Deal on HF 1170 lb capacity 4x8 Trailer

**Bear** · 03-26-2012, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by danielms

i had one for awhile, the tire locked up and ground half of the rim off before i knew that anythingwas wrong. took awhile to notice that the black mark in the rearview mirror was not in front of me also.

I've often taken foreign stuff apart after purchase (such as a tiawan bench grinder etc) if I had plans of relying on it for any time, made sure they were clean and well greased, before putting them to serious use. Might not be a bad idea with these trailers too. Being a new seal, you might can, if you're careful, break it down and wash all the parts, put some good grease in there, and get it back together with proper adjustments, without breaking the seal. Also, those small wheels can't be pulled very fast, I would go no more than 55, and that only for very short distances

**danielms** · 03-26-2012, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bear

I've often taken foreign stuff apart after purchase (such as a tiawan bench grinder etc) if I had plans of relying on it for any time, made sure they were clean and well greased, before putting them to serious use. Might not be a bad idea with these trailers too. Being a new seal, you might can, if you're careful, break it down and wash all the parts, put some good grease in there, and get it back together with proper adjustments, without breaking the seal. Also, those small wheels can't be pulled very fast, I would go no more than 55, and that only for very short distances

yeah... I went too far and too fast, but it worked great before that happened. the good thing about it is that i just put it on top of my expidition and kept going. me and the ol'lady were able to pick it up and toss it up there. bought a flatbed now for the small loads best investment ever.

**Mechanic688** · 03-26-2012, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by danielms

yeah... I went too far and too fast, but it worked great before that happened. the good thing about it is that i just put it on top of my expidition and kept going. me and the ol'lady were able to pick it up and toss it up there. bought a flatbed now for the small loads best investment ever.

Sometimes when you overload them you'll put alot of stress on those bearings, like was said above you might repack the bearings with good quality grease. There's even a Slick 50 grease now, put some of that on your fingers and pick up a screwdriver if you can.