For the longest time, on both commercial and recreational trailers, there was but one type of door—the swing out type. On a recreational trailer, these doors somewhat resemble the look and function of a house door, complete with a door latch handle. On a commercial trailer, the swing out doors, whether at the back or the side, are usually of a “barn door” style, with racking rods to provide security.
Nowadays there are also roll-up doors on some commercial trailers and box trucks, and on both smaller commercial trailers and recreational trailers, especially toy haulers, ramp doors located at the back or the side have also become popular.
No matter the style of your doors, Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver can repair them when something goes wrong, and if you do your fleet maintenance with us, we can usually keep your trailer doors in good repair no matter what life or the job throws at them. Contact us for a free quote on any size job.
All trailer doors have their strong and weak design points, and we have your back on those design weaknesses. For instance, swing out doors, while of a fairly sturdy design on all sizes of trailer, serve with their hinges exposed to the elements. Over time, these barrel hinges may begin to bind, seize, or become the entry point of door rot if they are not routinely inspected and lubricated.
Roll up doors contain their cable winding mechanism inside the trailer, trading lower ultimate capacity for this ease of opening, but these doors need regular inspection and maintenance of their winding gear to perform perfectly time and again.
Finally, many ramp style doors, while tremendously convenient for ground level off loading, still have drums, springs and cables to maintain. They also face load deformation problems, like buckling at the hinges, even if you have never overloaded the door. On utility trailers, ramp gates are usually manual, but still have exposed hinges to inspect and service. You also have to be careful they don’t get warped under load, especially when off loading machinery upon uneven ground.
When you can’t open, close, or lock your trailer doors, it’s hard to do your job. Fortunately, Ainsworth Trailer Repair is reached by either I-25 or I-70, and one of our ten full time trailer repair mechanics can tackle any trailer door repair problem yet seen.
