Service for Trailers

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY

Advance Trailers have a New servicing centre to help you keep you and your trailer safe
Servicing and repairs carried out to all types of trailers up to 3500kg Gross
• Horse trailers
• Boat trailers
• Commercial / Plant trailers
• Car transporters and Motor cycle trailers
• Camping trailers Caravan.

Frequency of servicing and checks for trailers and car trailers, camping trailers, car transporters, flat bed trailers, goods trailers, plant trailers, tipper trailers, cargo trailers, box trailers, van trailers, motorcycle and bicycle trailers and horse, pony and livestock trailers are very important.

An un-serviced trailer can lead to loss in insurance claims or prosecution by the Law.

Frequency of Servicing and checks
This depends on trailer type and frequency of use, but a typical outline guide is as follows:

• Before each journey - particular checks are necessary for safety reasons and is the responsibility of the trailer operator.

• After the first 600 miles (1000 km) - for new trailers or if new brake linings have been fitted.

• Every 3000 miles (5000 km) - for industrial / commercial trailers with intensive usage, by type of application or mileage towed, including boat trailers that have been immersed in water.

• Every 6000 miles (10,000 km) - for leisure trailers and caravans - service annually.

• When you have your trailer serviced with Advance Trailers we enter your trailer details into our database and send you an annual reminder for your next trailer service.
Typical Trailer Service costs:
Single axle un-braked trailer: €55.00 + parts + VAT
Single axle braked trailer: €100.00 + parts + VAT
Twin axle unbraked trailer: €110.00 + parts + VAT
Twin axle braked trailer: €180.00 + parts + VAT
Triple axle braked trailer: €220.00 + parts + VAT


A Service carried out by Advance Trailers includes the following checks.
FULL SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Jack up and make safe with axle stands. All wheels off the ground plus jockey wheel
2. Remove road wheels and check condition of tyres and steel rims. (Spare included) Check tyre pressures.
3. Remove hubs, strip out bearings and seals and check condition.
4. Check brake shoes and auto reverse mechanism.
5. Check brake drum for damage, scoring etc.
6. Check wheel studs. Re-grease and re-assemble.
7. Check Bowden cables (or rod mechanisms) for self return.
(If not self return check for seized or damaged cables or rods or incorrectly adjusted cables or rods causing
mechanisms not to return to correct position.)

8. Check all Clevis pins etc. for wear and missing split pins and repair as necessary
9. Re-adjust brakes and cables as required for correct tolerances and operation compensator should run
parallel to axle line.

10. Check coupling, draw bar bushes for wear (lift in draw tube shaft), rubber bellows for spits etc.
Breakaway cable and damper operation. Grease as required.

11. Remove jockey wheel assembly and strip out inner shaft, clean and re-grease.
Inspect rubber tyre wheel for wear etc.

12. Replace assembly ensuring clamp pad is in place (if fitted.)
13. Check operation of all lights, condition and security of wiring and plug etc.
14. Rectify if necessary.
15. Check Indespension units, coil and leaf springs for damage etc.
(Paying special attention to spring hangers and bolts.)

16. Bodywork. Checks that all fasteners are secure and firmly fitted in the correct places.
17. Check security and condition of mud guards and mountings etc.
18. Check operation of corner body jacks or props.
19. Check operating shafts, clamps and linkages for wear and re-grease as required.
20. Other observations to record.