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From: Michael B on 5 Jul 2010 09:28 On Jul 5, 9:13 am, "vaughn" <vaughnsi...(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > "Michael B" <baugh...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message > > news:c1fd11fb-b4c5-4813-9072-f4b8c27f1068(a)k39g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > > >The price was showing at that, but when I asked them about the > >unit, they told me the price was $199. So I was able to get the > >spare tire for about what I had figured on paying without it. Of > >course, you're not gonna be needing a spare with what you're > >doing. > > If you will be pulling one of these cheap trailers any significant distance, you > not only want a spare tire, you want spare bearings. Ideally, keep an entire > hub already packed with grease. I can change a hub in about 5 minutes with only > a hammer and screwdriver for tools. The parts are pretty common. This is the > best source I have found so far:http://www.lowcosttrailersupplies.com/Merchant3/merchant.mvc?page=LCT... > > Vaughn Yes, the instruction manual tells you that you need to repack the bearings every 2-3,000 miles, and shows how to do it. 2,000 miles would be over 20 years for me.
From: Gunner Asch on 5 Jul 2010 09:45 On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:28:32 -0700 (PDT), Michael B <baughfam(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >On Jul 5, 9:13�am, "vaughn" <vaughnsi...(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> "Michael B" <baugh...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message >> >> news:c1fd11fb-b4c5-4813-9072-f4b8c27f1068(a)k39g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... >> >> >The price was showing at that, but when I asked them about the >> >unit, they told me the price was $199. So I was able to get the >> >spare tire for about what I had figured on paying without it. Of >> >course, you're not gonna be needing a spare with what you're >> >doing. >> >> If you will be pulling one of these cheap trailers any significant distance, you >> not only want a spare tire, you want spare bearings. �Ideally, keep an entire >> hub already packed with grease. �I can change a hub in about 5 minutes with only >> a hammer and screwdriver for tools. �The parts are pretty common. �This is the >> best source I have found so far:http://www.lowcosttrailersupplies.com/Merchant3/merchant.mvc?page=LCT... >> >> Vaughn > >Yes, the instruction manual tells you that you need to >repack the bearings every 2-3,000 miles, and shows >how to do it. 2,000 miles would be over 20 years for me. That would be 2 weeks for me. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch
From: vaughn on 5 Jul 2010 10:54 "Michael B" <baughfam(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:bdd373a1-a700-4f4e-87d1-7e740cb55b2e(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... >Yes, the instruction manual tells you that you need to >repack the bearings every 2-3,000 miles, and shows >how to do it. 2,000 miles would be over 20 years for me. Except that time and environment also have their effect on the bearings. As a result of this thread, I got to thinking that my trailer was perhaps ten years old and perhaps it was time to repack the bearings. (I doubt if it has more than 2 or 3 hundred miles on it). Even after repacking, I found one of the bearings felt rough enough to need replacement. That trailer is part of my evacuation plan (I live in hurricane country) so I now have a complete grease-packed spare hub. I plan to go "all out" & install a spindle on the trailer's frame to hold the spare tire and hub all together. The hub and spindle will serve as my spare tire mount. You will actually be able to rotate the spare on the bearing! Vaughn
From: Michael B on 5 Jul 2010 11:19 On Jul 5, 10:54 am, "vaughn" <vaughnsi...(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > "Michael B" <baugh...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message > > news:bdd373a1-a700-4f4e-87d1-7e740cb55b2e(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... > > >Yes, the instruction manual tells you that you need to > >repack the bearings every 2-3,000 miles, and shows > >how to do it. 2,000 miles would be over 20 years for me. > > Except that time and environment also have their effect on the bearings. As a > result of this thread, I got to thinking that my trailer was perhaps ten years > old and perhaps it was time to repack the bearings. (I doubt if it has more > than 2 or 3 hundred miles on it). Even after repacking, I found one of the > bearings felt rough enough to need replacement. That trailer is part of my > evacuation plan (I live in hurricane country) so I now have a complete > grease-packed spare hub. I plan to go "all out" & install a spindle on the > trailer's frame to hold the spare tire and hub all together. The hub and > spindle will serve as my spare tire mount. You will actually be able to rotate > the spare on the bearing! > > Vaughn Pretty impressive to have a spare hub as well. My trailer sits in the garage. But if you're in hurricane country, you likely have salty airas well, certainly appropriate to protect the moving parts, and to have spares.
From: Pete Keillor on 6 Jul 2010 08:02
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:54:01 -0400, "vaughn" <vaughnsimon(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > >"Michael B" <baughfam(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message >news:bdd373a1-a700-4f4e-87d1-7e740cb55b2e(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... >>Yes, the instruction manual tells you that you need to >>repack the bearings every 2-3,000 miles, and shows >>how to do it. 2,000 miles would be over 20 years for me. > >Except that time and environment also have their effect on the bearings. As a >result of this thread, I got to thinking that my trailer was perhaps ten years >old and perhaps it was time to repack the bearings. (I doubt if it has more >than 2 or 3 hundred miles on it). Even after repacking, I found one of the >bearings felt rough enough to need replacement. That trailer is part of my >evacuation plan (I live in hurricane country) so I now have a complete >grease-packed spare hub. I plan to go "all out" & install a spindle on the >trailer's frame to hold the spare tire and hub all together. The hub and >spindle will serve as my spare tire mount. You will actually be able to rotate >the spare on the bearing! > >Vaughn > It's likely your spare hub will die along with those in use. It'll be exposed to the same elements, spare may roll in the slipstream, seal will be compressed on spindle, etc. I'd seal up the spare hub somehow, maybe plastic cups over ends and stored in waterproof box. Can you evacuate ahead of time? Sometimes they don't let trailers on the road when it's down to crunch time. If you're retired, then that's not a problem as long as you don't mind evacuations. It's also a hell of a lot easier to evacuate a day or two before crush. I once spent 12 hours driving 120 miles. Drank a twelve pack of cokes, smoked a half dozen cigars. For a good chunk of the trip, there were cars in both lanes (2 lane road), both shoulders, and some in the ditches. Pete Keillor |