kaylix
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How do I determine the correct size to order for my trailer?
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Take the cap off of the hub and measure it to get the right size.
Chuck Buck
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Where’s the adventure in THAT?!?
Better yet, take picture of trailer from 50 feet away using potato cam. Drive 30 minutes to trailer shop in rush hour traffic and multiple road construction zones. Show picture to pimple-faced teen age summer intern at parts counter and ask what size fits. After blank stare turns into deer-in-headlights look, kid yells for Smitty, the shop owner. Smitty drags self from under trailer used for leaking skid steer loader, comes to the counter with Dirty Harry attitude and snarls “whaddaya want?” You proceed to show Smitty your picture, and he in turn points to a rack with 50 different sizes in 1 millimeter increments and says “over there.” Smitty then turns and walks back to his hydraulic oil soaked project. You look at the kid, he stares back at you, you go to the rack, and after 20 minutes of agonizing over what you THINK is the right size, pick out a set, pay for it, drive home, open the sealed package (thereby eliminating any chance of a refund), hold up the part to your hub, and find out it’s not even close.
“measure it” he says – pffffft!