---

I went down the trailer repair rabbit hole with an aluminum trailer. After a year of buying parts and doing some work myself and paying to have some more complex work done, I bought a new galvanized trailer. I spent $1600 on a new trailer after spending about $800 on parts and labor on the old trailer. I did manage to get $270 from a scrap metal yard for the old trailer. Of course, this was shortly after spending the last money, $180 for two new tires and wheels.

My advice is; buy a new galvanized trailer.