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Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed
that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 25, 1:00*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:31:24 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? I have the "rubber" on mine (black) but I don't think it is actually rubber. It is probably a neoprene sort of thing. I do think they can mark up the boat but mine only ride on the keel. I have never noticed anything. Rollers are one thing that you can save money on by shopping. I am always looking for rollers and usually can find them one or 2 at a time for a fraction of what they should cost in clearance sales, garage sales etc.. I usually have a few spares in the garage and throw a new one on when I see one going bad. The other issue for salt water trailers is the shaft. I have been using hot dipped galvanized bolts for the shafts for a while and they seem to hold up a lot better than the ones you get, sold for the purpose.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks! Mine is fresh water only so I won't have problem with the bolts, but seeing I'm going to be involved in a roller overhaul I'll replace them too. Yes, I've seen them called 'rubber' but I do think thy are more of a hardened plastic, but then again, they could be. Black streaks ont he bottom of the hull arn't a concern of mine, because it seems that's the part you dont' see in the water anyhow. I wish I could find 'em at garage sales too. But! |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote:
While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? I had poly. At least in my application, they flattened out, and cracked. I replaced them a few years back with rubber, and I think they are holding up better. |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 25, 1:09*pm, Loogypicker wrote:
On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? I had poly. At least in my application, they flattened out, and cracked. I replaced them a few years back with rubber, and I think they are holding up better.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Taht's what I was thinking as well. I would think thy'd be gooshie enough that they might flatten or be easily peeled by something. But they might be tougher than i think. So black it will be. I suppose I need to do some serious shopping now, because I feel it's going to get to the pocket pretty well. |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:21:38 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Mar 25, 1:09*pm, Loogypicker wrote: On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? I had poly. At least in my application, they flattened out, and cracked. I replaced them a few years back with rubber, and I think they are holding up better.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Taht's what I was thinking as well. I would think thy'd be gooshie enough that they might flatten or be easily peeled by something. But they might be tougher than i think. So black it will be. I suppose I need to do some serious shopping now, because I feel it's going to get to the pocket pretty well. Let me know what you decide. I'll be needing similar. I'm shopping online and looking at; http://www.jamestowndistributors.com http://www.defender.com/ http://overtons.com http://www.westmarine.com http://www.wholesalemarine.com/ http://secure.shorewaymarine.com https://www.portsupply.com http://shop.easternmarine.com |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote:
While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? The rollers on my 1977 Explorer Trailer are still going. Stick with the rubber ones. |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 26, 1:27*pm, "*e#c" wrote:
On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? The rollers on my 1977 Explorer Trailer are still going. Stick with the rubber ones.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I switched to bunks and have not regretted it. |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
On Mar 26, 2:05*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 26, 1:27*pm, "*e#c" wrote: On Mar 25, 1:31*pm, Tim wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? The rollers on my 1977 Explorer Trailer are still going. Stick with the rubber ones.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I switched to bunks and have not regretted it. OK, but it's hard to winch a 2750# boat along bunks to get it to the front of the trailer. |
Trailer rollers. Rubber, or Poly?
*e#c wrote:
On Mar 26, 2:05 pm, wrote: On Mar 26, 1:27 pm, wrote: On Mar 25, 1:31 pm, wrote: While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut plane gone! I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm considering replacing about all of them. Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some advantage on why I should go with the poly? Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point. I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on this trailer since 1977. But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers if any? The rollers on my 1977 Explorer Trailer are still going. Stick with the rubber ones.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I switched to bunks and have not regretted it. OK, but it's hard to winch a 2750# boat along bunks to get it to the front of the trailer. Not if you have a decent ramp and can drive it on. |
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