How often do you repack your wheel bearing? I have a single axel.

Every three years or so.

When the wheels fall off.

every 2 years. Keep 'em good and greased! I almost lost a wheel about 3 months ago for the 1st time in 18 years!

-alton

Every year.

I do mine every other year

If you you are only pulling it a short distance ,ever 3 years . If you pulling it a couple thousand miles a year ,then at least once a year.

If they show signs of heating up or grease on the inside of the wheel from seal failure.

I use the same schedule as slim285.

Also do yourself a favor and make it a habit of walkin around the trailer and putting a hand on the hub to see if it's hot everytime you stop to get gas or drinks

You can catch a bearing getting hot before it starts to fail

What fish killer said!!!

I did that never got hot. Went to repack yesterday both sides where shot. They were just 1 1/2 year old.Also what does H W
in tne stand for?

do mine every year. I normally shoot a "shot" of greese in every few hundred miles. Even with this schedule, I've had issues with buddy bearings more than once.
However, I wish all of them had the through spindle grease fitting. It's the only system that I've seen that actually forces grease through both bearings.

Me too.
My freind had a Tracker that did that.

I have bearing buddies and fill them up twice a year. Haven't had an issue yet.

Seriously, floating hubs (50 Weight oil) will last years as long as the seal is good.

I blew a hub and jacked up my trailer brakes in the process about a month ago. Talk about a nightmare. I'm finally back rolling and don't want to think about something like that happening again any time soon. Gonna go ahead and replace the rest of the bearings and re-grease.

This really depends on how much you travel, If you dont travel much they may last 5 or 6 years. But it is good to jack up your trailer and see if the wheels have alot of slack. Also feel your wheels close to the bearing buddy after a long haul, they should not be hot.

If your outer bearing fails your wheel comes off. I clean and pack them every year.

Excellent advice on this thread. I didn't know most of this.

I almost got hit by a trailer tire coming from the other direction on the highway last year in Oregon. The tire was coming down my lane fast and was bouncing. I barely missed it (and barely saw it in my headlights). Something tells me a tire going 60 meeting a vehicle going 60 would not have ended well. Shortly after dodging the tire I saw sparks shootin from a trailer coming down the other side of the road. Event was a reminder of how dangerous driving can actually be. Thankfully, the tire bounced out of the road shortly after missing me.

Another preventive bearing tip I've read about and try to practice is not putting my trailer in the water immediately upon arrival at the lake. When your hubs are hot from travelling and you put the trailer in the water, the temp differential can allow some H2O past the grease seal. If you can take a little time preping your rig before launching,the hubs/seals cool sufficently and prevent the siphoning effect.