Thank you for purchasing a Redco or Tinka boat trailer. Proudly made in Australia, our trailers are built for durability and performance. With proper care, you’ll enjoy years of reliable towing.

The below information is Mayfair Marine’s recommended guideline to maintaining your trailer and its components.

Redco Tinka recommends:

• Wash your trailer well with fresh water after each use in salt water, especially concentrating on brakes and any moving working components and high areas of salt water exposure.
• Wash your trailer regularly with fresh water, if you use truck wash or car wash rinse thoroughly.
• Always allow your trailer to dry before storing away.
• Store your trailer in a well-ventilated area with low humidity (if possible).
• Service your bearings and inspect braking components 6 monthly or before any long trip.

Below is a recommended schedule of the items that should be checked / serviced regularly.

1. Test and check lighting and brake adjustment regularly, if your trailer has mechanical cable brakes which are the most common form of braking system, ensure your brakes are adjusted correctly. There should be approximately 20mm of movement between your brake handle and rear coupling piston.
2. After a long trip to the ramp, your brakes, bearings and grease will have heated up - but once the bearings are submerged, the cool temperature will cause the grease to contract and ‘suck in’ water into the bearing cavity - we recommend where possible allow bearings and calipers to cool before entering the water, a great time to do you safety audit.
3. Ensure your hubs have a dust cap, cover or bearing buddy! Covers can and do fall off, however they should be replaced immediately. So, do not submerge the bearings of the trailer in the water without a bearing cover of sorts. You’re only inviting water in, and major problems down the line. All Redco and Tinka boat trailers are supplied with high quality two-part marine seals, bearing buddies or hub caps.
4. The most critical factor determining how your trailers tows is balance. Your trailer should have between 7-10% of the total rig weight (trailer, boat & gear) distributed on the tow ball. Resetting the trailer balance point is not a complex task, consult your local dealer on arranging this work to be completed
5. Do not undo the safety chain or winch strap/cable on level ground and reverse down the ramp. The slightest jerk while reversing could launch your boat onto the ramp and well short of the water, not a good look! Do not rely on your winch strap solely.
6. Always fit your safety chain or secure turnbuckle at front of boat and tie down boat firmly at the transom, it is illegal and unsafe to tow an unsecured boat on a trailer.
7. Even if you are an experienced boatie, this trailer may not be familiar to you. Therefore, during the first retrievals choose fine weather and a good ramp; do not drive your boat onto the trailer until you have gained sufficient knowledge on how the trailer operates.
8. After your first trip with your new trailer (150klm or more) ensure all bolt on brackets, nuts, bolts and U-bolts are checked for tension, consider this as a ‘bed-in’ period and once checked for tension this will ensure tightness will stay secured for the duration until your service check period.

With over 60 years experience in the marine industry Mayfair Marine has long term commitment to customer and aftermarket service. Our new trailer warranty (NTW) covers the fitness for purpose for the following items from the date of the original purchase by the consumer. Mayfair Marines liability is limited to making good on all warranties, through repair or replacement according to the method or solution decided by Mayfair Marine staff.

It is the owners responsibility and cost to return the trailer to a dealer or back to Mayfair Marine for approved warranty work. Under no circumstance is warranty work to be carried out prior to the approval of Mayfair Marine, proof of original purchase must be provided to Mayfair Marine at the time of seeking warranty work approval.

2 Years
Trailer frame and or subframe against structural or welding defects. Trailer coupling to be free from defect.

1 Year
Hot dipped galvanising finish against red rust for one year from the date of manufacture on the compliance plate, winch (excluding strap), axles and springs.

6 Months
Wheel bearings (excluding water entry), lights, tyres (excluding tyre wear), seals, hydraulic breaking equipment and the surface to the finish of your alloy wheels.

Not Covered

Cosmetic appearance, white rust i.e. natural oxidation of the galvanised surface, brake pads and brake cables, winch straps, bow rollers, rubber wheels and galvanising on moving components such as springs axles and other moving parts, misuse, damage caused by alterations or modifications, fair wear and tear, accidents, the effects of overloading stated capacity or incorrect boat setup, roller adjustment or step alignment, Off road use. Claims arising from negligence, accidental or consequential loss or damage - to the owner or to a third party, or failure to perform and supply receipt of the recommended maintenance services. The Redco and Tinka NTW does not cover, Trailer owners who are not the original purchaser or Trailer owners who use the trailer for commercial purposes.

General Warranty Information

Your warranty is validated upon the completion of warranty registration for located on our website; warranty’s will only be approved when receipts of service and maintenance according to our guidelines have been supplied.

Mayfair Marine’s liability is limited to making good on all warranties, through repair or replacement according to the methods or solutions decided by Redco/Tinka staff. It is the owner’s responsibility and cost to return the trailer to the dealer or to Mayfair Marine for approved warranty work to be carried out. Please be advised that an appointment is required if you wish to come into our factory and discuss your issues or are seeking any technical advice or have a potential warranty claim.

Subject to the conditions set out below, Mayfair Marine 2000 warrants, to the original purchaser from an authorised dealer, for a period of 6 months on bolt on components and 24/36 on the main frame following date of purchase, the trailer described on this guarantee card against any defect in workmanship or materials, providing the trailer or parts thereof, are returned to an approved dealer with the necessary charges for delivery being prepaid.

Warranty is limited to the repair or replacement at the discretion of the Company, of any item which in the opinion of the Company is found to be defective.

This warranty does not extend to wheels & tyres, electric drum brakes, trailer lamps, winch cables & straps, accessories, fittings not manufactured, and galvanising not carried out by the Company which will be subject to claims to the appropriate manufacturer.

No warranty is given, either expressly or by implication to cover damages caused by, alterations or modification, fair wear and tear, misuse, negligence, accident, failure to provide reasonable & necessary maintenance, trailers used on non-sealed road conditions, or overloading as against the capacity stated by the Company.

This warranty is not intended to, nor does it exclude any statutory conditions, warranties, or obligations which cannot be excluded.

No Redco/Tinka dealer or other person is authorised or permitted to give or make any statements, assertions or undertaking in relation to the quality performance characteristics, descriptions or fitness for the purpose of any Redco/Tinka product or in connection with the supply of any Redco/Tinka product, which is at variance with any written statement assertion or undertaking on any of these subjects given or made by Mayfair Marine 2000 in its published sales literature, and the Company does not accept any liability for any such unauthorised action.

CARE & MAINTENANCE

Thank you for purchasing a Redco or Tinka boat trailer. We are sure that you will have many years of trouble-free boat trailering as Redco/Tinka, Australia’s best boat trailers, are manufactured to the highest of standards.

BEFORE HEADING OUT

• Ensure on set up that 10% of the gross weight is on the towball by adjusting the wheel base.
• Ensure that all supports, such as rollers and skids, are correctly positioned and adjusted to provide maximum hull support and protection.
• Check all coupling, safety chain and turnbuckles are correctly attached and the lights are working correctly.
• Check tyre pressure is set to that indicated on the tyre.
• Ensure your brakes and bearings are correctly adjusted and in good order.
• Ensure all nuts and studs are tight.
• Ensure your boat is secured at bow and aft.

TRAILER MAINTENANCE

• Always wash your trailer with fresh water directly after use to remove as much salt as possible.
• Check your bearings at regular intervals (eg every 6 months) and regrease if necessary.
• Place a few drops of oil on your coupling shaft and winch bearings.
• Removed your wheels and spray lubricant on threads to ensure your nuts can be removed in case of a puncture.
• For trailers which have over-ride brakes, regularly grease couplings, grease nipples and adjust the caliper bolt for brake pad wear as indicated on your trailer chassis.
• Check wheel nuts every 100 km.

WARNING – SOME TRUCK WASHES ARE VERY ALKALINE AND CAN REACT WITH GALVANISING
WE ADVISE THAT YOU DO NOT APPLY ANY COATING PRODUCTS TO YOUR TRAILER AS WE ARE UNABLE TO WARRANT WHAT REACTION THIS MAY HAVE ON THE GALVANISING

General Information

Warranty is activated upon registration on our website. Approval depends on proof of regular maintenance in line with our guidelines.