etrailer 2019 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Set Up Options

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Today were going to be going over your best flat tow setup for your Chevrolet Equinox.
Now to flat tow your Equinox were going to have five main components that are going to be needed.
Were going to need a tow bar a base plate safety cables wiring and finally a braking system.Now if I had to recommend one tow bar that would work perfectly with our Equinox Id recommend this one here and this is a Nighthawk Roadmaster.
Its going to be extremely easy to use because its nonbinding so thats going to allow us to hookup and disconnect very easily without much struggle.
Its also going to be very lightweight because its made from aluminum and when were not using it it can be stored in a closed position. I also like it too because it does come included with and takes care of the need for our safety cables as well as our electrical cord that runs from our motor home to our six inaudible 00:01:04 connector here at the front of the vehicle.
When it comes to the tow bar another good option to use would be the Roadmaster All Terrain.
Now its not going to be as lightweight and easy to use but its still going to get the job done just fine.Now our tow bars are going to need a spot to connect to our vehicle and thats where our base plate comes into play.
Thats going to attach to our frame on our Equinox which in turn our tow bars are connected to it.
Now here were using the Roadmaster and I really like this one because it blends in pretty well and when we do need to use it everything is going to be easy to get to.Now to transfer all of our motor homes lighting signals to the back of our Equinox Id recommend using the Roadmaster universal diode wiring kit. So thats going to keep us safe and legal while were going down the road and its going to provide us with all the basic lighting functions: our turn signals our running lights and our brake lights.
Now since our Nighthawk Roadmaster tow bar came included with our wiring upfront here as well as our six-way connector if you didnt happen to pick one of those up you can find diode wiring kits available that do come included with these two components.Now a very important component to our flat tow setup is a braking system and the one that I would recommend is the Stay-IN-Play duo and if your motor home has air brakes I would recommend the Air Force One.
Now what that braking system is going to do is apply the brakes in our Equinox at the same rate as we apply them in the motor home because its a proportional braking system.
Thats going to help not only reduce the wear and tear on our motor home but its also going to help the wear and tear on our Equinox and improve our stopping distance.In the Stay-IN-Play it can get mounted underneath the hood.
That way its out of the way and out of sight. Now since our Equinox is going to have to be in the accessory position and its going to use some of our battery power while were getting flat towed to operate our braking system it can drain our battery.
Well with the charge line thats going to take the power that our motor home produces and essentially trickle charge our battery to help keep it juiced up as were going down the road.And thatll do it for our look at the best flat town setup for your Chevrolet Equinox.
I hope this information guides you in making the best decision with your setup.