How to keep ramp doors from freezing shut

[Grinder]

As it says I'm having a problem with the rear and front doors freezing shut and having to almost run at them to open them. Any ideas/solutions? The furnace that now works was not on.

 

[mach123]

I make it a habbit to wipe the edge down before i shut the doors and all good takes to seconds or get a one in foam strip to keep water out.

 

[cdnemsguy]

I take a light grease or a jar of vaseline and put a light film on all the rubber seals. Seems that is enough to not allow the water ans ice to stick and form.

 

[Grinder]

I have the foam and I'll get some grease. Thanks for the help its kind of a pain new sled and cant get it out of the trailer.

 

[imdoo'n]

spray it with pam or cheap cooking oil spray, grease is a friggin mess and you'll only do it once to figure out why.

 

[cdnemsguy]

spray it with pam or cheap oil spray, grease is a friggin mess.

True! There is even a silicone based spray available that might be better. I has some but it is for the rubber on my drysuit and bought at a dive shop. I am sure you could get similar at any store but the vaseline lasts longer. The spray on doesnt seem to last, thats why i use a THIN coat of the vaseline on the door seals.

 

[pipes]

spray it with pam or cheap cooking oil spray, grease is a friggin mess and you'll only do it once to figure out why.

PAM PAM can you call my mother. Oh wait wrong commercial. LOL I like the idea of Pam Keep a can of it in your trailer and spray the seals just before you close up the doors.

 

[rknight111]

You can purchase silicone spray at Canadian tire. It's not a food product so bacteria will not grow on it like Pam.

 

[Summitric]

you can purchase silicone spray at canadian tire. It's not a food product so bacteria will not grow on it like pam.

used silicone spray for years, and never had a problem........

 

[senorjeem]

Keep in mind that whatever you put grease on is gonna be a magnet for dirt and grit. Might work in the dead of winter OK but when there is dirt and gravel on the ground or getting tracked into the trailer, it won't be pretty

 

[Lightningmike]

A little WD 40 works great as well. We use it all the time on the door seals on our work trucks.

 

[mach123]

Why can't they just build a trailer that works, lol Great idea

 

[imdoo'n]

nothing like having bubba load his sled and then flopp his now big greasy azz all over your $50,000 brand new truck, i'm thinkinya get the picture i'm painting. good luck with bubba fixing the seats.

 

[brew_doo]

Silicone lube... every second time you use the trailer and you will not have any more issues with freezing. I don't seem to recall dust sticking to the seals in the summer either.

 

[HILCLMR]

WD40, Water Dispersing 40th Formula. Works for me, and you probably already have it in your trailer.

 

[Lightningmike]

The other WD 40 would also work but more expensive....

Wisers Deluxe 40 ouncer lmao

 

[imdoo'n]

The other WD 40 would also work but more expensive....

Wisers Deluxe 40 ouncer lmao

no one in his right mind would spill good whiskey in that way, for any friggin reason. although drunk?

 

[HILCLMR]

The other WD 40 would also work but more expensive....

Wisers Deluxe 40 ouncer lmao

Awesome!

 

[Beels]

used silicone spray for years, and never had a problem........

Same here...

 

[ferniesnow]

no one in his right mind would spill good whiskey in that way, for any friggin reason. although drunk?

If one drank enough Wiser's, then who'd care whether the door even worked or not………..