Damaged electric towing cable

[DaveT]

Rookie Mistake
So I towed the caravan back three hours last week with the electric cable dragging on the ground 🤬🤬🤬
The damage is quite bad ….
Lots of bare wires showing
Question is what is the easiest / best fix for this.?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[otherclive]

The best fix would be to renew the cable. Not difficult and probably quicker than trying a repair with joins and sealing.

 

[ProfJohnL]

And to remember to prevent it from dragging... I used to radially cut up an old inner tube to make lots of rubber rings, like large rubber bands. These had multiple uses in the workshop garden and camping/caravanning. It was possible to use one to hold excess cable up by hooking it onto the jockey wheel handle.

 

[DaveT]

The best fix would be to renew the cable. Not difficult and probably quicker than trying a repair with joins and sealing.

Would this just be change it at one end. . ? Iv got a 2014 Sterling Eccles

 

[Hutch]

I would replace the whole cable, but I am able to do it myself, not always an easy job, depend on your own abilities at wiring,
I think if your asking then get an AWS tech in to do it.

 

[Hutch]

Would this just be change it at one end. . ? Iv got a 2014 Sterling Eccles

It wiĺ be about two foot from the hook up point. I always bring the Cableover the top of the A frame

 

[audiorob]

Looks like a length of 12 core cable with a pre fitted 13 pin plug is less than 25.00 or just the cable cheaper still.
Personally I twist mine so a loop is formed before plugging in ensuring it won’t drag but still allows for full articulation en route.

 

[otherclive]

And to remember to prevent it from dragging... I used to radially cut up an old inner tube to make lots of rubber rings, like large rubber bands. These had multiple uses in the workshop garden and camping/caravanning. It was possible to use one to hold excess cable up by hooking it onto the jockey wheel handle.

I used a length of Velcro “ hook and loop” tape the make sure the cable would not scrub the ground but still had freedom to move as the caravan moved.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Did the self same thing about 10 years ago.
Spent an hour or so stripping back the insulation, rejoined each wire then wrapped the whole lot up with gaffa tape.
Didn't look pretty then and it still doesn't today but it's still working.

 

[bertieboy1]

Rookie Mistake
So I towed the caravan back three hours last week with the electric cable dragging on the ground 🤬🤬🤬
The damage is quite bad ….
Lots of bare wires showing
Question is what is the easiest / best fix for this.?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

This happened to us,the cable terminated inside a fuse ? box at the front/inside the van.We cut the cable inside the van and fitted a open terminal bloc and connected the existing cable.Bought a length of cable and connected the plug at one end (on the outside)then connected the cable to the terminal block. matching the cable cores colour for colour - easy.

 

[Mandarin]

If you do replace the cable take photos of the connection box before you take the old wires off as a failsafe, then disconnect and reconnect the wires one by one.

 

[Danddandy]

Just a thought. . . Disconnect the battery before cutting the damaged cable.