Anyone who buys a new trailer and doesn't grease the bearings right away is just asking for trouble... I don't trust anyone there... Just do it, it is cheap insurance. As for the tires...and speed... You need to check the speed rating on them.. many are rated for a maximum of 45 miles an hour... Sure you might get away with faster speeds, but take it from someone who has had a blowout at high speed on a trailer.... NOT FUN...

 

hello again! as far as tires go...i have another homemade tariler (actually my first 1, ,my sister,my friend,my brother in law n i built)its size 5 x8 . we have 14 inch tires(we can also stick 15 inch on it too with no probs) on it n the rims n tires came froma a nissan 4x4 truck with a 6 lug bolt pattern! we had the trialer since 2000 n i have tires from pep boys n we tow the snot out of it liteetly. we used it to trash,quads,trikes, i had on there one time 2 engines, a couple ot trannys n 2 big tool chests n it toiwed no problem! my friend even used it long stiance with no prob,he loved it! they say u are not supposed to use car tires on a trailer but i dont see a prob,used car tires r way cheaper than traielr tires!

also when i repack my bearings i do it usually every spring, i pack the snot out of the hub to the grease uually overflows out of the seems when i put it back together thenb wipe the acces off with a rag! use marine grease(waterproof) or i used wolfs head red packn greaee too! u can use reguallr grease too!

 

Or you could just load nice and slow. Good throttle and clutch control, just like see saw events at an atv rodeo!