I was trying to make that point Matt.
I have probably done 250-300 trailer bearing jobs not counting my own.I think and i’m on the light side but the boat trailers with 5 plus years between bearing jobs had bad bearings 50% of the time.
I agree with fins bearing buddies are not a cure all for regular maintenance.
I will say when you have to cut the races off the spindle the price of a bearing job goes up dramatically.
do you have the ability to make an ice auger turn the right direction Chuck??????
EPG and iowaboy could use a hand from what i hear!!!!!