Routine Trailer Maintenance?
We have a travel trailer that just hit the year mark and is in for some warranty items. While there I had the dealer repack the bearings and do a preventative check of the entire TT. The dealer ...
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Yearly maintenance tasks for my RV/TT?
- Climb on roof and inspect every fall (before winter season). Where needed, I apply new Dicor self leveling caulking in the cracks. And for deep cracks, I apply eternabond tape over the dicor (applied in the deeper cracks). Both items available at RV Parts store.
- Climb on roof and wash with Protect-All Rubber Roof Cleaner. I tried Spic & Span a few times and notice Rubber Roof Cleaner works much better.
- I apply Protect-All Roof Treatment 1 x per year (in the spring). Some folks don't believe in roof treatment. I do. Especially no black streaks for 6 months after applying the stuff.
- Each spring, I remove each wheel hub, inspect brakes (replace worn out parts) and re-pack with fresh wheel bearing grease. I do this in May (before towing) to remove any natural inner moisture as well.
- Manually wax its sides each year. Will often use NuFinish - which is a wax on / wax off product.
- Winterize and de-winterize tasks. Before winterizing, its black tank gets flushed out as well.
Note: Learn to do maintenance tasks yourself (lots of You-Tube clips) and save hundreds and hundreds of dollars each year. Saved dollars means dollars available for mods / upgrades - that RV builders don't do at factory (but should).
This works for my setup...
Yearly maintenance tasks for my RV/TT?
- Climb on roof and inspect every fall (before winter season). Where needed, I apply new Dicor self leveling caulking in the cracks. And for deep cracks, I apply eternabond tape over the dicor (applied in the deeper cracks). Both items available at RV Parts store.
- Climb on roof and wash with Protect-All Rubber Roof Cleaner. I tried Spic & Span a few times and notice Rubber Roof Cleaner works much better.
- I apply Protect-All Roof Treatment 1 x per year (in the spring). Some folks don't believe in roof treatment. I do. Especially no black streaks for 6 months after applying the stuff.
- Each spring, I remove each wheel hub, inspect brakes (replace worn out parts) and re-pack with fresh wheel bearing grease. I do this in May (before towing) to remove any natural inner moisture as well.
- Manually wax its sides each year. Will often use NuFinish - which is a wax on / wax off product.
- Winterize and de-winterize tasks. Before winterizing, its black tank gets flushed out as well.
Note: Learn to do maintenance tasks yourself (lots of You-Tube clips) and save hundreds and hundreds of dollars each year. Saved dollars means dollars available for mods / upgrades - that RV builders don't do at factory (but should).
This works for my setup...
