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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CJW8 wrote:
I never lubed a hitch ball in my life, never wore one out, never broke one and never got grease on my pants despite several skinned shins.
You're either blind or not towing any weight.
Chrome plating wears off pretty easy with WDH systems, as they apply significant vertical load to the ball and greased or not will wear the chrome plate layers off within 1-3 years if towing any sort of mileage.
Every hitch ball should have a least a thin film of lube, even if its KY or Vaseline. Seriously. Anything is better than nothing...and that's no joke. Dry balls are no good! ;)
Steel vs SST (Stainless Steel). They both wear the same but its the visual aspect of plating wearing off that you wont see, this stainless might appear better. One is not stronger than the other if you only know "steel vs stainless" as you don't know the grade of either one to ever calculate which is "stronger". And the odds of breaking a hitch ball using within its rating are likely as good as being hit by lightening.
