Trailer is as ready as I can make it

17 Responses to “Trailer is as ready as I can make it”

1. 
   27 September, 2015 at 1:59 pmjack says:

   Can I respectfully suggest packing one of those aerosol cans of tyre puncture stuff…….. Nothing worse than changing a wheel on a trailer when you can bet your arse it will be raining cats and dogs!
   From experience, just sayin’ :)

2. 
   27 September, 2015 at 3:07 pmdylan winter says:

   you win…. just ordered this

   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TYRE-WELD-SPARE-WHEEL-IN-A-CAN-EMERGENCY-PUNCTURE-REPAIR-FOR-CARS-VANS-2X400ML/221430194041?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3D60b777ae9aa443ee9a51a15b5cd70d17%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D27%26sd%3D390426370051

3. 
   27 September, 2015 at 4:09 pmjack says:

   Excellent! Well done that man!

4. 
   27 September, 2015 at 4:24 pmRay Gibbs says:

   Hi Dylan.What ply rating are your tyres

5. 
   27 September, 2015 at 5:12 pmRon G says:

   I thought you’d already gone! Does this mean you could still end up needing something to listen to?
   If your trolley is acting as an auxilliary shock absorber (and raising the boats cog) then obviously careful how you strap it up, and on a two wheel trailer it’ll provide more exciting bounce, twist, nodding and weaving. Enjoy!
   I know, grannies, eggs and armchair advice….

6. 
   27 September, 2015 at 5:36 pmPeter Truelove says:

   Good job, well done. I hate wire cable on winches and always replace it with webbing on trailers and on centreboard winches too. P.

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   27 September, 2015 at 7:06 pmdylan winter says:

   dunno

   The wheels are off again and I am going to take them to my local garage man and ask him if I should replace any of them.

8. 
   27 September, 2015 at 7:09 pmdylan winter says:

   going up Friday

   she was easy to tow with the sprinter van

   but that was a heavy vehicle

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCW3ewX1khM

9. 
   27 September, 2015 at 7:44 pmdylan winter says:

   I am being sent a cd of mp3s of radio plays and books at bedtime

   but if you have something else we should listen to – especially an old hornblower book or something like that

   I reckon we will be driving for 30 hours

   D

10. 
    27 September, 2015 at 8:06 pmPaul Mullings says:

    Agree. Get rid of the wire and either use braid or webbing! Do we all have an irrational fear of trailers, after all there must be millions of truck and trailer rigs happily grinding up and down the highways every day with no concerns from the drivers…just saying!

11. 
    27 September, 2015 at 8:39 pmdylan winter says:

    the problem is that they sit in the garden for ages and then we use them…. very bad for them.

12. 
    28 September, 2015 at 1:59 amGary says:

    Put some grease inside that coupler – makes smoother turns and less noise. I use use Moly grease but that sure makes a mess on everything if you are not careful. Happy journey.

13. 
    28 September, 2015 at 3:09 amWilson Frye says:

    I’d go a different tack…if you have a flat, replace it with the spare tire. The gunk you put into the tire to seal is muck that may work, or may not, and makes a holy mess when having to repair the tire.

    Have a good jack and a good wrench for the lugs. If you have a flat, find a nice safe place to work, off the road, and jack the trailer up and put the spare on the wheel. Take a chock for the off side wheel to have handy if you have to jack the trailer for a tire change.

14. 
    28 September, 2015 at 3:50 amTripper Dave says:

    I highly recommend downloading an MP3 of Riddle of the Sands, early your sort of adventure!

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    28 September, 2015 at 6:39 amdylan winter says:

    that is a good point – although my dad – who did a fair amount of towing, never put grease anywhere near the tow bar. He said that he yet to see a towball that was worn out and the slight friction reduces the chances of trailer wobble. He also hated getting grease on his trousers

    I will have grease with me – for the bearings – and see how it tows without

    D

16. 
    28 September, 2015 at 6:48 amdylan winter says:

    okay

    I have sent the gunk back ……….. not really

    although I was only thinking of it allowing us to limp to a better spot

    of course this is going to be the dullest 1000 miles you could ever envisage……… I hope

17. 
    28 September, 2015 at 9:53 amAlastair says:

    I’ve never yet had a flat trailer tyre that anyone would repair. Even when someone stuck a screwdriver in between the tread: “The damaged area is too large to be repaired”

    In my experience if it is flat it is scrap. A can of gunk sounds like a good idea.