Hitch ball grease

[Nvr_lost]

I am new to travel trailers. How often do I need to put grease on the hitch ball? What kind do I buy and where do I find it?

[DutchmenSport]

snowedin wrote:
Am probably going to catch flak for it but I have never used an grease or lube of any kind on any ball hitch of any kind. That included bumper pull and gooseneck hitches. I do clean off the ball if it looks dirty and clean the female side of the hitch assembly but that's all. It seems to me that the grease just attracts dirt. Have never noticed any excessive wear on the hitch components.

Ditto!

[PAAK]

I do grease mine at the start of the camping season, but only a small amount. As everyone has said, it just ends up on the clothes. I check it before every hook up and maybe will apply a small amount if need be. As others have said, vaseline works, it just helps with friction.

[elivi8]

I don't use it either. I used to use it but it gets everywhere. I don't notice any difference without it. I used to grease the WD bars but I don't do that any more either. It does make more noise but realistically you couldn't put enough grease on it to keep it quiet anyways. At least not for more than one trip.

[snowedin]

Am probably going to catch flak for it but I have never used an grease or lube of any kind on any ball hitch of any kind. That included bumper pull and gooseneck hitches. I do clean off the ball if it looks dirty and clean the female side of the hitch assembly but that's all. It seems to me that the grease just attracts dirt. Have never noticed any excessive wear on the hitch components.

[Dog_Trainer]

I also grease the ball before each tow. When cleaning the hitch ball also make sure to clean the inside of the hitch coupler there can be quite a build up there.

[ScottG]

Any grease will work. This isn't a case where you need some special lube.
I started using Vasoline because it washes out of my pants easier :R

[BigDaddyHfx]

I grease the ball every time and clean it off when I unhitch. I use a tube of synthetic grease and use about two small tubes per season.

[BarneyS]

I always greased mine before every towing session if I had unhooked from the trailer.
If I did unhook, I always wiped the old grease off the ball to get rid of any dirt and to help keep my pants clean.
Used an old can of wheel bearing grease.
Barney