lost an entire wheel and drum
I made a turn into a shopping center parking lot, looked back and saw one of my trailer wheels lying in the middle of the road. We have a 2011 Cougar half-ton 5th wheel. The brakes, including backing ...
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On my 4x4 truck, I go 5 years between packings (only put about 5K a year on it). Trailer wheels turn much faster and are probably under much greater load compared to the bigger bearings on the truck so I'll do them every 2 years regardless of miles. Both my truck and the several trailers I had weigh about the same and the front bearings on the truck are much bigger (diameter and width) than trailer bearings. Pack them as good as you can, it'll find it's way to where it is needed. If you've never done one, have someone who has show you what a properly tightened bearing feels like.
