Questions 1. does the switch have to be covered to prevent water/mud ingress? There is nothing extra provided other than the switch & battery/control panel.
2. does it go on top of the A frame or the outside vertical wall?
vince56 said
08:17 AM Aug 3, 2018
Hi Warren,
I can only tell you how my van is set up.
The unit is bolted to the A frame about 500mm back from the ball.
The "key" pushes into the front of the unit on its own with no other cover.
The cord should be clipped to a part the car itself like the bumper or safety chain lugs, ie, not the slip in towbar.
Hope that helps.
Cheers Vince
vince56 said
08:18 AM Aug 3, 2018
Just to add, the switch unit is bolted to the top of the A frame.
outlaw40 said
09:50 AM Aug 3, 2018
same as vince56 to of a frame but the safety cord should be fitted to a part of the tow vehicles chassis not to bumper or any part of the towbar. yes i know that the towbar is very unlikely to come adrift but that's exactly what this device is for, to cover if the very unlikely happens .
outlaw40 said
09:56 AM Aug 3, 2018
Just clipped from the breaksafe manual . NOTE* ATTACH THE BREAKAWAY CABLE TO THE REAR OF THE TOW VEHICLE USING A SECURE ANCHOR POINT. DO NOT HOOK CABLE TO TOW BALL OR SAFETY CHAIN ANCHOR.
-- Edited by outlaw40 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 09:57:14 AM
Warren-Pat_01 said
11:07 AM Aug 3, 2018
Thanks Vince, Outlaw for your replies.
the switch has a comment "removal of the plunger pin when the unit is in storage will cause corrosion of the contacts & flattens the battery" I would have thought road slush/rain getting in might have also caused corrosion. Obviously not.
Nissan Patrols have a convenient "Tow" point at the rear so I'll hook it to that. I've seen countless cables hooked on to the tow bar - not legal, I know.
Otherwise, I could hook it to the bull bar - just joking!
vince56 said
01:32 PM Aug 3, 2018
Interesting, I would have thought there would be no stronger and convenient place to hook the lead to than the safety chain lug.
Obviously a reason somewhere.....
outlaw40 said
03:04 PM Aug 3, 2018
Yeah Vince56 I think it because it's the last safety device if you have a catastrophic failure of the towbar,there have been instances of them sheering bolts off. but i could be wrong ( just ask my wife )
-- Edited by outlaw40 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 03:06:04 PM
Bill B said
03:08 PM Aug 3, 2018
vince56 wrote:
Interesting, I would have thought there would be no stronger and convenient place to hook the lead to than the safety chain lug.
Obviously a reason somewhere.....
The towbar on a 200 Cruiser is part of the chassis so I don't see a problem in using the safety chain attachment point.
outlaw40 said
03:40 PM Aug 3, 2018
Fine but we dont all drive 200 series and the op did not ask about a 200 series
Cupie said
04:42 PM Aug 3, 2018
Mine is installed on the top of the A frame & I attach the activation wire to that 'recovery loop' on the back of my GQ.
I have had to replace two switch units in 20 years due to the ingress of moisture (and one battery). I now give it a squirt of WD40 during my regular 6 monthly mtce routine, along with the 7 pin plug/socket and the Anderson plugs.
Bill B said
04:56 PM Aug 3, 2018
outlaw40 wrote:
Fine but we dont all drive 200 series and the op did not ask about a 200 series
As is quite evident by my post I was commenting on what Vince wrote and he has a 200 Landcruiser
-- Edited by Bill B on Friday 3rd of August 2018 05:01:36 PM
outlaw40 said
05:58 PM Aug 3, 2018
Bill B wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
Fine but we dont all drive 200 series and the op did not ask about a 200 series
As is quite evident by my post I was commenting on what Vince wrote and he has a 200 Landcruiser
-- Edited by Bill B on Friday 3rd of August 2018 05:01:36 PM
What ever, not everyone knows that little bit of information, or the fact that you have taken the post off topic to discuss your own vehicles specific design .
I have bought a kit to install on my van.
Questions 1. does the switch have to be covered to prevent water/mud ingress? There is nothing extra provided other than the switch & battery/control panel.
2. does it go on top of the A frame or the outside vertical wall?
I can only tell you how my van is set up.
The unit is bolted to the A frame about 500mm back from the ball.
The "key" pushes into the front of the unit on its own with no other cover.
The cord should be clipped to a part the car itself like the bumper or safety chain lugs, ie, not the slip in towbar.
Hope that helps.
Cheers Vince
Just clipped from the breaksafe manual .
NOTE* ATTACH THE BREAKAWAY CABLE TO THE REAR OF THE TOW VEHICLE USING A
SECURE ANCHOR POINT. DO NOT HOOK CABLE TO TOW BALL OR SAFETY CHAIN
ANCHOR.
-- Edited by outlaw40 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 09:57:14 AM
the switch has a comment "removal of the plunger pin when the unit is in storage will cause corrosion of the contacts & flattens the battery" I would have thought road slush/rain getting in might have also caused corrosion. Obviously not.
Nissan Patrols have a convenient "Tow" point at the rear so I'll hook it to that. I've seen countless cables hooked on to the tow bar - not legal, I know.
Otherwise, I could hook it to the bull bar - just joking!
Obviously a reason somewhere.....
Yeah Vince56 I think it because it's the last safety device if you have a catastrophic failure of the towbar,there have been instances of them sheering bolts off. but i could be wrong ( just ask my wife )
-- Edited by outlaw40 on Friday 3rd of August 2018 03:06:04 PM
The towbar on a 200 Cruiser is part of the chassis so I don't see a problem in using the safety chain attachment point.
Mine is installed on the top of the A frame & I attach the activation wire to that 'recovery loop' on the back of my GQ.
I have had to replace two switch units in 20 years due to the ingress of moisture (and one battery). I now give it a squirt of WD40 during my regular 6 monthly mtce routine, along with the 7 pin plug/socket and the Anderson plugs.
As is quite evident by my post I was commenting on what Vince wrote and he has a 200 Landcruiser
-- Edited by Bill B on Friday 3rd of August 2018 05:01:36 PM
What ever, not everyone knows that little bit of information, or the fact that you have taken the post off topic to discuss your own vehicles specific design .
