What is the preferred method to grease your plate on the hitches? Do you prefer the grease disks or traditional grease? I am using a B&W Companion Hitch
just to make sure everyone knows - if a superglide you use wd-40 for my model and year... for others you use what they call for -
so bottom line - use what the mfg says to ! ๐
With a Superglide, the pin box does not rotate on the hitch. WD40 is to lube the sliding part of the hitch and the head. A little on the plate will not hurt during hitching and unhitching. I use "Slip-Plate" graphite spray on my older Superglide. No grease required.
Keith J. Sold the fiver and looking for a DP, but not in any hurry right now.
Newbie here. They threw a disk on my 5'er when I got it. Can't see any reason to deal with greasing the plate. Just another mess to deal with. How long do they last? We tow about 4000+ miles a year.
ccmret wrote: Good to know.....updating my terminology..... Thanks.
The Teflon disc is a good alternative to grease on the hitch "saddle". As an FYI, I previously owned a 5th wheel and used the Companion. I e-mailed B&W regarding grease vs. Teflon disc. The reply I received stated either was acceptable, but if I used a Teflon disc it should not be more than an 8" diameter. That is not a common size, but I did locate them on JC Whitney's website (5 years ago). They last a long time. B&W also recommended application of grease on the trailer kingpin, which I did every trip.
For 19 years on two different hitches I have used a teflon grease (dry lube). It works well and holds up to weather and use. I only have to "regrease" about every 5 trips or once a year. It doesn't hold the dirt like petroleum based grease will. I picked it up at an independant RV supply store, it came in a pint container and I still have nearly half left after all these years. The label is gone so I don't have a brand name.
