CFM Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) I bet many of us have lost a wheel or damn close. I actually carry a temp gun with me and shoot each hub when just stopped for each break. Edited December 10, 2021 by CFM 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Yep. But most of the used trailers have their wheels “welded” to the hubs now so…GOOD LUCK! Never fails, always a couple of wheel-less trailers on the side of the road up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, CFM said: I bet many of us have lost a wheel or damn close. I actually carry a temp gun with me and shoot each hub when just stopped for each break. That's overkill unless you are trailering for hours on end? Too much grease is not a good thing either as you can pop the seals depending on the type of bearings you have? Just feeling them with your hand is also good enough. They should just be barely warm. If hot, they are due for a replacement as you've damaged them. 1 minute ago, Zambroski said: Yep. But most of the used trailers have their wheels “welded” to the hubs now so…GOOD LUCK! Never fails, always a couple of wheel-less trailers on the side of the road up here. Yep, always a good idea to remove the wheels once a year and apply some never seize on the back side of the rim/wheel or hub. Don't apply any, however, to the studs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, irv said: That's overkill unless you are trailering for hours on end? Too much grease is not a good thing either as you can pop the seals depending on the type of bearings you have? Just feeling them with your hand is also good enough. They should just be barely warm. If hot, they are due for a replacement as you've damaged them. Yep, always a good idea to remove the wheels once a year and apply some never seize on the back side of the rim/wheel or hub. Don't apply any, however, to the studs. I shoot each hub with the Temp gun each stop. Not grease gun. And if you take breaks several times within a few hrs you need to see a doc. Lolol :wink Edited December 10, 2021 by CFM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 i ended up giving a trailer away, blew the hub off ion my way to go wheeling and rather than making a few roundtrips with the uhaul trailer i just signed it over to the uhaul guy. first time i had it happen but CKF and our buddy Barry blew one off my trailer when they were using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 A few years back we lost a wheel in South Dakota or Wyoming somewhere. Didnt notice it until we stopped for breakfast. Found a trailer store in Billings Montana and fixed er up. Its my buds trailer and he is very meticulous, the wheel bearing was lubed properly. The following year same damn thing happened, same side same axle. Did some looking and measuring and found out the axle was bent. Replaced the entire axle and haven't had an issue since. Dexter axles, but to be fair, he loaned it out to someone moving and they may have overloaded it. The trailer does have a shit ton of miles on it. I would estimate over 100,000 miles. It goes all over the Rockies from Wisconsin at least 3 times a winter, sometimes 5 times a winter, for the last 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted December 10, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted December 10, 2021 Definitely a good reminder I’m sure many don’t even think about it or do it. Driving from LA to Vegas few years ago some guys trailer blew off a wheel tried to swerve outta the way but thing skidded down the side of the rental. Guy didn’t have a clue kept driving along like nothing happened. I had to use tooth paste to “buff” the rubber scuffs off the rental. Got away with it no charges 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 And, broken corroded axles. Hwy 51 N/S here is littered with fucked up trailers all the time. Even power sports People are lazy, and ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 put a grease zerk on the hub and the seals in backwards. grease her, and no chance of overgreasing, will squirt out of the seal. also seal backwards helps with keeping crap out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted December 10, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 10, 2021 Pulled my wheels last week. They were so bad I just said fuck it and bought 2 new mounted tires. WAs so bad if I had to change a tire roadside they would have never come off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 If in NH, trailer outlet in Tilton is the bomb. Most parts and things in stock. Bought boat and sled trailer there. So have many family and friends. Just my exoerience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: And, broken corroded axles. Hwy 51 N/S here is littered with fucked up trailers all the time. Even power sports People are lazy, and ignorant. @can-amsledder Chris has a really good thread on HCS aka DooTalk 2.0 about galvanic corrosion and what he found on his Clam shell trailer a couple years back. As much as i hate sending anyone over to HCS this is a good thread and needs to be share with others. https://www.hardcoresledder.com/threads/galvanic-corrosion.1735194/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 If you just depreciate them for 3 yrs and get a new one yr 4 no need to worry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jkw Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 8 hours ago, irv said: That's overkill unless you are trailering for hours on end? Too much grease is not a good thing either as you can pop the seals depending on the type of bearings you have? Just feeling them with your hand is also good enough. They should just be barely warm. If hot, they are due for a replacement as you've damaged them. Yep, always a good idea to remove the wheels once a year and apply some never seize on the back side of the rim/wheel or hub. Don't apply any, however, to the studs. If you apply never seize to anything you apply it to everything you touch for days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 58 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said: @can-amsledder Chris has a really good thread on HCS aka DooTalk 2.0 about galvanic corrosion and what he found on his Clam shell trailer a couple years back. As much as i hate sending anyone over to HCS this is a good thread and needs to be share with others. https://www.hardcoresledder.com/threads/galvanic-corrosion.1735194/ it's amazing how people neglect to inspect and maintain their equipment, have seen tow vehicles with hitches and frames over the years that are held together literally by flakes of rusted metal. around here, our county hwy departments use more salt in a 24 hour period than a pretzel factory does in a decade. I honestly wish we had annual mandatory vehicle SAFETY inspections here, but we don't. on a completely different topic, are you still posting the annual tekvest thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Jerry 976 said: @can-amsledder Chris has a really good thread on HCS aka DooTalk 2.0 about galvanic corrosion and what he found on his Clam shell trailer a couple years back. As much as i hate sending anyone over to HCS this is a good thread and needs to be share with others. https://www.hardcoresledder.com/threads/galvanic-corrosion.1735194/ Yep, good idea to spray them down good underneath in the spring with the garden hose and once dry, break out a can of Rust Check/Krown/Fluid Film and spray everywhere under there including inside the frame where you can. Do you guys ever see these products in hardware stores or the like? Money well spent, imo. https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/rust-check-rust-inhibitor-spray-0477907p.0477908.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1c7sjLva9AIV1cPVCh3tyAjPEAQYASABEgLmavD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=75 https://shop.krown.com/collections/krown-rust-inhibitor-400g-aerosol-can/products/krown-aerosols-case-of-6-or-12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: it's amazing how people neglect to inspect and maintain their equipment, have seen tow vehicles with hitches and frames over the years that are held together literally by flakes of rusted metal. around here, our county hwy departments use more salt in a 24 hour period than a pretzel factory does in a decade. I honestly wish we had annual mandatory vehicle SAFETY inspections here, but we don't. on a completely different topic, are you still posting the annual tekvest thread? Do you mean the "sad but true just like you and me" thread?? I don't have and account that I can post with or bump older threads back to the top of a forum, I think I posted the sad but true thread on here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomxz600 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 14k for the sled and a junk trailer that had never been serviced SMH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Jerry 976 said: Do you mean the "sad but true just like you and me" thread?? I don't have and account that I can post with or bump older threads back to the top of a forum, I think I posted the sad but true thread on here somewhere. I just bumped it up over at hcs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHADOSPRIT Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 16 hours ago, mtnloverxtreme2 said: put a grease zerk on the hub and the seals in backwards. grease her, and no chance of overgreasing, will squirt out of the seal. also seal backwards helps with keeping crap out This is how mine is set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsky Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Just replace hubs once every 20 years, YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarmike Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) Never lost a wheel, but I have lost a tongue. And by the way Zam... the safety chains/cables do not always work. Edited December 11, 2021 by nascarmike 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 51 minutes ago, nascarmike said: Never lost a wheel, but I have lost a tongue. And by the way Zam... the safety chains/cables do not always work. Yikes ! Thanks for the heads up. Never thought about galv corrosion here but should and you proved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
favoritos Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Grease them each season and check temps by hand while the gas is filling. The simple stuff should cover it for most normal use. Galvanic corrosion isn't anything new. Just be aware of those contact points. One disadvantage of "cheap" snowmobile trailers is their basic design/building process. The cheap stuff isn't really designed to be used hard and long. Even the good stuff is built cheaper now because nobody wants to pay for premium construction. BTW, I'm surprised no one mentioned the video. I laughed my ass off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted December 12, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 5:13 PM, steve from amherst said: Pulled my wheels last week. They were so bad I just said fuck it and bought 2 new mounted tires. WAs so bad if I had to change a tire roadside they would have never come off. Yep, that's all I do any more. I found a local guy who stocks trailer wheel assemblies. Its all made in China tires but its cheaper to buy the assemblies than it is to buy a tire and have it mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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