Grease on the ball?

It's a ball joint. It needs a little lube.

I have a can of silicone spray that I use to spray the ball and coupler. It allows the hitch some lubrication for hitching and towing. A black film is left but nothing like what is left from using grease.

Why not it's just grease.

I used grease back when I had a trailer. Rather messy. Today I would use Slip Plate dry graphite spray.

Yup!! And keep one of these on it when not towing. I call it the Ball Condom.

Yes, grease is the thing to use. I put a little and then bump into it to ruin my pants, but will keep doing it.

Think about it... Metal on metal with super brutal force. Do you think about some of the folks that they use wax paper or do you understand friction of mechanics? Yes.. Lube with a grease for shear properties.. IMO..
Jerry

I am with the greasers but it still wore the chrome off the ball. After a couple of years of grease I switched to Vaseline; it washed out of clothes a bit easier.

Steelhawk wrote:
A friend we camp with always puts grease on his trailer ball. He says I should do it as well. Is this a good idea?

I always put some grease at the beginning of the season, that's it. ;)

Had a work truck and trailor hooked together most of the time for 10-12 years no grease it actualy wore thru the top of the trailor tounge. Id never run with out grease after that. Get some of those rubber palm work gloves and a bar of lava with pumice.