| The trailers we use to haul our boats,
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| | bent and make sure the springs look to be
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| horses, equipment and other toys are one
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| | in good working order.
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| of our most overlooked and under
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| | Once the hubs have been cleaned and
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| maintained possessions. We rarely think
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| | repacked and the axle has been inspected,
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| about them until we need to take our boat
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| | you can grease the axle. Keeping your
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| out to the lake when the weather warms
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| | bearing properly greased can head off a
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| and even then, most of us are lucky to
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| | lot of problems and make your trailer
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| just check the tire pressure. Keeping
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| | last longer and ride safer. You should
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| your trailer in good running shape really
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| | keep a grease gun handy so you can always
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| isn't that hard and can save you from at
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| | add a little to the bearings. A cordless
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| best a minor inconvenience to at worst a
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| | grease gun might be a good investment if
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| serious accident.
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| | you own a fleet of trailers. A cordless
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| The most common maintenance item is the
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| | grease gun can make quick work of a long
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| bearings. They are without a doubt one of
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| | and tedious greasing job.
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| the more critical items on the trailer,
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| | Also after you have been driving for a
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| especially if you have a boat and are
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| | while, it is a good idea to check your
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| submerging your wheels in the water at
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| | hubs and bearings for excessive heat. An
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| the boat dock. Once a year, you should
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| | over heated hub indicates that something
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| have your hubs disassembled and
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| | serious is wrong and causing a lot of
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| thoroughly inspected and cleaned. You can
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| | friction. A wheel can come completely off
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| either do this yourself or take it to a
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| | a trailer and cause a bad accident. A
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| local auto shop. Whoever works on it
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| | good rule of thumb is the hub should not
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| should inspect them for wear marks, pits,
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| | be hotter than a morning cup of coffee.
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| or gouges that could have developed over
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| | If it is hotter than that, do not drive
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| the last year.
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| | on it until the problem is corrected.
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| Now that you have the wheels off to clean
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| | Trailers are not as fun or sexy as our
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| the hub assemblies, you can get under the
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| | boats we carry with them, but without a
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| trailer and inspect the axle and springs.
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| | properly maintained trailer we would not
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| Check the axle to make sure it is not
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| | get very far.
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