To grease the ball or not?
Should you grease the ball? I have been but was just recently told I shouldn't.
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In my experience I believe the answer is it depends.
I started with a light 2000Lb PUP. Towed it for three years without a WDH and never saw wear.
We stepped up to a 5500Lb TT. Towed it for eight years and never saw wear nor did I ever grease.
Then we stepped up to a 9000Lb TT with 1000Lb tongue weight. I almost immediately detected wear on the WDH bars where they interfaced with the hitch. I started greasing all contact points, including the ball with cheap wheel bearing grease at that time.
You have the potential loaded weight of 8000Lb so I would say greasing by means of your choice are in order.
To stay clean I placed a 1 gal ziplock freezer bag over the hitch and greasy bar ends when not in use. I stowed them in the pass-through.
Hope this helps.
I started with a light 2000Lb PUP. Towed it for three years without a WDH and never saw wear.
We stepped up to a 5500Lb TT. Towed it for eight years and never saw wear nor did I ever grease.
Then we stepped up to a 9000Lb TT with 1000Lb tongue weight. I almost immediately detected wear on the WDH bars where they interfaced with the hitch. I started greasing all contact points, including the ball with cheap wheel bearing grease at that time.
You have the potential loaded weight of 8000Lb so I would say greasing by means of your choice are in order.
To stay clean I placed a 1 gal ziplock freezer bag over the hitch and greasy bar ends when not in use. I stowed them in the pass-through.
Hope this helps.
