Trailer maintenance...

All this past week J. has been kindly fixing the brakes, repacking wheel bearings and generally checking our horse trailer over for us. This morning I took it in to the local trailer dealer to have the wiring looked at. Whenever we towed the trailer, the lights would remain on at all times - even if the truck was completely turned off. This hasn't been a problem for us so far (especially since we've only used the trailer twice now!) but I can imagine a time when I might forget to unplug the trailer from the truck and run the battery dead. The service guy found a crossed connection that easily solved our problem, thank goodness. And he even kindly turned our rig around for me without any comments about my lack of driving abilities! (Actually, he was quite nice about the whole thing. Makes me wonder how many other owners are squeamish about turning their trailers around in tight quarters.)

We now have everything in good working order and will begin "The Big Rust Abatement Project." (That's how I visualize the name of this chore in my head. ) But first, a trip to the pool with the girls.....