Length of chains? (Was 'Cross chains or not when trailering')
 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Many people don't know how to properly pack a bearing anyway.
That's why I'm leary about dia-assembling and re-packing. What if
I screw something up?
It's not that hard and the are devices out there that can help pack
bearings.

If you do it by hand, it takes patience. If you use a packing device,
you should do the procedure twice.

It's not that hard.
I just spoke to my boat dealer. $60 for labor to do the whole job, if I
get the parts from them. Sounds like a better deal than trying to
flatbed a busted up trailer.
Pansy.
Maybe, but how much does the "device" cost - the one you mentioned above?
Maybe $30/40 bucks for one with a grease gun.

I think I paid like $25 bucks for one at NAPA.

OK. I'm listening. What does it do? Hold the bearing in some sort of
enclosure and press the grease in?

I guess my other issue is the mess involved with cleaning the old grease out
of the bearings. Now I have used kerosene, more stinking funnels and crap to
store blah blah blah...

Yes and pansy.

Length of chains? (Was 'Cross chains or not when trailering')
 

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Many people don't know how to properly pack a bearing anyway.
That's why I'm leary about dia-assembling and re-packing. What
if I screw something up?
It's not that hard and the are devices out there that can help pack
bearings.

If you do it by hand, it takes patience. If you use a packing
device, you should do the procedure twice.

It's not that hard.
I just spoke to my boat dealer. $60 for labor to do the whole job, if
I get the parts from them. Sounds like a better deal than trying to
flatbed a busted up trailer.
Pansy.
Maybe, but how much does the "device" cost - the one you mentioned
above?
Maybe $30/40 bucks for one with a grease gun.

I think I paid like $25 bucks for one at NAPA.

OK. I'm listening. What does it do? Hold the bearing in some sort of
enclosure and press the grease in?

I guess my other issue is the mess involved with cleaning the old grease
out of the bearings. Now I have used kerosene, more stinking funnels and
crap to store blah blah blah...

Yes and pansy.

Thanks. You always manage to pump up my self esteem, my little flower.

Length of chains? (Was 'Cross chains or not when trailering')
 

Length of chains? (Was 'Cross chains or not when trailering')
 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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Don White wrote:

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ws.com...

Many people don't know how to properly pack a bearing anyway.

That's why I'm leary about dia-assembling and re-packing. What if I
screw something up?

It's not that hard and the are devices out there that can help pack
bearings.

If you do it by hand, it takes patience. If you use a packing device,
you should do the procedure twice.

It's not that hard.

I just spoke to my boat dealer. $60 for labor to do the whole job, if I
get the parts from them. Sounds like a better deal than trying to flatbed
a busted up trailer.

Pansy.



Maybe, but how much does the "device" cost - the one you mentioned above?

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Cross chains or not when trailering
 

I work for ShoreLand'r boat trailers and I can tell you that we ALWAYS
recommend crossing the safety chains.
I learned why the hard way...

A few years back I was towing my boss' boat on a bumpy 2-lane
highway. I hit a dip at 55 mph and the trailer popped off the ball.
Trust me on this one - when that happens, you know immediately!
I pumped the brakes to slow down my truck and the trailer sounded like
it was ramming into my bumper. There was a loud snapping noise and in
the rear view mirror I could see the boat swerving wildly from side to
side. I was sure it was going into the ditch! I kept pumping the
brakes and was finally able to bring the rig to a stop.

When I walked around to the back of my vehicle I was amazed to see how
well the safety chains had worked. They had caught the coupler just
as intended, but they hadn't been shortened up enough and all that
grinding on the pavement had worn one of the chains thru to the point
where it had snapped - that explained all the wild swerving.

In the end we found out what had caused the coupler to come unhooked -
the hitch ball was too small for the coupler. I hadn't noticed when
I hooked it up, but I sure watch for that now. And I ALWAYS remember
to cross my safety chains! Another feature that saved my butt was the
tiedowns - they kept that boat secured to the trailer so it didn't fly
off into the ditch.

As for the question about the proper length when you are twisting the
chains to shorten them up... safety chains come in a variety of
lengths, so there is no exact measurement. The rule of thumb is to
get them just short enough so they aren't dragging on the ground. You
don't want to shorten them too much or it will cause problems during
sharp turns.

If you guys have any questions, don't hesitate to drop me an e-mail...
Mike Melone