Trailer tyre pressure

[charlumax]

I have now put my Regal to bed for the winter.............. as it won't move now for a few months, should the trailer tyres be over inflated, left at normal pressure, or under inflated ?

Tnks

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[hlb]

Jacked up off the ground.

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[itsonlymoney]

Agreed. Jack it and chock it with bricks or summink.

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[Roy]

Once its off the deck, remove wheels and grease the studs, check tyres etc. Roy

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[gjgm]

well doubtless some best practice there, but of the 40(guess) boats on trailers at Northney, i m not sure i ve ever seen anyone bother to jack it off the ground. Not much about you or the boat on your profile, by the way.

How old is the trailer, and what make? Id say its ok just to leave it for a few months. Main problem is the shoes binding against the hub, especially if its reversed in (and it always seems to be), or the bowden cables seizing. Jacking it up wont make difference to either. Start of next season its usually necessary to reverse a tad first as that usually pushes the shoes off the hub, and then move forward. Some say put a squirt of wd40 down the bowden cable (NOT GREASE), but as they only cost about £12 anyway, seems rather a fuss.... You ll have to replace then not infrequently if you ofetn launch anyway

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[charlumax]

The trailer is only 2 yrs old, SBS and vgc.

'scuse my ignorance what.'s a bowden cable, (the handbrake ?)


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[DavidJ]

Agree with chocking it up and leave the brake off whether you go ahead with the chocking or not.

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[Dave1258]

Bowden cable is the 'inner' cable of your hanbrake, Jack it up service the brakes and bearings prior to leaving it over winter, leave the wheels off ground, or better still take them off and store them at home! Leave the parking brake in the 'off' position, blather everything in chain lube, cover both exposed hubs and trailer hitch with fertilizer bags (stronger than bin bags) and secure with tie wraps.

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[panther]

Going back to the original question.... If not taking the weight off the tyres then I would leave them at their standard pressure - If possible roll the trailer forward every month or so.

One tip for the binding brakes that you often get after reversing your trailer into a space is to reverse it in, and the pull forward about a meter. This should disengage the overrun mechanism in the hubs. - However I still find mine stick!!

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[BarryH]

If they're sticking over a period of lay up, try slackening off the adjusters.

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[Chris771]

I always jack my trailer onto railway sleepers keepiong just enough weight on the tyres to (hopefully) prevent anyone from coming into the garden when I am away and nicking them. Always leave the brakes off to prevent seizing.

I have done this over 20 years and never had any problems with seizing brakes or cracking tyres on a variety of trailers. I usually also put tarpaulins over the tyres to protect them from UV deterioration from the sun and covers over the brake mechanism and towhitch.

Always left the tyres at normal pressure of 70 psi, I know it sounds a lot, but that was what SBS said for a 3 tonne boat.

Chris

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[brianrunyard]

I block mine up and remove the wheels and store them in the garage, this also takes the weight off the suspension.
An added bonus is it makes it that much harder for anyone to tow it away.

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[Roy]

WHen I had a trailer boat and jet bike, my insurance policy decreed the removal of a wheel during lay up periods and clamp or lock at other times.


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[Roy]

Re: Sorry

Meant to add that it may be a good idea for you to check your own policy wording. Like some here have said, if it aint got wheels its harder to pinch.

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[fireball]

Re: Sorry

Always jackup and rest on blocks if at all possible. It makes the boat more stable when you work on it too. Removing the wheels is up to you.

What happens if the tyre bursts whilst your not there (or some nice person slashes it or lets it down ...!)

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[ArthurWood]

It's better/easier to do this before you put the boat on it /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[gjgm]

bowden isnt just the handbrake.. its the cable that connects your hitch to the brake shoes (which is also applied if you use the handbrake). Anyway, maybe its just continent, but I think tyres must be replaced every 5 years. Unless you do alot of towing, thats necessary due to the rubber degrading, not the tread. Ok maybe no one does, but its probably all those trailers you see at the side of the roadPoint is, I wouldnt worry about your tyres too much over winter.So, yes, keep your tyres at the correct pressure. SBS use ALCO bearings.. theres not much maintenance you can do on these. If you launch into sea water give it a good wash before winter, but if you do launch into seawater, thats going to do a hell of alot more damage than winter anyway!
Yes, the suggestions you ve been given might help a tad, but a boat trailer is galvanised steel and mickey mouse mechanics. Main problem with ALCO is you cant remove the hub (unless you got some serious gear, and want to buy replacement nuts each time).So you are down to a pair of £12 pound cables...
I m not advocating dont take care of your trailer, i m just saying thats not much you can do thats going to have any real difference to an SBS one.

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[Roy]

Nice One Arthur - Must agree!! Roy

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