a housing box contained in the floor plate the cable guide 32 is comprised of a pair of oppositely oriented hooks 76 welded to a t shaped key 78 the t shaped key member 79 is adapted to be positioned through keyhole 74 and rotated to a operative position such that cable 30 would extend longitudinally along bed 16 when disposed through the hook 76 cable guide 32 remains rotatable within keyhole 74 and can be removed by rotating cable guide 32 to line up the t shaped member 78 with keyhole 74 or 90 degrees the cable guide 32 may be constructed from a single manufacture or by welding or otherwise joining the various elements together in operation and when used as a hinged bed bed 16 is lowered and moved to a position as shown in fig2 adjacent the vehicle to be towed 26 when the rear section 26 of the bed 16 is hinged the approach angle is approximately 6 degrees cable 30 is then strung through cable guide as shown in fig1 and attached to a tow hook or other structure underneath the vehicle to be towed 20 without cable guide 32 the dotted line 94 in fig2 and 3 shows the path that the cable would travel from the winch 28.