I heard that gas makes skateboard bearings go fast and go a long time. Can you do it with sealed bike bearings? If so, how long should it soak?
I wouldn't do it. By soaking the bearings in solvent you dissolve the grease they're packed in. In theory you might gain a minute amount of speed because there's now less rolling resistance but the bearings won't last nearly as long. Remember there's less load on a skateboard's bearings then a bicycle's. I wouldn't do it. By the way never use gasoline as a cleaning agent, they're are a number of solvents out there which are safer and do a better job.
Six hours is easy peasy. Try thirty three stretched over three days. XD When I lived in Arizona, my horses made several trips that long a couple times a year with no problem. 1. How long is it okay to leave polo wraps on? I have never had to leave them on longer than a training session before. -- She should be fine with them on the whole time, though they aren't that necessary. For long trips, I skip things like that, but put them on if you want. Shipping boots would be better 2. Should I avoid giving her feed that morning? What about that evening? -- Feed her as usual. It would be more damaging to skip a feeding. 3. How often should I offer her water? -- Every two hours. She may not want to drink, a lot of horses don't when they're in trailers, so get a bag of apples, and or carrots to feed her. They have some liquid in them to help to sustain her, the biggest thing is having water ready for her when you get her to her new home. 4. Should I tie her in the trailer or just let her have her head? -- Tie her as you usually would. 5. Should I leave a bale of Timothy/Alfalfa hay in her reach, or just give her a flake here and there? Give her a flake or two in there for her to nibble on. Add: Oh, and an important thing. Unless it is a great emergency, do not take her out of the trailer when you stop. Should she get loose, if something spooks her, or she gets upset and won't trailer for some reason, you're pretty much screwed. When I moved across the country, my horses were lucky enough to get out night, since there are horse motels all over that let you rent a stall for the night, and luckily they all were willing to go back in the trailer the next morning. :p
Fred, You should never soak any type of bearing sealed or otherwise in gasoline. Bearings and their races are very hard. Without some kind of lubrication they would be ruined in minutes. For you're skateboard the hot ticket for ultimate speed would be an aerosol spray can with suspended Teflon. You must repeat this after a day's use. It's still available although a bit hard to find. I recently found some on line. Just type in: Teflon spray. The next best item for load carrying bearings would be lithium spray grease. It may not be as fast but ambient temperature doesn't thicken this type of lube. It also would give you more protection over a longer period of weeks.
Forget it - immediately. First off, cleaning anything with gasoline is a very dangerous fool's project. Secondly, gasoline is a solvent - not a lubricant - and it will wash any lubricant that's in the bearings out and the bearings will run dry. Needless to say, they won't last very long without grease - and they certainly won't go fast unless you're referring to their life expectancy.
I fail to see how gasoline would make the bearings have less friction. Sealed bearings are just that, sealed and as such would not be effected by a soaking in gas. Go visit a store that only specializes in bearings for cars, trucks etc. and chat up a fellow at the parts counter for some info. about bearings and perhaps you'll be a bit better informed on the choices available to you in your quest for more speed from your board.
