Cleaning your trailer is the first step toward maintaining its peak performance and appearance. When cleaning your bike, pull the trailer out for a little TLC. Its broad surfaces are easy to clean and wax and won’t add much time to your overall routine. Wash the trailer’s exterior to avoid damage to the painted surface [...]
Maintaining the underside of your is less fun than washing and waxing the top side, but contributes the most to the trailer’s trouble-free operation over the years. This includes tire maintenance and inspecting and repacking bearings. Tire maintenance is simple. If your trailer uses regular trailer tires, keep them inflated to at least twenty-five pounds [...]
Bearings are the unsung heros of every wheeled conveyance. Because they are hidden from view, encased in grease and disguised by pretty wheel covers, bearings go largely unnoticed for the job they do. And yet, it is the wheel bearings that handle the load of the trailer and make high speed road travel possible. Bearings [...]
Having functional lights on your trailer is not only required by law, it’s a critical safety feature. Often, the trailer you tow will block the lights on the back of your bike from the view of drivers behind you, making your trailer lights the only signals others will see. Checking your lights should be part [...]
