Reinhart Trailer Sales: Your Trailer Maintenance Assistants
Maintaining trailers, whether they are cargo trailers, race car trailers, car trailers, PWC trailers, or motorcycle trailers might sometimes appear complicated, especially after the winter. The truth is all you have to do is follow a few simple trailer maintenance tips to get your trailer back in shape and ready for the spring and summer seasons. Reinhart Trailer Sales, a Toronto (GTA based trailer dealer) with over 15 years of experience in the trailer industry, has developed a quick maintenance checklist designed to make the inspection and maintenance of your trailer simple and easy.
1. Check your tires: Since your trailer has remained unused all winter, make sure your tires have the correct air pressure. Among trailer maintenance tips, this is one of the most important. It is a well-known fact that cold weather can decrease air pressure in tires. Low tire pressure, in turn, can cause your tires to wear out faster, and by itself, can be costly and dangerous on the road. These scenarios can be particularly dangerous when they involve trailers attached to vehicles. Another thing to be on the lookout when inspecting your tires is sidewall cracking. This type of damage is caused by over-exposure to harsh environmental conditions. Excessive weathering can lead to sidewall rubber deterioration and sidewall cracking. If you have concerns due to the severity of the sidewall cracking, consult with a certified tire inspector or certified mechanic. Again, this spring check your tires before you take out your trailer for a test run. This is one of the most important maintenance tips for trailer owners to follow.
2. Torque the wheel nuts: It is also important to ensure that your wheel nuts are tightened to the correct specification. Over-tightening can lead to stretching and breaking of the wheel studs, and cracking of the rims. Both of these can lead to excess force being placed on the remaining wheel nuts and studs. This in turn, weakens the remaining studs, causing them to break. Typically this results in a detached wheel. Similarly, under-torquing can lead to the wheel nuts being loosened, which can also lead to a detached wheel while travelling. To practice safety habits, use the rule of thumb