Trailer tongue weight and other ?'s..

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

It's always good to have some weight on the tongue.

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But not too much weight. Unless that's what your in to.

Great thread and thanks for the knowledge. I typically used cheap automotive bearing grease but now I will switch to LMX red in all my future bearing rebuild/lubes.

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Originally Posted by def90

As for the axle bearings.. Regrease or just leave whats there, add the bearing buddies and fill up?

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IMO Bearing Buddies are for lazy people who are not mechanical. Going on a trip, time to lube the bearings, EVERY TIME THEY LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY!! One can and so often Over Lube. It does more damage than good (campers & trailers with brakes) especially.
If you're serious about maintenance you pull the hub, clean the bearings & race. Inspect them for pitting , discoloration etc. You also check the spindle. Then Hand or Mechanically repack them. New wheel seals, reinstall, tighten spindle nut to spec, slap a cotter pin through nut, pop the dust cover back and away you go.

Bearing buddies are for trailers that go in the water to launch a water craft. They're completely wasted on any other trailer and like kazoo said lead to damage by forcing too much grease and overflowing thru the rear hub seal.

OK, I know bearing buddies are not a replacement for regular maintenance. What I've read though is that it doesn't hurt to use them on these cheap trailers with small wheels.

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Originally Posted by def90

OK, I know bearing buddies are not a replacement for regular maintenance. What I've read though is that it doesn't hurt to use them on these cheap trailers with small wheels.

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All the more reason to Inspect them. IMO (again) it's a matter of keeping up on maintenance. Better to know in you driveway the bearings are not up to snuff, than on Guanella Pass.

This thread does remind me I need to do a little maintenance on the wheel bearings on my trailer. Might have to make a note to do that when the weather cools off a bit.

Maybe I've read too many Harbor Freight trailer horror stories..

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Originally Posted by def90

Maybe I've read too many Harbor Freight trailer horror stories..

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Lol. My guess is even those crappy little trailers aren't that bad. It's more the retards assembling and using them.

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Originally Posted by def90

Maybe I've read too many Harbor Freight trailer horror stories..

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Possibly. However there isn't much manufactured today, that ISN'T from China. Our HF trailer (4x8, w/13" tires) has been good for many a year, hauling more than 1 stacked deep load of firewood, stone, dirt etc.