Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.

http://tinyurl.com/5pebls
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John *H*

John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.

http://tinyurl.com/5pebls


Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.
http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

On Fri, 16 May 08, HK wrote:
Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

Failed? What happened?
Just curious, I have Bearing Buddies on a couple of pretty old
trailers and, so far so good.

Rick

I've never had a bearing buddy fail either. You just have to make sure to
check them, and grease them as necessary. Pretty simple stuff.

--Mike

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John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.
http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

On Fri, 16 May 08, HK wrote:
Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

Failed? What happened?
Just curious, I have Bearing Buddies on a couple of pretty old
trailers and, so far so good.

Rick

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I've never had a bearing buddy fail either. You just have to make sure to
check them, and grease them as necessary. Pretty simple stuff.

--Mike

wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.
http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

On Fri, 16 May 08, HK wrote:
Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

Failed? What happened?
Just curious, I have Bearing Buddies on a couple of pretty old
trailers and, so far so good.

Rick



They fall off on rough highways.

On Fri, 16 May 2008 21:27:13 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Mike" wrote in message
.. .
I've never had a bearing buddy fail either. You just have to make sure to
check them, and grease them as necessary. Pretty simple stuff.

--Mike

wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.
http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

On Fri, 16 May 08, HK wrote:
Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

Failed? What happened?
Just curious, I have Bearing Buddies on a couple of pretty old
trailers and, so far so good.

Rick



They fall off on rough highways.


I've never bought either the Fulton or the Bearing Buddy, but the damn
things are sized to the thousandth of an inch. You'd think they'd stay on!

It's sounding like no one's heard of the Fulton Bearing Protector, this
one: http://tinyurl.com/5pebls. Maybe I'd better stick to the tried and
true Bearing Buddy, and keep it maintained and tight!

Thanks for all the responses.
--
John *H*

On May 17, 12:27*am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message

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I've never had a bearing buddy fail either. You just have to make sure to
check them, and grease them as necessary. Pretty simple stuff.

--Mike

wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.
http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

On Fri, 16 May 08, HK *wrote:
Had them on a "loaner" trailer I borrowed from my dealer in Florida when
the "bearing buddy" on the trailer he sold me failed.

Failed? What happened?
Just curious, I have Bearing Buddies on a couple of pretty old
trailers and, so far so good.

Rick

They fall off on rough highways.- Hide quoted text -

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I have used them for a long time. May I speculate that it might not
have been the highway, but the heat and pressure of having taken in
moisture? If they are not kept pumped up, they can still take in
moisture. I have had no problems with them, ever..

On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:06 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.

http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

Six of one, half dozen of the other.

I've had both of them, Fulton and Bearing Buddies. I can't tell the
difference except for the packaging. I've never had a problem with
either.

I suspect they are made by the same company and marketed seperate.
I've gone over them, compared side-by-each, measured and even took
both apart - there is no difference.

Just don't overfill them.

On Sun, 18 May 2008 12:46:36 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:06 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.

http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

Six of one, half dozen of the other.

I've had both of them, Fulton and Bearing Buddies. I can't tell the
difference except for the packaging. I've never had a problem with
either.

I suspect they are made by the same company and marketed seperate.
I've gone over them, compared side-by-each, measured and even took
both apart - there is no difference.

Just don't overfill them.

OK, another question:P

If I buy and install them, I'll have to grease them using a marine grease.
Now, I've read that different greases should not be mixed. Does this mean
that I need to track down the specific grease currently in the new trailer
hubs and match it, or will the addition of *any* marine grease work?
--
John *H*

"John H." wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 May 2008 12:46:36 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:06 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Anyone ever used them? West Marine has them on sale this week.

http://tinyurl.com/5pebls

Six of one, half dozen of the other.

I've had both of them, Fulton and Bearing Buddies. I can't tell the
difference except for the packaging. I've never had a problem with
either.

I suspect they are made by the same company and marketed seperate.
I've gone over them, compared side-by-each, measured and even took
both apart - there is no difference.

Just don't overfill them.

OK, another question:P

If I buy and install them, I'll have to grease them using a marine grease.
Now, I've read that different greases should not be mixed. Does this mean
that I need to track down the specific grease currently in the new trailer
hubs and match it, or will the addition of *any* marine grease work?
--
John *H*

You won't really know what's in the hubs unless you take them apart wash the
old grease out and repack with your preferred grease.
The trailer Mfr. might have used 1 product and the dealer might have used
something else to top off. Compatibility issues?
I bought an axle once that came packed with the thick stringy stuff. I had
to do the afore mentioned process to use my preferred grease. If your
trailer has brakes, you might need a special hi-temp grease.