Some people push their trailers to work or play in every season. For others, the time for hauling landscaping equipment, or motorcycles, or their boats, ends in the fall. Ainsworth Trailer Repair, your one stop shop for any type of trailer and any type of trailer repair in Denver, would like to take a moment to remind you that winterizing your mothballed trailer is critical if you want to avoid excessive damage, unexpected breakdowns, or spending more on repairs in the spring.
If your trailer is not hibernating inside of your shop or garage over the winter, water, in the form of rain, ice and snow, is the major problem to contend with.
Step one in winterizing your outdoor stored trailer is a good pressure washing with a gooddegreasing product. If you leave dried mud, road grime, and trapped organic matter, you create pockets that will readily trap moisture and be slow to release it. Don’t aid corrosion by storing your trailer dirty.
Whether your trailer is enclosed or open, an inexpensive tarp that can cover it up is really cheap insurance against developing a roof leak and a rotting or corroded deck.
Place your trailer’s electrical plug into a plastic bagand zip tieitclosed to protect against water infiltration. It only takes a few minutes to be fairly certain you won’t be calling upon Ainsworth for trailer wiring repair after the thaw.
Cold is also a trailer’s enemy, particularly tires. Inflate the trailer’s tires to the recommended psi to protect against sidewall deformation and general deterioration. Check the trailer tire pressures at least once a month. Each ten degrees of temperature drop lowers the air pressure in the tires by about a pound. If you can store your trailer off of the ground, consider placing it on blocks or jack stands for the winter.
Winters along the Front Range can be really tough on an exposed trailer, even if you do some winterizing. If at any time you find you need a roof leak repaired, a sprung door or opening hardware replaced, body or frame work on steel or aluminum, or trailer wiring repair, Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver has the shop time availability and the experienced mechanics necessary to tackle any type of trailer repair job on any size of trailer.
Centrally located, with easy freeway access, we are always available for a free consultation on your trailer repair needs.
