I have a Platinum trailer and can not get the exterior loading lamps to work. I have flipped the swtiches but nothing. The interior lights for the horses do not come on either. I don't have an owners manual (bought it used), and all the lights for the liviing quarters work just fine.
Posted 2011-08-14 6:24 PM (#136699 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 350 Location: Penrose, Colorado
1st thing to do is use a voltage tester and make sure you have power to the switch, if not I would look at the plug on the trailer, some times things are not wired like they should be, the main thing is to eleminate the simple things first.
Posted 2011-08-14 10:30 PM (#136707 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Some trailers have individual light circuits that are powered by the towing vehicle through the B+ wiring. Depending on the vehicle, it may or may not power the trailers' circuits unless it's running. Make sure the plug is installed, and you have power to the trailer.
Posted 2011-08-15 6:49 AM (#136709 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 88
What are you using for a tow vehicle? I discovered that the newer (2009) Ford's don't have all the fuses installed from the factory. The one that was missing in mine was the one that powered the loading lights.
Posted 2011-08-15 7:30 AM (#136710 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
1st make sure you are either connected to the tow vehicle and it is on, or that you have a battery on the trailer that is fully charged and providing power.
2nd Check to see that you are getting power to the switch. ( voltmeter or test light. )
3rd. See if you are getting power THRU the switch. The switches in my Logan coach got dust in them and I had to flush them out to get them working. ( sprayed lots of WD40 over the switch)
4th Most trailer lights use the trailer as the ground. So at the light make sure the light's ground has a good connection. If you are having problems with multiple lights this would be one of the lessor possibilities. The chances of loosing the ground on all your lights at the same time is smaller than the power not coming thru.
Posted 2011-08-15 8:28 AM (#136711 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 2
Location: North Dakota
Thanks for all the great suggestions. I am pulling with a Ford F250 diesel. I connected the pickup to the trailer and started it up...still no lights. Maybe the fuse problem is in the pickup? The guard lights and blinkers are all working when connected. Really a puzzle!
Posted 2011-08-15 6:57 PM (#136724 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Did you do what kooner told you to do?The load lights on many trailers come from the TRAILER'S battery...and work whether you are hitched to the tow vehicle or not...You should also get a continuity tester to see if you have broken wires...
Posted 2011-08-16 11:07 AM (#136734 - in reply to #136698) Subject: RE: exterior loading lights
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Posts: 114
I have two different horse trailers and pull with a 2009 Ford F-250 disel. The exterior light come on with my keifer wheather it is hooked up or not, but I had that done at the dealer ship. The other trailer lights do not come on unless it is hooked to the truck, my truck does not have to be running but the truck switch has to be in the 'on' position. The interior lights on the Keifer have individual swiches and they have to be in the 'on' position to come on even with the toggle switch on the out side. My older trailer interior lights do not come on unless hooked to truck and do not have individual switches. Every year, I have to take the covers off, clean out the little boxes, clean the ends of the bulbs, then I have lights. Between age and dust, they don't always work. I have had the wiring to wear though on the outside just where it enters the lgiht boxes and I just had to put it back togather. The voltage tester thing is a good idea too as this has also been an issue. I usually hook up at the beginning of riding season and begin at rear of my older trailer and work forward to find the problem.
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