Trailer tongue weight and other ?'s..

[Jamnanc]

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

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

[RonMexico]

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.

[Great-Kazoo]

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

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.

[Wulf202]

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.

[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.

[Great-Kazoo]

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.

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.

[ray1970]

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.

[def90]

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

[ray1970]

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

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

[Great-Kazoo]

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

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.