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01 July 2009, 16:49
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
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Bearing buddies
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01 July 2009, 17:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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Originally Posted by Jizm
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Yep, had them for over 2 years now. Excellent. Not had to change a bearing since I got the trailer.
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01 July 2009, 17:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Had mine a year ad OK so far. I paid a bit more for my ones, so I'm a bit peeved these are so cheap 
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01 July 2009, 21:34
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Country: Other
Town: Principalite d'Chaos
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Make: Windsor Brothers
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 225
MMSI: "Mmmmm SI" she said!
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Well worth the money in my opinion, and from my experiance.
Think of it that they are only 3/4s of the cost of a new set of bearings.
Nasher.
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02 July 2009, 10:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: NW& wherever the boat is!
Boat name: depends on m'mood!
Make: Humbers/15-24m cats
Length: 6m +
Engine: etec130/big volvos
MMSI: many and various
Join Date: Nov 2001
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all our recent trailers have had them and the 2001 boat and trailer is still on its original bearings despite having been all round the country to different venues and now sitting for long periods of idleness as the other boats do its job. I think that the main solution however is good waterproof grease. Some are not and form an emulsion with seawater within which the bearings happily rust away. We used to use castrol heavy and never changed another bearing after starting with it-but no longer available. Now as for *!*!*! brakes that is an entirely different matter  although we did manage to get some brake cables with a grease nipple halfway along last time and they have been bril.
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02 July 2009, 10:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
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Another thunbs up here. So easy to re grease too
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02 July 2009, 10:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,518
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search ebay for 'Trailer Bearing Saver'
£14.50 inc p+p. 
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02 July 2009, 22:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
Boat name: Viper
Make: XS
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard 2x 100
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 221
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Bearing savers
I've got them on mine too. The bearings look like new each time I check and really easy to keep on top of.
Money really well spent
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03 July 2009, 10:41
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Town: Cornwall
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Only ordered them yesterday and arrived this morning.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRAILER-BEARIN...3%3A1|294%3A50
They're genuine Indespension ones too.
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03 July 2009, 16:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Length: 5m +
Join Date: Mar 2006
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How far do they stick out from the face of the hub?
I was thinking of these too but recollect I would not get my Bulldog wheelclamp on with them installed..........
Or is this completely wrong?
Cheers,
Orve.
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03 July 2009, 17:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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Originally Posted by Orville
How far do they stick out from the face of the hub?
I was thinking of these too but recollect I would not get my Bulldog wheelclamp on with them installed..........
Or is this completely wrong?
Cheers,
Orve.
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you're right-you probably won't.
The only Sold Secure clamp that'll fit properly on mine is this SAS one:-
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03 July 2009, 17:26
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Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Orville
How far do they stick out from the face of the hub?
I was thinking of these too but recollect I would not get my Bulldog wheelclamp on with them installed..........
Or is this completely wrong?
Cheers,
Orve.
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I can just get my BullDog one on. However I did buy the next size up just in case.
I guess it would depend on wheel offset as much as the distance the Bearing Buddy sticks out.
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03 July 2009, 17:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2009
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I,ve used this type for about 3 years with no probs.
The brass valve pressure is set to open at below the pressure of the back seal.
Bought mine from the Co that makes them, can't find any info on them, maybe Trailer Tec do all his marketing?
These are far superior to the ones sold Indespension, IMHO.
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03 July 2009, 18:43
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
you're right-you probably won't.
The only Sold Secure clamp that'll fit properly on mine is this SAS one:-
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Nos, is that a caravan? 
ah, Library picture I see....
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03 July 2009, 19:32
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jizm
Nos, is that a caravan?
ah, Library picture I see.... |
Yep. It is the clamp I use though.
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06 July 2009, 19:59
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
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Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Yep. It is the clamp I use though.
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Looks like a decent bit if kit, and it looks like it negates the need for locking wheel bolts aswell?
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06 July 2009, 20:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jizm
Looks like a decent bit if kit, and it looks like it negates the need for locking wheel bolts aswell?
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As decent as any wheelclamp is-but yes, it doesn't need locking wheelnuts.
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07 July 2009, 13:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
Boat name: BananaShark
Make: BananaShark
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2xYanmar 260 diesels
Join Date: Mar 2003
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That's what we have.
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07 July 2009, 14:08
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Boat name: Exodus
Make: Tohatsu
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude 150
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 275
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Just got mine delivered - I'd been thinking about getting them for a while but at that price - no debate.
And they are genuine Indespension, delivered in 36hrs
Just got to fit them now
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07 July 2009, 16:12
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Principalite d'Chaos
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Make: Windsor Brothers
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 225
MMSI: "Mmmmm SI" she said!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,924
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Into The Blue
Just got to fit them now
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Hello mate.
Mallet and a piece of wood that covers the whole end of the unit.
Nasher.
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