Two questions: Hub temp and hitch lube
OK, two days until I leave for my trip from Wisconsin to S. Texas and back towing my 19' KZ Sportsman. It is a single axle trailer and since this will be my longest trip with the trailer by far, I am...
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I lube mine with a a little decent bearing grease I keep on board in case I have to change a bearing along the road. Little dab will do ya. The ball is a high load, metal to metal sliding contact point. If you like screeching, chattering, rusting hitch balls that can seize and come lose, then don't lube it. Mine is polished smooth and quiet as a sleeping baby. Each to his own.
I checked my hub temps frequently for a while, then after I got used to how they felt at normal temps, I just used my hand from then on. Mine ran around 100-120 in summer towing (90's here in PA). Don't forget every IR thermometer has its own spot to distance ratio. The reading field is a cone shape and gets larger the farther away from the object. The typical ratio is about 8:1, meaning 8" away the spot is 1" diam., 16" away the spot is 2" diam, and so on. The laser is merely an aiming aid, so if you want an acccurate temp of a specific spot, closer is better.
I checked my hub temps frequently for a while, then after I got used to how they felt at normal temps, I just used my hand from then on. Mine ran around 100-120 in summer towing (90's here in PA). Don't forget every IR thermometer has its own spot to distance ratio. The reading field is a cone shape and gets larger the farther away from the object. The typical ratio is about 8:1, meaning 8" away the spot is 1" diam., 16" away the spot is 2" diam, and so on. The laser is merely an aiming aid, so if you want an acccurate temp of a specific spot, closer is better.
