A bass boat I bought new in 2006, had the exact same bearings in it when I sold it 2017 and I trailered that boat close to 200K miles. The results could’ve been much worse that morning, but this could’ve been avoided all together had my friend invested just a little time and money in maintaining his trailer.īearings are easy to maintain yet so many fail to keep them greased. ThatĬadillac’s door did not fare well, but it was a noble deed it did in stopping that runaway tire. It literally bounced over one car, sped off the side of the road and was finally stopped by a new Cadillac Escalade parked in a dealer’s lot. In a moment, the tire came off the hub, and passed his truck as it careened down the highway bouncing into oncoming traffic. Early one morning years ago, I was following a friend to a lake in Georgia when all of the sudden his left trailer tire started raging with sparks and fire. This situation represents the loss or the delay of a day’s fishing and boating, but the dangers of towing a boat on a degraded trailer are real. You know instantly what it is a bad trailer bearing…a $10 part has just put the skids on what was going to be an awesome day! You’re hooked up and ready to go, but as you pull away you notice a loud grinding noise coming from behind the truck. The kids have been up since dawn, too excited to sleep in anticipation of an exciting day on the water.

The fish are biting and you’ve got your boat loaded to the hilt with all your gear, food, bait, ice and more. Avoid situations like this don’t neglect your trailer!

Boat trailer with spider rollers