what about the bigger boat you get when you crash yours while towing?

[Chessie27]

Tawn- What are you trying to say?