Going over my trailer now that my boat is on the lift.Plan on doing more poker runs this year so it will be getting more use.I am pulling the rotors checking brakes and repacking or replacing bearings and seals checking all bolts and lights any thing else that needs to be done
Thread: General trailer maintenance
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05-04-2009 11:52 PM
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05-05-2009 12:05 AMGood move. Its no fun fixing it on the side of the road.
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05-08-2009 10:41 PM
Pulled a rotor tonight....When water comes out thats a bad sign going to get (4) bearing kits tomorrow
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05-09-2009 01:08 AM
Tim, take a look at this thread and try to talk to Mark before you buy bearings, unless you can find Timken or another American manufactured bearing locally.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...k-holiday.htmlBrian Tillett; Active Thunder Factory Representative
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05-09-2009 09:52 AM
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05-09-2009 10:03 AMMine let go as I was pulling my boat out of the water. The only connection to the trailer at that moment is the winch strap and the safety chain. The strap snapped about four inches back from the hook. The boat slid back about six inches until the slack in the safety chain was taken up. Scared the chit outta me when my truck shuttered as the chain stopped the boat from landing on the ramp.
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05-09-2009 04:06 PM
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05-09-2009 09:48 PM
I heard this week that brake fluid collects moisture. And this can cause loss of effectiveness when braking. Was talking about trucks, but I wondered about trailer.
Is it a good idea to change brake fluid occasionaly?
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05-09-2009 09:59 PMAbsolutely. It will collect moisture and rot your hardware from the inside. It's not terribly common, but I've seen it.
My favorite thing to worry about on a trailer is the hitch latch. I don't care for the lever style. The screw type are commonly found on commercial light-duty trailers- I've never seen one back off. I've seen the lever style pop up- even when cross-bolted. They'll wear over the years and not securely engage. I changed the Apache to a pintle. Over 10K on a ball just doesn't work for me. Again, look at what the pro's use.
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05-09-2009 10:27 PM
Thanks, I have one of them or two
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05-09-2009 11:04 PMYou'll still want to cycle it a couple times. Backing up an incline with a block behind the trailer tires works great.
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05-09-2009 11:40 PM
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05-10-2009 12:00 AM
I always pay close attention to my coupler as well.
AND I have one of these made special for my drawbar:
http://www.trailerguardian.com/Brian Tillett; Active Thunder Factory Representative
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05-12-2009 10:34 PM
On an RV website, folks were discussing benefit of adding shocks to trailers. They said units towed smoothier as did not bounce around so much. Monroe has mounting kits also.
Maybe tri-axle boat trailers smooth out bumps better than dual axles?
http://www.monroeheavyduty.com/produ...rofit_kits.asp