Checks to do when buying a used trailer

Checks to do when buying a used trailer
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At towing and trailers we regularly get phone calls where people have purchased a used trailer over the internet without viewing them.
These trailers can very quickly escalate to end up very expensive.
Sometimes the costs of a used trailer and the parts required can exceed the price of a new trailer.
An unroadworthy trailer can be dangerous, let you down leaving you stranded, result in large fines and even injure or kill someone if it causes an accident.
This video will give you some simple checks to do on a trailer before you purchase one. Many trailers on the road are not regularly maintained which is required.
Quite often when you purchase an old trailer there are many parts that need replacing that are no longer available this video will explain easy checks that can be done to avoid these trailers.
I would strongly recommend not purchasing a trailer without inspecting first.
Once you have purchased the trailer there may be many parts that could have been missed, it is still a good idea to service the brakes fully and check other parts such as lights and general condition.
We have a video that will show you how to check a Knott brake system at
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[@davidosullivan6351]

4yrs later and just saved me alot of hassle, Thanks

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Thankyou for watching We are glad the videos help

[@pw2817]

Thank you very much for the info during our chat yesterday. Boat trailer brakes now 100%

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Glad we helped

[@planetpeckham1]

Brilliant! Really informative and thorough guide. If I may suggest a new video topic, it would be really helpful to know your thoughts on the pros and cons of single/ double axle, braked/unbraked, wheels below or to the side, etc. Thanks for posting.

[@istvanjakab7369]

Thank you for your detailed explanation. Appreciate it.

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Thankyou

[@DerekAllport]

Thanks for sharing with us.

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Thanks for watching!

[@AddictedtoProjects]

Thank you so much for making this video. It's been super helpful as I am now looking to purchase a braked trailer :)

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AngusAbbott-qf8xm]

Watching this AFTER buying a trailer and not looking forward to doing these checks on it 😢

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

It's unfortunate you didn't watch first but hopefully our videos will help you maintain your trailer.

[@florinneergaard4398]

Tak for information

[@user-ru7lg5kq3x]

That's a nice trailer

[@transdimensionalist]

how much play in a coupling is too much? have an old bradley coupling seems about twice as much play as a new alko i felt, play goes away when greased, that ok? thanks

[@TowingAndTrailersLtd]

Hi it is not acceptable to have a lot of play in the draw tube of a coupling work on a maximum of 1mm where the drawtube comes out of the body. When servicing a trailer we pump 2 squirts of grease into the 2 grease nipples on the top of the coupling if all play disappears with these 2 squirts of grease it is acceptable. Please note that the first time the trailer is used it will have play again.

[@transdimensionalist]

thanks for the reply and informative videos