New Trailer

[Runner]

I've spent my whole life working in manufacturing, and the reality is, maybe the manufacturer / designer did put that into the plans. But it doesn't mean the production people necessarily followed it, with any consistency.

That's the fun with manufacturing, there are three chances to screw up every design, in (1) Engineering, (2) CAD/Design, and (3) production. In some industries, you get a fourth chance, in test!

5th chance - when the dealers start messing with them....

 

[WilliamBos]

I agree with removing and inspecting bearings at some point. But I love the EZ-Lube spindles. The biggest issue with them is the lack of information and the abundance of bad advice on how to use them properly.
Not one trailer dealer has ever told me to fill them until you purge all the old grease out. They all just say "only 2 pumps a year" Which is the wrong way.
Another thing I really like, and other brand trucks may do it, but I love how I can enter all my different trailers by name in the dash display of my Ford.
That way I can track exact mileage of all my trailers right from the day I pick them up at dealer.

And use an old fashioned manual grese gun, not a battery gun.

Awesome trailer.