Grease that Ball
When I picked up my trailer from the dealer after having some accessories installed, I complained of always getting grease on myself and clothes whenever I was hitching or unhitching. The head mechan...
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tragusa3 wrote:
I've been towing for over 25 years and have never put grease on the hitch. Of course, I've always had smallish trailers. Maybe the heavier trailers need it? Anyway, i've never seen wear, and if I did, an $8 ball every 10 years is cheap enough to avoid the PITA.
The ball may not be wearing but the inside of the hitch is!
People say there isn't enough movement, think about all the pressure on that ball. Hundreds of pounds of just weight and then W/D presses it down even harder, every time you hit a bump, slight turn...I'd say about the only time there isn't rubbing is when you are sitting still.
That's just the way I see things...I don't care if eveeryone uses grease or not, I will.
