Had they not been bound up together in protective coverings,would have made it easier,but they were probably just trying to keep all the wires together and protected .
The only part that is protected in the cover is the extra length, so the net benefit looks like zero to me. I guess a label fixes the original problem, and if higher-capacity wiring is ever needed the new jumper can be made more direct.
It's always interesting to see what solutions others come up with.
Why don't you post your mule photos under a new thread and hopefully others might also post their homemade mules and we can share what works for us without it being mixed in with a thread on wiring.
I agree - it would be nice to see what people have created. There is also the european approach of a "caravan mover" system (such as the AL-KO Mammut), which uses two separate motors, one driving each trailer wheel (or one wheel on each side in the case of a tandem; a FiberglassRV member has built his own for his Trillium (he calls it Impulse Drive), and it would be equally applicable to an Escape.