Trailer Tips
Paint
- Never wash with high pressure
- Hand wash regularly with mild soap and water. Zip-wax or similar wax added to washing compound works well.
- Remove salt ASAP by rinsing well with water
- Do Not Tarp your trailer. Tarping traps moisture under the tarp, promoting rust. Park the trailer under a roof or in the the shade when storing it. If this is not possible, park trailer front raised as high as it will go.
- Consider wood lining interior animal compartments to prevent paint damage caused from animals.
- Silicone the outside seams if your trailer did not come with this option. Use clear silicone, or colored silicones are available to match most paint colors.
- Do not stand on painted fenders or running boards.
Axles
- Remove rubber plug on grease caps and grease zerk inside hub every 2500 miles. Do not over grease.
- Check wheel bearings for excess slack periodically. If they are loose, have them serviced by a certified mechanic.
- Check lug nuts each use.
Floors
- Treated floor-little maintenance. Wash periodically.
- Oak Floor-Treat same as tongue and groove pine.
- Rubber Floor-no maintenance
Tires
- Check Tire pressure each use, don't exceed maximum.
- Rotate subject to manufacturer's specs.
Chrome and Gravel Guard
- Remove excess oxidation occasionally and treat with wax or some time of aluminum protectant.
Plexiglass Windows
- Clean with soft cloth and window cleaner
Couplers, Landing Gear
- Grease Annually
- Raise landing gear before moving trailer!
Gates, Latches, and other moving parts
- Oil regularly, check for proper operation
Short in Running Lights
- Remove tail light bulbs and push wires up, allowing some slack. Reconnect Plug.
- Check wire clip to frame contacts throughout trailer.
- Consult factory if problem persists.
- Make sure the towing vehicle plug is wired correctly
No Brakes
- Towing vehicle doesn't have a brake connector
- Brake controller not adjusted properly.
- Bad ground connection on trailer or towing vehicle
- Brake wire short, possibly under rear driver side running board
- Work brake shoes, or faulty brake magnets
- Towing vehicle plug wired incorrectly
No Lights
- Wires pulled from plug on trailer or towing vehicle
- Fuses blown on towing vehicle
- Short-see short in running lights
- Towing vehicle wired incorrectly.
