If you know Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver, it is probably for our best in class semi-trailer repair and fleet trailer maintenance business. However, we are eager to repair and maintain even the smallest single axle trailer. Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver also wants to take care of your boat or other recreational trailers too.
Done Boating For The Season? Come See Us
As the temperatures dip, and the days grow shorter, it’s time to store your boat or other watercraft for the season. Spare a moment to think about your trailer, and then make an appointment to come and see us. Foregoing the routine inspection, maintenance, and repair of your recreational trailer at the end of the season can take the fun right out of future weekends with trailer issues.
Your Boat Trailer—Aluminum—But Not Indestructible
For transporting, launching, and retrieving watercraft, aluminum is the standout choice for a lightweight and corrosion resistant trailer that stands up to frequent immersion in water.
However, aluminum still can suffer from corrosion. Fortunately, aluminum usually forms a patina of aluminum oxide that resists deeper corrosion. That said, there are trouble spots in the design of every boat trailer that bear careful inspection for accelerated corrosion and metal fatigue, particularly anywhere that gets pitted by road gravel or scraped when launching or retrieving. One of the notable drawbacks of aluminum is that it doesn’t fail gradually like steel, it fails catastrophically.
Aluminum is also subject to “galling” where it meets with dissimilar metals like steel, such as between the frame and the trailer jack. Galling is also not unheard of between two mated aluminum parts either. Galling weakens the molecular structure of the affected surfaces. Have the experts at Ainsworth Trailer Repair check your boat trailer for both corrosion and galling issues and mitigate minor issues before they turn major.
Water Attacks Everything Else Too
Water is chemically a solvent, which makes it damaging to wiring harnesses, cast iron brake drums, leaf springs, and lubricated wheel hubs, or anywhere else the water may take awhile to be driven off. All of these components suffer accelerated wear when being repeatedly exposed to water immersion and evaporation, making all of these components critical annual inspection points.
Contact Ainsworth
When you have your boat trailer inspected by us, you get the first $20.00 off of labor charges should your trailer require a repair, (parts not included). Centrally located, Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver is easily reached by either I-70 or I-25.
