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  1. 98G

    Prepping a Gen trailer for the road home.

    I'd start a new thread as the primary focus of this one is shifting the gensets. There is no tire debate. I suspect I'm wrong. I was going from memory. Presumably Coug checked the markings on his wheels.
  2. 98G

    Prepping a Gen trailer for the road home.

    The tire is rated for 50psi but the wheel assembly is not. The O-ring between the wheel halves won't be happy. I run them at 40psi, which is higher than recommended. I've never had a MT fail. I've ran many of them loaded at hwy speed for thousands of miles. What happens is even uninflated...
  3. 98G

    Prepping a Gen trailer for the road home.

    This trailer is rated for 3160lbs. TX law specifically states brakes not required on trailers that weigh less than 4500lbs. Not weight rating, but rather actual weight. TX is apparently NOT one of the states that adopted the federal requirements as their state's requirements as well. Federal...
  4. 98G

    Prepping a Gen trailer for the road home.

    You're making too big of a deal out of this. Brakes should require no intervention. If they do, just disable them. Tires will probably need some air, but can be aired up at the first stop. That first stop should be no more than 20 miles. Bearings are almost certainly fine. Feel them up at...
  5. 98G

    Prepping a Gen trailer for the road home.

    Dot 5.1 is different than dot 5 and is incompatible with dot 5.
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