itsmatt
Member
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2005
- Messages
- 30
- Location
- Spotsylvania, VA
- Tractor
- New Holland TC 45, John Deere 420W
Hello all,
My wife and I have inherited her late dad's trailer and we've used it a bit for hauling hay or moving our tractors from place to place.
Well I just realized after bringing back a load of hay the other night that it past due (by a couple of months!) for its inspection. We've got a lot on our plates and that old inspection sticker was 'out of sight and out of mind'. If I'm being honest, I don't think I realized that it needed an inspection. Anyway...
You'll have to bear with me - I'm quite green at all this. We live in Virginia, and I suppose the rules are different by state, but I was wondering what all I need to be concerned about with one of these inspections. It has lights on it and I checked those out - seem to be fine. It also has brakes - not the electrical kind - I can't remember the name of the type right now. My understanding is that they are applied by the force of the trailer moving forward when the truck slows down.
(Side note: I haven't had to do this, but it would seem to me that brakes like that might make it interesting if I had to back the trailer up a hill. Maybe they only apply with more force than that.)
I've check the tires and they seem to be in great shape. The lights seem to work fine. Haven't checked the brakes yet. Does anyone know if there is anything else that would be checked?
I'd like to make sure everything is in tip-top shape prior to the inspection. It has seen little use since her dad died, but I suppose something could need some work.
Thanks for your responses,
Matt
My wife and I have inherited her late dad's trailer and we've used it a bit for hauling hay or moving our tractors from place to place.
Well I just realized after bringing back a load of hay the other night that it past due (by a couple of months!) for its inspection. We've got a lot on our plates and that old inspection sticker was 'out of sight and out of mind'. If I'm being honest, I don't think I realized that it needed an inspection. Anyway...
You'll have to bear with me - I'm quite green at all this. We live in Virginia, and I suppose the rules are different by state, but I was wondering what all I need to be concerned about with one of these inspections. It has lights on it and I checked those out - seem to be fine. It also has brakes - not the electrical kind - I can't remember the name of the type right now. My understanding is that they are applied by the force of the trailer moving forward when the truck slows down.
(Side note: I haven't had to do this, but it would seem to me that brakes like that might make it interesting if I had to back the trailer up a hill. Maybe they only apply with more force than that.)
I've check the tires and they seem to be in great shape. The lights seem to work fine. Haven't checked the brakes yet. Does anyone know if there is anything else that would be checked?
I'd like to make sure everything is in tip-top shape prior to the inspection. It has seen little use since her dad died, but I suppose something could need some work.
Thanks for your responses,
Matt