COUNTIN THE COST
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An example of the repair work needed on a trailer in -shocking condition" A part-exchange 1993 plant trailer was bought by Andover Trailers for £6,250; it cost £4,500 to repair and was sold for £7,500. Here's a rundown of the
repair work: Front axle: cross-member and front of lower deck badly cracked, nearside hanger bracket broken away from chassis, spring-eye bolt loose, brake drums needed, lined shoes and pull-off springs, camshaft bushes worn out, braces on hanger brackets cracked.
Second axle: cross-member spring hanger brackets cracked. spring-eye bolts loose, brake drums needed, lined shoes and pull-off springs, nearside ABS sensor fallen out of holder, offside loose so ABS could not work, ABS cables joined under the trailer, park brake rollers seized on second axle.
Third axle: spring hanger bracket cracked, spring-eye bolts loose, one brake drum needed, both sets of lined shoes and pull-off springs, cracks in the cross-member that carried the lift-axle chambers Other work: side marker Fights not working, damaged leg gear and winch, two tyres below legal limit, one tyre flat, another with a nail in the sidewall.