First Time Trailer Buyer Hitching Up Advice

Hitching your trailer up gets easier everytime you do it. Remember to give yourself plenty of time your first few outings. Here are five basic things to remember. First, make sure the ball is the right size for the trailer your towing. Second, make sure the coupler locked onto the ball and is not just sitting on top. These two are very common mistakes and the reason for many trailers popping off when trailering. Thirdly, Make sure you attach all electrical connections properly and ensure that all lights work before trailering down the road. Fourth, make sure your cross your safety chains before attaching them to your tow vehicle. This is a required by Pennsylvania law. Fifth, make sure your breakaway battery cable is properly fastened. If you remember these five small things you should have no trouble hitching up.

Still unsure about how to hitch up your trailer, watch us hitch up a trailer below.

Trailer Shopping Tips

• Be Knowledgeable- Compare Apples to Apples
  Make sure you know what you are looking at since the trailer industry has become very competitive between brands. All trailer manufactureres offer different standard features, which makes it difficult when comparing trailer brands. Be sure to take a close look at the complete list of options and standard features to make sure you are getting the most for your money. Often the trailer that looks more expensive actually is listed at a low price for all the standard features and options that are included on the unit. You'll notice on our website we list the base price of the trailer (the price of that trailer ordered in without the options) for our customers to use as comparison. We make it a priority to list all the standard features for our customers on trailers we have instock. This helps our customers understand exactly what they are purchasing.
  
  
• Ask About Warranty
  Checking the warranty is important. Be sure to ask about what kind of warranty comes with the trailer. With many new trailer manufacturers coming on the scene, solid brands have continued to offer warranties they stand behind, and increase the amount of years they are willing to offer with their products. Ask about the possiblity of warranty transfer on long term warranty offers, that way if you sell the unit before the warranty is up, you know whether or not you can sell your trailer with a remaining warranty. Ask about where the warranty repair work is done, make sure that the warranty repair shop is not in California when you live in Maine. Here at LanChester Trailer we handle all of our brands warranty work onsite, and complete all the paperwork for you. We obtain the approval, complete the work, and all you do is schedule an appointment and pick it up when it is done.
  
  
• Be Willing to Order
  Make sure you don't settle for something that will not work for your use. We have many trailers instock, but occassionally a customer comes in with a specific hauling need that no instock units fit. We encourage our customers to order in their new trailer, rather than selling them a unit that would cause them issues down the road. For an example we enourage our construction customers to purchase trailers built for construction rather than a basic cargo trailer. You maybe asking why, but we feel it is our job to get them into a trailer that was built to handle that amount of wear and tear 365 days of the year, rather than a cargo trailer that was built for additional cargo space. You tell us what you need and we will provide you with serveral options that you can choose from. We don't just sell trailers, we make sure what we are selling matches our customers need.
  

First Time Buyer Trailering Advice

• Check Tire Pressure

• Adjust Brake Controller

• Check all Lights

• Cross your safety chains

• Make sure load is properly tied down and secure

• Make sure emergency safety equipment is in the trailer

• Check spare tire

• Test Breakaway battery

• Make sure all doors and windows are properly latched

• Test your brakes- Pull your trailer a short distance press your brakes to make sure they work