Torque specs.

[steplift20]

On a boat trailer, what do you torque your nuts to? How many foot pounds? I torque mine to 80 ft pds, is that good?

[oteps]

Lug nuts? I dont torque, just tighten by hand with the tool I bring along to remove them if I have a flat.

[Blue_Runner]

I go with farmer tight.

[steplift20]

Ok so just tight, the reason is that I removed all the lugs to make sure that if I had to remove them ,I can and let me tell you, some of them were very hard to remove,so what I did is put never seize on the threads and torque them down I torque them to 70 lbs , that seemed good to me but I'm not sure,
So you guys just tighten them till it feels right? Ok I will go with that
One question? What's farmer tight?

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by steplift20

Ok so just tight, the reason is that I removed all the lugs to make sure that if I had to remove them ,I can and let me tell you, some of them were very hard to remove, so what I did is put never seize on the threads and torque them down I torque them to 70 lbs , that seemed good to me but I'm not sure,
So you guys just tighten them till it feels right? Ok I will go with that
One question? What's farmer tight?

I believe that farmer tight is whatever the farmer could tighten bolts to until it "felt" right and still be able to loosen them if needed.

I hate to say this, but putting never seize on lug nuts is a bad idea and almost never recommended. On fact value is seems like a good idea, but it's not. Torque values are for dry studs, not "wet' or lubricated ones.
Do a search on the internet about using lubricant on lug bolts. I'm sure you'll find article after article advising not to do it with long draw out explanations.

I always carry a 3 foot long piece of 2" galvanized pipe with me in the wheel well with the spare tire and a forged, not welded, iron cross lug wrench. The one piece ones that look like a +. The ones that are welded in the center are crap and I've bent several of the ones that come with a vehicle from the manufacturer. If a lug is too tight to loosen it by hand I just slip the pipe over the lug wrench for some extra torque. If necessary, sometimes standing or even jumping on the pipe also helps break the lug free.

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[steplift20]

I figured putting ( it's brown not the silver never seize ) it's not never seize but does the same would keep it from corroding since I dunk the trailer in salt water, now you have me thinking?

[oteps]

The tire shop I go to uses something like anti seize, but its copper colored. Next time im in there ill ask what it is.

[steplift20]

That's what I used, it's copper colored too but I but research it and there is no clear answer
Someone wrote that on the never seize bottle it says use on lug nuts but I didn't get a clear answer some say yes use and others say Nooooo don't use
Further research is needed I don't think it would be a problem but I would be more concerned if I was towing it a lot of miles but I'm not Only 78 miles one way
Some say yes you can and should
Others say hell no do not use

[phatdaddy]

Use it on every other one and see what happens.

[steplift20]

You gave me a great idea, me and my friend ( who I'm not crazy about anyway) are going down the shore.i will do him a favor and remove all his lugs and torque them down for him BUT I will use never seize on his trailer and follow him down
What a great idea you gave me if he makes it than great if he doesn't make it I will not use it on my trailer
Thanks phat.