Viewes on spraying new trailers

[trymyluck]

Do you know what would be even better, If we could get the Galvanizers to do there job properly instead of just dunking it for a second and then on to the next job. Its all about the bottom line for these guys and quicker they can get them out the more money they make. Galvanizers don't offer any sort of warranty so they don't really give a toss what happens after it leaves there factory, Even if it costs us a few hundred more to do it properly we would be much better off.

We are just about to release a new range of Galvanized trailers but we are having second thoughts due to the finish we are currently getting from the Galvanizers.

There should be a Australian Standard for galvanising, which states min thickness. Buy a thickness tester and if not satisfied send it back. Nothing stopping you from asking for a min coating thickness, might cost a bit more.

http://www.ingal.com.au/FAQ/faq20.html


Mark

[deckie]

i cant't believe any body still manufactures box section type trailers any more, little lone people buying them, eliminate most of the problems with a i beam type trailer like trailcraft trailers (i think) it will become the norm.......

Doubt they do, dont know, the one i have is 24yo, box was only ever used for x members i think. Maybe they should be more common today....maybe I Beam type trailers are rusting out in just 7-9 yrs. Havent taken a survey. Only time can prove anything yeah ?

How long u had your trailcraft trailer to be that confident it wont corrode as bad as any other ?

Seems free plugs for trailer makers is the go in here ...wasnt going to but this old gal was made by Tracer.

[Stuart]

We are in the age of cost cutting, quantity over quality or what ever you want to call it. It means the customer is getting less, or screwed. There is a mind set amongst many that the price must be kept low or you won’t sell the product. It’s this narrow-minded thinking that ultimately reduces quality and ultimately driving that business its knees. Good practice of offering the best quality you can will make for a better business model than the opposite. It will cost more but the investment is sound on the consumers end. The market will always support both ends of town but the quality product will always be the winner I the end.

[charleville]

My "Special" brand trailer is over ten years old and whilst it is looking a bit ratty with a bit of surface rust here and there towards the back it is still functioning perfectly Ok.

All that I have ever done is to wash it down well after each fishing trip. I recall an Ausfisher saying once that the garden hose is a boat trailer's best friend and I took that to heart. At times, I have turned on a sprinkler under the boat for a few minutes as well as hosing inside any open box section and around the brakes and cables.

These days, instead of a fixed sprinkler, I usually run the home made contraption, referred to here, under it (Post # 26) .... http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...tions.../page2


As mentioned earlier, the bolts on the fittings all rust pretty easily so I tend to give them a squirt with Inox.


To some extent, the trailer deteriorated a bit more during the drought years as I was reluctant to be too generous with the hose except around the brakes but overall, it still seems sound to me.


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[nigelr]

i cant't believe any body still manufactures box section type trailers any more, little lone people buying them, eliminate most of the problems with a i beam type trailer like trailcraft trailers (i think) it will become the norm.......

Anyone know who's building I beam trailers commercially, apart from Trailcraft?

[bobbyb]

hi all, i have nothing to do with trail craft and don't even have a boat anymore, (butt working on it ) only trailer builder i could think of that builds i beam or chanel type trailers for small tinnys.
allso agree with stuart after many years of developing a/s austrailian standards to build some of the best gear in the world that will not let you down and go the distance no one wants to pay for it . you realy do get what you pay for in most cases anyway. won't be much longer and the world will start falling to peaces from all this $2 shop crapppp........