Undetected faults caused by lack of proper and thorough servicing is a major cause of breakdowns and accidents involving trailers. With faulty lights, brakes and worn tyres being the most common. All of which, can be avoided by arranging to have your trailer serviced with AGROCO Trailers. 

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As with all trailers, servicing depends on the amount of use, but we advise adopting a regular service schedule, as you would with your car. It is important to remember that trailers are road going vehicles and servicing ensures that they are always road safe. 

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Our servicing team have been NTTA trained and our workshop itself is QS Registered. This allows us to ensure that any trailer brought to us, Road legal or not, we can put back on the road safely and legally.

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Frequency of servicing

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

• 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. 

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A Service includes the following checks:

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• Jack up and make safe with our trailer lift.  All wheels off the ground plus jockey wheel

• Remove hubs, inspect sealed bearings and/or strip out bearings and seals and check condition.

• Check wheel studs/bolts. Re-grease and re-assemble.

• 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.

• Remove jockey wheel assembly and strip out inner shaft, clean and re-grease.

• Inspect rubber tyred wheel for wear etc. (if applicable)

• Replace assembly ensuring clamp pad is in place (if fitted.)

• Check Indespension units, coil and leaf springs for damage etc. (Paying special attention to spring hangers and bolts.)

• Check security and condition of mud guards and mountings etc.

• Check all wheels and tyres for fatigue, check tyre tread depths, and pressures.

• Inspect trailer chassis and floor defects.

• Complete light and wiring checks.