Hitch ball grease

Nvr*lost wrote:
Wow. I had no idea my question would bring so much conversation. Thanks.

Dude, the folks on here will go ad nauseum about anything....just ask a question about tires and then duck quickly into a fall out shelter!!!!

cyntdon2010 wrote:
I use the cheapest bearing grease,

I also use aluminum foil to keep the grease off my pants legs

Seems like a lot of trouble to wrap yoyr pants legs in aluminum foil ever time you go camping!

I always find it interesting on this subject that neither side ever has the problem with/without grease that the other side claims. So wierd.

When I needed to try to raise my hitch height to get my Dual Cam working properly, I gave up on finding another high rise chrome ball and went to a heat treated ball (25,000 lb rating) and that thing is tougher than chrome by a wide margin. My first chrome ball got torn up in short order even with grease. This heat treated one looks like new. It just gets shinier.

I've never used grease and I've never had a problem. Like others have already said, grease would just attract dust and dirt and cause more issues IMO.

I always use a little dab before a tow. Usually white lithium. You can buy spray on meant for lubing bike or motorcycle chains. A little expensive, but I always have some around for the toys anyways. I much prefer minimal noise from that area while underway.

I don't grease the ball or the WDH and probably never will.

I don't care if it is loud and probably never will. It's no louder than the maniac kid at the next campsite who is running around trying to find a squirrel to smash with his baseball bat, or the Jethros a few sites down who want to see the sun come up while drinking another bottle of Jim Beam and playing cornhole/washers/horseshoes. :C

Any type of grease will do for the ball. But do not grease your weight distribution/anti sway bars (Equal-i-zer type). The contact points where the bars meet need the friction to do their job, and grease defeats the purpose.

I don't think a hitch ball cost any more then a tub of ball grease. You can get a 20,000 lb ball for about 12 or 15 dollars. Ours is about 15 years old and if it ever wares out I will buy a new one and I still won't put grease on it

I never grease my balls.

I use White Lithium grease and inspect once or twice every year and have zero issues...

I also never unhook the Weight Distribution hitch from the ball. Instead, I unhook the WDH from the TRUCK and just leave everything hanging on the trailer when it's parked.

I don't have to worry about grease on my pant legs or anyone else's