Tow rigs.

93 Krawler · 05-14-2014, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeystrong

For those who tow when they go to wheel.

-Take care of your ****! Don't just park it between rides and let it sit. That is the worst thing you can do. Upkeep your maintenance and don't neglect your rig.-

The same goes for your off-road rig and trailer. Everything should be checked between trips. Don't be that guy...

Runoveru2 · 05-14-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 93 Krawler

The same goes for your off-road rig and trailer. Everything should be checked between trips. Don't be that guy...

Well put Kevin... I check over my equipment several times till I realize I have a case of OCD setting in.... He'll I even jack up each individual wheel on my trailer and tow rig looking for any nails, screws, and so on..even check for uneven tire wear or bubbles/ broke belts in tires. Also check air pressure to make sure all tires are the same and brakes are adjusted the same.

blazerbrad · 05-14-2014, 12:02 PM

My tow rig was also my daily driver for years, but now that it is not I try to drive it to work at least every other week. I always hook up my trailer a day or two before a trip and make sure the brakes and lights are working, check the air pressure in the tires (including the spares!), and usually at least drive it around a little. Can't believe the number of people that never check the air pressure in their trailer tires unless it is visibly flat, and even then it just gets air put back in until it "looks like enough".

The off-road rig always gets "nut and bolted" before a trip meaning I crawl underneath with a set of wrenches and make sure everything is tight. Of course it gets the routine fluid checks and try to drive it around the neighborhood a little. Definitely don't want to be "that guy" who pulls into the parking lot in the morning and proceeds to swap out an alternator that went bad during last month's trip....I'm not making this up either.

underpowered · 05-14-2014, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blazerbrad

The off-road rig always gets "nut and bolted" before a trip meaning I crawl underneath with a set of wrenches and make sure everything is tight. Of course it gets the routine fluid checks and try to drive it around the neighborhood a little. Definitely don't want to be "that guy" who pulls into the parking lot in the morning and proceeds to swap out an alternator that went bad during last month's trip....I'm not making this up either.

we all know "that Guy" spent the first two hours at the badlands last weekend working on a buddies truck, and it seems to be getting to be the Norm on every trip.

05-14-2014, 12:02 PM	#3
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	My tow rig was also my daily driver for years, but now that it is not I try to drive it to work at least every other week. I always hook up my trailer a day or two before a trip and make sure the brakes and lights are working, check the air pressure in the tires (including the spares!), and usually at least drive it around a little. Can't believe the number of people that never check the air pressure in their trailer tires unless it is visibly flat, and even then it just gets air put back in until it "looks like enough". The off-road rig always gets "nut and bolted" before a trip meaning I crawl underneath with a set of wrenches and make sure everything is tight. Of course it gets the routine fluid checks and try to drive it around the neighborhood a little. Definitely don't want to be "that guy" who pulls into the parking lot in the morning and proceeds to swap out an alternator that went bad during last month's trip....I'm not making this up either.