Bought a trailer w/o drama

[truckin88 104]

So the other day, a trailer comes on craigslist in my town, call and email the guy, it looked like a gem. anyways awesome guy met him on Friday on his lunch and bought it. He is a welder by trade so he added some tie downs and some reinforcements. It is a 2003 6.5' x10' landscape style trailer, he added the wood sides for hauling. It came with a new jack and like new Carlisle spare. He also replaced all the lights this year. He gave me an extra coupler and wiring. I will power wash it and hit it with Rustoleum. The only thing it could use are some new tires, but even then it was still a great deal.

How do I repack bearings and should I replace them, how big of a job is this?

How hard is it to add bearing buddies, and how do I know what size?

[truckin88 104]

[rickv1957 72]

Looks like a nice trailer there!,pull a cap and take to local auto parts as they should have the bearing buddies,Rick

[truckin88 104]

Napa?

[dgoyette 12]

Looks great Will, glad it worked . The tie downs he added look very handy. Congrats - i would love to have a trailer like that.

[truckin88 104]

Got my answer of thw how too of repacking or replacing bearings here:

http://www.sailingtexas.com/Movies/Trailer...erbearings.html

[Docwheelhorse 2,669]

Hi--the bearing buddys are installed exactly as you would install the standard "dust covers" don't get too excited about tearing the bearings apart just yet---jack up the trailer and try to wiggle the tire and check for free play, if it is loose you can snug them up by turning in the castle nut and replacing the cotter pin. Snug is good, don't try to over tighten them. WHile the wheel is up in the air give it a good spin, if you don't get a growling noise the bearings are most likely fine, install the bearing buddies and pump them full of grease your bearings will be re-packed easy as pie. Landscape trailer bearings hardly ever go--its the boat trailers that submerge the bearings that cause the problems. Yes NAPA will have your bearing buddies or will be able to get them very quickly---if your handy you can drill and tap the standard dust cover and screw in a grease fitting. Just be gentle if you do this as its easy to push the grease fitting out of the cap or twist it out when you take off the grease gun---its only a thread or two holding in the grease fitting but hey you'll save a few bucks!!

Good Luck

Tony

[truckin88 104]

doc standard grease from the grease gun?

[Docwheelhorse 2,669]

HI--I have been using the basic grease for lubing my tractors, cars, trailers and mower decks without an issue... Its $2 a tube at Walmarts and I think they call it Multi Purpose blah blah blah.

Tony

[truckin88 104]

Doc,

Thanks for the advice, pulled dust cap, the grease was clean, the cotters were shiny not even corroded. So I replace the dust caps with bearing buddys from Wally World. I only need tires due to sidewall cracking.

Got some Mystic hi temp wheel bearing grease.

-Will

[Docwheelhorse 2,669]

N.P.--hope to bump into you at the show... along with everybody else!! Three days and counting!!

Tony

[Roger from southern Iowa 1]

That is one NICE trailer!!!! :thumbs:

[truckin88 104]

doc took your other advice jacked and spinned, no noise, tires tracked straight...

brought to local tire shop had them install 2 new goodyear marathon radials with correct load rang for the runners, as the ones on there had sidewall cracking, the spare is a carlisle and is mint.