Trailer bearings

I am trailering my boat 7 hours tomorrow. Just got it out of storage and drove it home - about a 40 minute trip. When I checked the hubs, one was a little warm (not hot), the other was cool to the touch. Is it normal to be warm? I have never trailered my boat more than about an hour and am wondering if I should have it checked out (which will be really difficult on a Sunday). Thanks!

-Keith

Its very possible that the heat is from Your brakes. I know Mine will get hot under some conditions.
If Your taking a long trip You might want to give Your bearings a quick check before you leave.
Jack up your trailer and hold the tire with both hands and try and rock it back and forth. If there is any slop in the bearings you will probably feel it.
Have You been greasing your bearings ?

I dont think I would be too alarmed over a warm hub. Your brakes may be a little out of adjustment.
Good luck with Your trip !

It is normal for it to be a bit warm. Make sure the bearing buddies are on tight. Take a piece of wood and hammer it nice an tight. My bearing buddy popped off and fried my hub, what a pain. Make sure all the wheels are greased up. When you are heading home, grease it one more time before heading home. Good luck.

Make sure that you don't over grease them you can blow out the seals if you do. I grease 2 times a year and one of those times is before I take a 6 our trip to Shasta. I also clean and adjust the brakes during the winter so I always start the year out lubed up.

Guys - thanks for the comments. The trip was uneventful - whew! I did top off the bearing buddies and check the bearings per Walt's suggestion, and there was no slop. However, one of the brakes was slightly dragging. Next question - it is easy to adjust the brakes - they are drum.

Should be easy. There ought to be a little wheel and you can turn it one direction to tighten the shoes and another to loosen them up a bit. You'll need something like a flatheaded screwdriver to turn the adjuster if you don't have some brake tools.

It's pretty easy like Eric said. On the wheel cover is a plug. Pop the plug off and look for a star type of a thing. You can use a screwdriver or you might need to buy a special brake adjuster tool. It looks like a "S". Tighten the brake until you can't move the wheel. Then loosen 10 clicks for single axle or 5 for dual axle. If you can not move (click) the star you will have to remove the wheel cover to get to the star. Spray a little lub on it then use some plyers to get it unstuck.