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best stuff for *****
First off I know the title is a little weird,and yall probably think Im one weird SOB but sometime all you need to gat answers is to grab attention.Enough of the bs.I wanted to know what is the best hitch lube to use when the trailer that your towing has a very rusty coupler.The coupler is sound,but it was pulled off a cattle trailer that hasent been pulled in about 10 yrs,to replace a worn coupler on another tralier.
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I have a 1968 Home made trailer that was built out of the frame of a mobile home, its rusty as well. Anyway, have used several types of grease on it, including high temperature brake grease, lithium grease, HD Lithium with 3% Molybdenum, and SD Polyurea (John Deere) They all seem to work fine as far as I have been able to tell, only problem is they seems to evaporate after awhile, however the last 2 I mentioned last longer because they are Heavy Duty and Super Duty respectively. Hope this helps.
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Anything is better than nothing. It needs to stay where you put it, not run down, so that leaves out oil--but any oil is better than no oil. Reese puts out a liquid ball oil, and a white ball grease.
But....if you study ***** (a little wierd) very little lube is needed to perform the function they are designed for.
But....if you study ***** (a little wierd) very little lube is needed to perform the function they are designed for.
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Doesn't greasing the ball break the ground connection between the truck and the trailer?
I've never wore out a hitch ball, but even if I did they only cost a few bucks.
I just can't see greasing the ball, but maybe I'm missing something.
I've never wore out a hitch ball, but even if I did they only cost a few bucks.
I just can't see greasing the ball, but maybe I'm missing something.
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Originally Posted by jake00
Do NOT use icy hot 
Now for the ***** of steel; how about going to the truck stop and getting some 5th wheel grease?
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Originally Posted by Xyzzy
Doesn't greasing the ball break the ground connection between the truck and the trailer?
I've never wore out a hitch ball, but even if I did they only cost a few bucks.
I just can't see greasing the ball, but maybe I'm missing something.
I've never wore out a hitch ball, but even if I did they only cost a few bucks.
I just can't see greasing the ball, but maybe I'm missing something.
I also use a tri ball hitch, the 3 ***** are on 1 piece of solid steel, so I'd rather not pay 150 dollars to replace the whole thing. Grease for me
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Originally Posted by Xyzzy
Doesn't greasing the ball break the ground connection between the truck and the trailer?
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i just use wheel bearing grease cuzz it comes in a handy can that stows nicely under the seat or tool box. still pull dads old 6x10 trailer built in 54 and the 7x20 i built a couple years ago with no problems even tho i over load them allmost every time i use'm
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I use plain old white lithium grease. As far as I can see, that's all that the hitch ball grease they have from folks like Reese is.
You shouldn't be relying on the hitch gear to ground your trailer anyway. It's not going to be a good electrical connection even if the hitch ball is prefectly clean. It's even more of a problem if your trailer has electric brakes.
You shouldn't be relying on the hitch gear to ground your trailer anyway. It's not going to be a good electrical connection even if the hitch ball is prefectly clean. It's even more of a problem if your trailer has electric brakes.
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XYZZY,
Like others have said... The ground should be seperate. The lack of lube on the ball is not a matter of wearing out the ball so much as wearing out the coupler. The coupler has way less material than the ball.
BTW i use Open gear lube (chain lube) and axle grease.
It really does not matter what you use as long as you use something, espcially with a WDH
Like others have said... The ground should be seperate. The lack of lube on the ball is not a matter of wearing out the ball so much as wearing out the coupler. The coupler has way less material than the ball.
BTW i use Open gear lube (chain lube) and axle grease.
It really does not matter what you use as long as you use something, espcially with a WDH