Thread: Adding axle

Right after I bought this boat a bearing went out on 1 of the wheels and left me stranded. That is the main reason for wanting a tandem axle, you can at least tie up the bad axle and make it home. My Champion 190 that I had before this boat had a tandem trailer and I loved the way it towed. The single axle will sway a little more than the tandem.

Sounds like a tandem is in your future.

Good Luck and send us a pic of the new trailer.

Trailer hubs, bearings, seals, grease, maintenance, and inspections are KEY.
My goal is NO breakdowns in that area.
More often than not, neglect in one of the above leads to failure.
Add to that, you are dunking the units in the water TWICE every time you take your boat out. They need good grease AND good seals to keep the water out.
At least a time or two during the season I roll out the floor jack and lift up one side of the trailer to just get the wheel off the ground, and give it a good spin by hand. Is it smooth? Quiet? Any rumbles? Tug and pull on the wheel, if all is well do the other side. Only takes a few minutes.
A couple of years ago that's how I found a bad bearing in a wheel - one of the individual roller bearings was broken in half, with one half tumbling around in there. It showed no other warnings. Plenty of good grease, just a roller bearing went bad. The hubs had several years on them, so I removed both, cleaned and greased the spindles, and replaced both hubs. Now I tow with confidence.
So, I am a firm believer that nothing beats a good physical inspection and maintenance. Look at it as a confidence builder.

I think rednecktrailer.com used to have a placement guide on their website.
Etrailer.com might also.

Thanks for the input.

Just make sure you get Timken bearings.
Not Chinese junk.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Originally Posted by Chuck Adams

Just make sure you get Timken bearings.
Not Chinese junk.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Man, I wish that was still true.
Timken Bearings are made in what ever country is stamped on that individual bearing.
"Timken" bearings are currently made in Mexico, Poland, Italy, Brazil, China, Japan, as well as in the U.S.
YouTube