Hardstand trailer

[Guest]

Serious question for a change. One of my boats os on a hardstand trailer which gets absolutely NO maintenance. Trouble is the wheel bearings get rusty. I was thinking of replacing them with turned up wood like the old craiots or perhaps nylon bushes or something.

Any suggestions?

 

[ccscott49]

Repalce th bearings and use a good quality waterproof grease, they won't get rusty. You may have trouble getting nylon bushes made up to fit and brass ones and even wood needs lubricating, I think they used animal fat of some kind on the chariots.

 

[Guest]

What sort of animal? Ilive near a farm so should be able to get some.....

 

[ccscott49]

You need to kill and boil the animal for a while, then skim the fat off the top, beef or pork should do nicely, but of course goose/duck fat is waterproof! tee hee

 

[graham]

If you live near a cosmetic surgery clinic that does liposuction maybe they could help.

I usualy use mobil axle grease ,to hell with the expense....

 

[aztec]

thats...horrid!

ahh say what you like.... what's done is done!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s.amos/index.html

 

[ccscott49]

Horrid, horrid, what kind of word is that for a chap to be using!

 

[graham]

What is so "horrid"about mobil axel grease???

 

[ccscott49]

I dont think he was refering to Mobil Axcle grease, somehow!

 

[ccscott49]

I dont think he was refering to Mobil Axle grease, somehow!