It's that time of year again. Might as well hit the trailer bearings.
My utility trailer is using Lubrimatic grease, says calcium sulfonate. I do these bearings by hand and no issue with mixing with anything--but a quick look at what dnewton posted indicates it's compatible with lithium complex grease, not that I should need to mix, but it's nice to know.
My big trailer uses... who knows. Something red. Should I worry about what I put in there, or do most trailer makers just use something with lithium complex? My grease gun appears to have Valvoline W609 which comes up as lithium complex; the big trailer has one of those zerks where I can just give a few shots and not worry about pulling things apart on a regular basis. Which would be kinda nice to use as opposed to taking it apart...
[In two years I might have 500 miles on this trailer--it seems premature to repack but it seems wise all the same. I plan to put 400 miles onto this week going out of state.]
My utility trailer is using Lubrimatic grease, says calcium sulfonate. I do these bearings by hand and no issue with mixing with anything--but a quick look at what dnewton posted indicates it's compatible with lithium complex grease, not that I should need to mix, but it's nice to know.
My big trailer uses... who knows. Something red. Should I worry about what I put in there, or do most trailer makers just use something with lithium complex? My grease gun appears to have Valvoline W609 which comes up as lithium complex; the big trailer has one of those zerks where I can just give a few shots and not worry about pulling things apart on a regular basis. Which would be kinda nice to use as opposed to taking it apart...
[In two years I might have 500 miles on this trailer--it seems premature to repack but it seems wise all the same. I plan to put 400 miles onto this week going out of state.]