etrailer | 2019 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Set Up Options

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Ryan: Hey everybody, it's Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be going over your best flat tow setup for your Chevrolet Equinox. Now to flat tow your Equinox we're going to have five main components that are going to be needed. We're 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, I'd recommend this one here, and this is a Nighthawk Roadmaster. It's going to be extremely easy to use because it's nonbinding, so that's going to allow us to hookup and disconnect very easily without much struggle. It's also going to be very lightweight because it's made from aluminum, and when we're 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 it's not going to be as lightweight and easy to use, but it's 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 that's where our base plate comes into play. That's going to attach to our frame on our Equinox, which in turn our tow bars are connected to it. Now here we're 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 home's lighting signals to the back of our Equinox, I'd recommend using the Roadmaster universal diode wiring kit.
So that's going to keep us safe and legal while we're going down the road, and it's 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 didn't 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 it's a proportional braking system. That's going to help not only reduce the wear and tear on our motor home, but it's 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 it's out of the way and out of sight.
Now since our Equinox is going to have to be in the accessory position, and it's going to use some of our battery power while we're getting flat towed to operate our braking system, it can drain our battery. Well, with the charge line, that's going to take the power that our motor home produces and essentially trickle charge our battery to help keep it juiced up as we're going down the road.And that'll 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.

[@IPACA9]

I have a friend with a 2018 Equinox that wants to pull it behind their new Class C. They have the Roadmaster Falcon Off-road tow bar and a brake system that came with their previous RV. I know the vehicle will need the RM-523193-5 base plate kit but the rest of the parts gets confusing. The website seems to list so many options. For the lights this video lists RM-154 but the website seems to recommend the RM-152-LED-7 but there's a tech tip that says if you have a 4 cylinder model it will need a RM-76517 fuse bypass switch. This RM-152-LED-7 doesn't have the socket included to plug the 7-way to 6-wire connector into it either so that would be an added part. I'm just trying figure out for my friend what all is needed to flat tow her 2018 Equinox LT (non premier)

[@jerrysimeone]

Hi, just bought the equinox. What size motor home was used to tow this car?

[@etrailer]

The etrailer.com base plate that was installed on this 2019 Chevrolet Equinox is designed to fit the 1.5L, 1.6L, and 2.0L engines.
www.etrailer.com/towbar-2019_Chevrolet_Equinox.htm

[@jerrysimeone]

Hi how much does this complete set cost? Thanks

[@etrailer]

Check out the following links to see pricing on the components used in this set up.
www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bar/Roadmaster/RM-676.html
www.etrailer.com/Base-Plates/etrailer/e98965.html
www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bar-Wiring/Roadmaster/RM-154.html
www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bar-Braking-Systems/Demco/SM99251.html
www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Accessories_and_Parts-pc-High~Low_Adapter.aspx