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29/7/2013 at 11:31pm
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Quote: Originally posted by Crabtreeengineer on 29/7/2013
. Below the 142 , one gets 8 inch wheels & sealed parallel bearings. Starting with the Erde 142 one gets open caged tapered rollers & 10 inch wheels. The 8 inch wheels are turning much faster for any given speed & will run bearings out much quicker than the 10 inch wheels on tapered rollers.
That's interesting, never really considered that. Presumably the bearings have a pretty lengthy lifespan though?
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30/7/2013 at 7:27am
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The smaller ones do have a reputation for wearing out wheel bearings. The bearings on my 122 (now sold) were on the way out. Loads of replacement bearings for sale on ebay. always a good indicator.
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30/7/2013 at 2:02pm
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We use an Erde 102, probably agree that you're better off going up a size. We bought ours used so it was a good buy in any case.
As for towing, I hardly notice it's there. I would advise taking care on bumpy roads though. It's presently sat in the garage all packed up ready for a quick getaway should the urge (well free time really) arise.
One bit of advice if I may - Make sure you keep the tyres pumped up ie check them regularly whilst the trailer is being stored. If they go totally flat, pumping them up again is a bit of a hassle!
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17/10/2019 at 7:42am
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We have a 122. Bought 17 years ago when we had a tent. Still in use today for general work. It spends its offtime hung up on the garage wall so no problem with the wheelsor bearings.
Unladen trailer, speed bumps and speed, provide an interesting combination.
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17/10/2019 at 10:19pm
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Quote: Originally posted by darlog1 on 17/10/2019
Hi
I have a 122 and I'm thinking of changing the 8" wheels for larger, is there any real benefit to the larger wheel size
Thanks
No huge benefit, with 4 inch tyres on both 8 and 10 inch wheels the ratio is 9 turns of the 8 inch vs 8 turns on the 10 inch so the wheels spin a little slower.
Both the 10 inch and 8 inch tyres are limited to 60mph, most 13 inch wheels are rated to 80mph.
The 10 and 13 inch wheels are a lot more expensive, probally better to by a pair of 8 inch spares and keep fresh tyres unless you are loading heavily or doing huge miles.
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28/10/2019 at 11:00am
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Got our Trailer back in 2009 when the VAT was at 15% I was on a tight budget and only had £800 max to spend on a trailer.
My minimum requirements were 13” Wheels, “A” Frame design and ABS Lid.
I got lucky as the trailer also came with a Roof Rack with 100kg capacity.
I later added a Tongue Box and 520 roofbox.
I did look at Daxara and Erde at the time, but with the Lider Alicante I was getting more bang for my buck.
Also at the time the Lider had the highest sides, but that advantage has been lost on the new models, in fact for camping stuff you are best adding the Side Extentions if available.
If I was in the market today for a trailer that’s not going to break the bank but of a decent size, I would go for the Lider Saragos with Side Extentions and ABS Lid.
My Lider has done numerous trips down to the Cote d Azur and back, and I hardly notice that it’s there whilst going along the French autoroutes at 81mph !
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