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Grease or gear oil for a 20ton tag trailer
That's exactly where I'm at tennmogger. I like the idea of the reliability of grease. And yes, I was planning on using an NLGI 0 grade. I use JD cornhead grease in my deuce winch and steering box and I have a case of it in the garage. Pro's of gear oil are less maintenance, 100k mile... -
Grease or gear oil for a 20ton tag trailer
I definitely don't want this thread to become another deuce transmission fluid debate ;) I'm leaning towards grease. I know gear oil was Eager Beavers choice in 88 and I do like the fact that you can check the fluid level in the hubs with gear oil, but I would also like to know that I won't be... -
Grease or gear oil for a 20ton tag trailer
The trailer is an 88, but I just bought it. The seal blew the 1st time I used it. Yes, I'm having all 4 seals replaced now. But I'm still considering grease over gear oil. Mikey -
Grease or gear oil for a 20ton tag trailer
Hey guys, I know there are members like John Appel that use trailers similar to mine on a regular basis and I was hoping for some advice. I've got a 20ton Eager Beaver, with Dana D22 axles, that recently blew a hub seal. The gear oil ruined the brake shoes and now a $20 seal is costing $600...