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Nick, you're blessed to have that hunting crew. One thing I'll say, there's a fine line between big enough, and too big. I know with puddle ducks, here in NJ, 17' is pushing it for the skinny water. One really nasty problem you may have is also getting in and out of areas to get into spots. For...

I have a buddy that buys the VP racing fuel here in the cans for a decent chunk of change. He's running a 2-stroke though, and it's all pre-mix. That, to me, isn't a bad option. No mixing, no hassle, all ethanol-free. It's very expensive though. Ironically, I have one of the only VP gas...

Ouch. 6 gallon tank, 22L so I suppose at $4 a gallon that's $90 (rounded). I suppose it's still better than having to pull apart an FI system. Looks like the road trip to PA might be worth it. Take my son to Cabela's while I'm out there.

This is always how I've seen the guides around here work them in.

That's good to know. Still a bit of a drive but not as far as the PA locations.

God bless. I wish. I wouldn't care if it was $7 a gallon lol. I only go through maybe 6-8 gallons a season. Money well spent.

The problem is the ethanol draws in water. My rig only sees use from October-January. What I'll usually do is at the end of the season, I "summer-ize" the motor (lower unit, plugs, fuel filter, etc.), then I'll siphon all the gas from the tank into my truck. Sometime in June-July, I'll throw a...

Yup. Stuck float needle. What happens is the needle gets stuck allowing the bowl to overflow with fuel.

Yup. I get mine from the local auto parts that can put in an order for the USA ones. The manager told me certain size bearings/races/seals are only made overseas. That could have been the case with your snowsleds. It seems like, at least for now, the ones for my hubs are made here in the USA or...

Ahh going to replace the tire. That works. I was never good at matching wheels to tire section widths but I'm assuming that will fit a 4" wheel? Curious because I probably need to replace my tires soon.

Yeah that's the way to go then. 145/80-12. That's a long drive on gravel. Right with you on replacing them. Most of the 145/80-12's I'm seeing online are D rated. The E's come with fancy-shmancy wheels. Something like you'd see on a trailer with a Donzi on it lol.

I think you may have 12's on there based on the pic. They look like load range C as well. Those are decent tires. You can go up to 5.30 in terms of width (not necessary) and an E rating which is way, way overkill. If you do opt for new wheels/tires, I'd just go with another 4.80x12 in load range...

I end up rebuilding all my hubs with Timkens. As mentioned, I got a brand new trailer with a bad hub. Personally, I think it was bad assembly, and the person putting the hubs on did not know how to set/adjust them. Talking with the company, they ONLY sell pre-assembled hubs with minimal grease...

Oh I had no idea this was YOUR trailer. I thought you had bought this from someone sight unseen. I misunderstood. In that case, I agree. I wouldn't even sweat it then. Give them a repack, set them on, and call it a day. Those tires don't look bad. I've seen way worse. 12" wheels aren't bad...

I'm with @MIKE-SID By rebuilding I mean popping out the grease seal, pulling the bearings, and hammering out the races. Then replacing everything with new. Or you can just buy two new prebuilt hubs and keep the others as spares. I just sleep better at night with fresh bearings and races. The...

Just figured I'd throw my $0.02 on this after having just rebuilt a set of hubs. Definitely see if you can get the spindle size from the manufacturer and consider buying two new hubs you can just swap on. 5 lug, that size, I would maybe say it's a 1-1/16" straight spindle. Something like this...

I agree with you. It happens everywhere. Not necessarily coming to blows but "heated interactions" happen all over. I've been on the receiving end of some antagonizing behavior here in NJ. Its a problematic example for the community and sport. I've seen far too many videos of this and...

I always end up coming back to OEM as well. When I had my Johnson, same thing. It hurts spending like $70+ on a whole new fuel line but I find the OEM ones usually last a couple years.

That pic right there might be the coolest thing I've seen in a while. The whole concept of that boat and how they hunted is very unique.

Very cool. It almost looks like a GW Invader variant.