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Originally Posted by Redhawk
I was surprised to see the TM ends of my safety cable attached to the same bolts that hold the tongue jack on. It doesn't look like a strong attachment point to me.....where are others attached at? Do I need to drill some holes and get me some grade 8 bolts? Thanks
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My guess/hope is that the bolts are as strong as the clamps holding the end loops of the cables together (?).
But thanks for bringing this up. After 2 years of ownership, I've never looked closely at how the cables were attached on my Elkmont. Here's what I found:
Cable on right poorly attached
The right hand cable lacks a metal insert in the attachment loop and so can be pulled off the bolt more easily than the left. But at least the pull would have to be from above (not likely?). And I wonder how strong those big washers are?
Cripes, talk about the "weak link in the chain." And another example of Trailmanor's poor QC back in 2009-2010 when they were making these Elkmonts.