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You gotta be kidding me :eek: wonder how it handles on frost heaves. :confused2:


Just using rough numbers, assuming the wheel is 3" diameter, it is making a complete rotation 6,740 times per mile. I wonder how long the bearing/bushing will last?


Probably just until it doesn't.
 
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I got behind a pickup today towing a tandem axle trailer with 4 pallets of asphalt roofing shingles, and lumber stacked alongside. The right rear tire was gone, and he was limping along on the rim. I don't know where he was going, I followed him for about a mile before turning off and he was still pulling. It wasn't really a hazard per se, just hard on the rigging. (And a PITA to get behind.)
 
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Saw this today. Popped the pic while stopped at a light.

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Followed him about a mile. He almost lost it twice when hitting bumps.
 
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Saw this today. Popped the pic while stopped at a light.

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Followed him about a mile. He almost lost it twice when hitting bumps.
That stuff is not heavy and could be fairly slippery. Crazy. I assume you weren't following him close!
 
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That stuff is not heavy and could be fairly slippery. Crazy. I assume you weren't following him close!

I wasn't. Half way down the strip he jumped into the other lane. I still held back and kept him a few car lengths ahead of me. He had someone tailgating him though. I kept waiting for one of the bags let loose and hit the tailgater.
 
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Just using rough numbers, assuming the wheel is 3" diameter, it is making a complete rotation 6,740 times per mile. I wonder how long the bearing/bushing will last?


Probably just until it doesn't.

Not very far. We had a similar wheel on a hitch carrier behind a Ranger since it was prone to dragging. It didn’t survive a couple mile trip rolling the whole way. It’s almost like plastic swivel wheels aren’t meant for 45mph service. Ours was actually a nicer urethane wheel with bearings.
 
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Should have used a decent tweel caster.

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