From the shop
Practical guides & how-tos.
What we'd tell a customer in person, written down. Buying guides, repair walk-throughs, and the maintenance work most people skip.
June 26, 2026
Bearing Race Replacement: When DIY Stops Making Sense
Wheel bearings are the single most ignored maintenance item on light-duty trailers. They are also the cheapest insurance you will ever buy — a fresh repack costs less than a tank of fuel and prevents a roadside breakd…
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June 19, 2026
Stake Pocket Care: Often-Skipped Maintenance
Utility trailers are the workhorses of the light-duty fleet. They cost less than enclosed trailers, they take more abuse, and most of them die from preventable causes — rotten floors, bent gates, and cracked hangers f…
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June 12, 2026
2026 Snowmobile Trailer Maintenance Schedule
Snowmobile trailers see the worst conditions of any light-duty trailer: salted highways, sub-zero temps, and a nine-month off-season. Skipping maintenance in October leads to a roadside repair on a 14-degree morning i…
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June 5, 2026
Cargo Trailer Sizing: Don't Buy What You Won't Use
Used trailers are the wild west. There are no industry mileage standards, no inspection requirements in most states, and the worst examples have been worked harder than their plate ratings for years. Knowing what to l…
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May 29, 2026
Five DIY Jobs That Pay Off
Most light-duty trailer maintenance is owner-level work. Some of it isn't. The line between the two is mostly about what you do when something doesn't go to plan. A bearing repack that ends in a stripped spindle is a …
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May 22, 2026
Ten-Item Pre-Tow List We Run Ourselves
A walkaround is the cheapest preventive maintenance there is. Five minutes before you pull out of the driveway catches loose lug nuts, low tires, broken springs, dry hubs, dead lights, and the kind of small problems t…
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