Hitch Lube Plate?
I'm new to fivers. Based on the great advice here, we are getting the B&W Companion hitch. I have seen and have heard about lube plates. They look like circles of teflon. I know what they are for, but...
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rhagfo wrote:Bombfixer wrote:
Before you get that lube plate, look at your hitch. I am not familiar with the B&W, but my new Reese has a lube pad built onto the jaws to do the same thing. Using one of the white pads on a hitch with the pad on it might effect your hookup ability.
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What Reese is that, "Lube plate on the Jaws", the lube plate goes between the pin box bottom surface and the top surface of the hitch saddle.
Is this what you are referring to?
Reese Lube plate
On semi's the part on the tractor is referred to as the "turn table"! So the Reese lube plate mounts to the turn table. The lube disc slides on the king pin which is part of the pin box on the trailer. I got one back in 97 when I purchased my Terry 26'er. Moved it to my Cardinal in 2004 and bought a spare. Finally installed the spare a couple years ago.
Will have to make a Blue Delo 400 spare out of a bucket per Cummins12V98's suggestion.
Chris
