Need advice on trailer purchase

[TMGT]

Until you break a hub, then you won’t like oil as much

If I break a hub I'm screwed either way lol

 

[Hay Dude]

If I break a hub I'm screwed either way lol

Im talking the hub cover-that holds the oil

 

[TMGT]

Im talking the hub cover-that holds the oil

Ah, yeah I can see that, but have never had that problem. Can see it possibly being more of a problem on singles as the cap sticks out further then on a dual wheel.

 

[Hay Dude]

I had one crack this summer. Never hit anything I know of. Oil drained out. Luckily I caught it going over the scale. They can simply crack. Now I carry a spare.

 

[TMGT]

I had one crack this summer. Never hit anything I know of. Oil drained out. Luckily I caught it going over the scale. They can simply crack. Now I carry a spare.

Was this on the new Kaufman? I always carried a spare also. Some of the new designs seem to be a bit more robust then the older ones. Then again I have an 80's 10ton trailer that still has the original caps on it, so who knows.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yeppers
Also lost oil from an oil bath hub about 20 years ago. Backhoe on a Kruger backhoe trailer behind my tri axle. That wasn’t as smooth of a landing.

 

[TMGT]

Who made the axles on the Kaufman? Losing oil does happen, but I've l destroyed my share if greased hubs also.

A 7k triple axle 50ft trailer maneuvering in tight quarters regularly really kills some bearings/hubs!

 

[Hay Dude]

Thing about grease is it buys you a lot more time, if you’re driving and don’t know the hub is cracked.

Dexter oil baths

 

[Lineman North Florida]

My 14K trailer is not in FL, and is currently not with me.
I had a previous FL trailer, and the trailer GVW was listed on that registration..

Here is the sales receipt and an old registration but I only see the weight of the trailer, not the GVW, I couldn't find it on either one of my goosenecks registrations either.

 

[Hay Dude]

Here is the sales receipt and an old registration but I only see the weight of the trailer, not the GVW, I couldn't find it on either one of my goosenecks registrations either.