Rusty hitch ball vs stainless -- worthwhile?
I have a chrome two inch ball -- despite much care, the chrome has worn off and the ball is rusty. I assume that this means more friction inside the coupler on the trailer, and I assume that is a bad...
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"Damned knee kept getting greased. Damned ball kept getting wiped"
Stainless steel is a weak sister compared to "steel" the issue with them is not breakage, it's with the damned exposed threads beneath it. If you go stainless, do yourself a favor and hunt down enough extra nuts to cover all the threads (even if the nut is too thick and sticks below the threads). That way the stud can take a pretty good whack and not destroy the threads. You do NOT want to learn what it takes to remove a stainless hitch ball that has damaged threads. The damaged thread syndrome of course also applies to plain steel balls. I guess plain steel nuts are no big deal since they can be "greased" without endangering a fifty dollar pair of slacks.
Stainless steel is a weak sister compared to "steel" the issue with them is not breakage, it's with the damned exposed threads beneath it. If you go stainless, do yourself a favor and hunt down enough extra nuts to cover all the threads (even if the nut is too thick and sticks below the threads). That way the stud can take a pretty good whack and not destroy the threads. You do NOT want to learn what it takes to remove a stainless hitch ball that has damaged threads. The damaged thread syndrome of course also applies to plain steel balls. I guess plain steel nuts are no big deal since they can be "greased" without endangering a fifty dollar pair of slacks.
