crazyherb - 9-7-2012 at 04:37 PM
I've noticed beach riding seems to eat standard bearings pretty quick...even with regular maintenance.
Is it worth the extra $$$ to go with stainless?
Only through half a season on my current set and I can feel slop starting....
I guess my point is, you can get three sets of standards to one set of stainless...almost seems worth it to just run standard and toss em when they
get sloppy...and BULK order..LOL...maybe I've just been riding too much... 
Opinions? Thanks!
Steve
PHREERIDER - 9-7-2012 at 06:20 PM
they are disposable , i do 3-4 full sets a year. SS may give you more but the slop goes on and on and on and can destroy bearing race grip and
melt down the wheel. they seize and lock more so it seems.
$ is about the same , i like the frequent fresh esp. at speeds 40 + slop ain't what you want. they should humm like bees, not roar like motor
boat.
several threads about this
Just what I needed to know!
crazyherb - 9-7-2012 at 11:41 PM
Thanks!
Glad to know I was going down the right path.
Steve
Houston AirHead - 10-7-2012 at 12:08 AM
don't know if you know but you have to pick up a tube of marine grade grease , take off the shields and pack them suckas like jelly filled donuts, put
the shields back on, then coat the whole thing with grease again.
The idea is to keep the sand on the outside of the bearing, ive made landboard bearing last 2-3 years doing this....
PS... the best way to pack a bearing is put a nice fat blob of grease in your palm and scrap the sides of the bearing on the grease like your scraping
beandip into a fritos scoop..... make sure to pack it evenly.
edit*grease comes in the cardboard tubes that look like the ones used for biscuts.
doublespeed360 - 10-7-2012 at 05:16 PM
here's a tip i stole from the blo-kart people, on the outside rear bearing use a pvc cap [ pluming dept. ] and some dental wax i got from my dentist
.wicked good ,that sucker won't come off unless you pull really hard.paul