Trailer Questions
#1
Trailer Questions
Purchased a brand-new trailer for hauling ATVs last year. It was made in 2012, but has less than 100 miles on it and was sitting at a dealer quite awhile. Perfect shape, looks like it was made yesterday. It has wheel grease fittings and I was wondering if I necessarily need to hit those fittings because the trailer is 4 years old or should I just go by miles on the trailer itself and wait quite awhile.
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Ricktwuhk (04-21-2016)
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Apologies, I thought you were talking about hitting the bearings with a grease gun (like "Bearing Buddies") or something like that. Yea, $100/season is kinda steep! Good luck.
#9
Grumpy Old Man
Even with trailer axles that including bearing buddies, I prefer to remove the wheel bearings and repack them with wheel-bearing grease every couple of years. Plain ole grease gun grease is not good enough.
A few years ago I was returning home from the Northwest via Phoenix. Between Phoenix and Lordsburg NM I had a wheel bearing failure. By the time I got to Lordsburg, the axle was toast. So I limped in and parked in a KOA, then drove to El Paso to buy a new axle. After that experience I'm now more adamant about packing the wheel bearings before they "need" it,
A few years ago I was returning home from the Northwest via Phoenix. Between Phoenix and Lordsburg NM I had a wheel bearing failure. By the time I got to Lordsburg, the axle was toast. So I limped in and parked in a KOA, then drove to El Paso to buy a new axle. After that experience I'm now more adamant about packing the wheel bearings before they "need" it,
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schmenke (04-25-2016)