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.
August 21, 2026
Replacing Bunks and Carpet on a Light-Duty Boat Trailer
Boat trailers operate in the most hostile environment a light-duty trailer ever sees: hot bearings dunked into cold water, sometimes salt water, with electrical connections submerged on every launch. Owners who treat …
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August 14, 2026
Marker Light Replacement Step-by-Step
Trailer wiring looks simple — six wires, eight connections — and it is. So why do we see so many wiring faults? Because the operating environment (vibration, water, salt, sun) is brutal, and most factory installations…
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August 7, 2026
Diagnosing Surge Brake Drag
The coupler is the single point of connection between thousands of pounds of trailer and your tow vehicle. It is also a $50 part that almost everyone takes for granted until the day it doesn't latch.
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July 31, 2026
Best Light-Duty Tongue Jacks We Stock
A tongue jack is a $50 part that prevents thousands of dollars of damage. It also happens to be one of the most overlooked components on a trailer. Most owners pick whatever was on it when they bought the trailer and …
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July 24, 2026
Bias-Ply vs Radial Trailer Tires
Trailer tires are not car tires. They are stiff-sidewall, high-load specialty tires built to do one thing well: carry static load down a highway in a straight line. Treat them like car tires and they will fail in ways…
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July 17, 2026
Trailer Sag: Causes and Fixes
Suspension on a light-duty trailer looks crude — a stack of leaves, a shackle, a hanger welded to the frame. It is also the single most consequential system for ride quality, tire wear, and frame longevity.
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