raising issues

Hi all, This forum is such a great resource so far, I thought I’d throw this out there to see if anyone had any ideas/advice. We recently bought some property in the high desert (outside Joshua Tree in CA) and it came with a 1968 HiLo. The trailer is in very good shape for its age, but...

All winter long, my 2001 Hi-Lo 31B would not raise up properly. The motor sounded terrible and it would only rise very slowly and the motor would get to smelling like it was hot. Now that the weather has gotten warmer, it raises up exactly as it's supposed to. Is there something that I should be...