Grease on the ball?

i run with grease on mine if for no other reason, if i dont, it squeaks, creaks and groans when making slow turns without it. With it, its quiet as a mouse.

I use bicycle grease. I carry it with me for my bikes anyway.

Automotive grease works well also but loses some of its effectiveness if contaminated with grit and water. Bicycle grease does not. OTOH automotive grease handles heat better.

Yes, i grease and always have. The PO of my TT clearly was in the no grease club and the wear on the ball and trunion ends of the weight bars i have are the result of his poor maintenance.

On the other hand, if you just drive straight all the time, skip the grease :)

Yes!

They don't put grease in ball joints for the fun of it!

I lube mine frequently. Seems like every time I look, it seems to be dry. I don't know where that stuff goes...

I use Reese Teflon ball lube, I wipe it off when I unhook the trailer if I think of it at the time or just wipe it off with my jeans the next time I walk by. If you could still find It Brylcream would probably work good, that stuff was pretty greasy. But yes I do believe in lubing the ball and equalizer bars.

I tow a small trailer pert near every day. Never thought to grease the ball.

Then we bought the 4800 pound TT and saw the ball getting obvious metal fatigue marks on a longer road trip. The ball was replaced and we've been using spray lube ever since.

Definitely grease. Some have learned the hard way. I didn't use it, until I realized my trailer was loosening the ball a tiny bit with each turn. Grease put an end to that problem.

I guess it can't hurt. In 30 years, dozens of trailers (boat, utility, travel), and thousands of miles, I've never greased a trailer ball.