Most of them are tapered roller bearings. Trailers using 8"-12" wheels do see high RPM as compared with vehicle wheels. Bearing load is, however, relatively light given the nature of the cargo. If your trailer sees the wheels in the water occasionally, a spring and fall re-packing would be a good idea. One can also employ the infamous Buddy Bearings which negate much of this kind of maintenance. As I do not dunk my trailer in the water I simply pack the bearings each spring. This is a simple operation that any paddler can do and it gives one the opportunity for visual inspection of the wear and tear on the bearing and race. Regards, Holmes ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon Snapp To: Paddlewise Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Trailer Bearings Maybe I can, but I never have. What type of bearings are we talking about, ball bearing? roller bearings? plain bearings? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 30 2003 - 06:41:08 PDT
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