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Trailer hitch

#1 Post by killerkernrich » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:23 am

I got a new truck with a all new hitch, do you grease up the Ball before a long trip??
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#2 Post by Bryden24shp » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:31 pm

Yep! I do...
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Re: Trailer hitch

#3 Post by kryptonite » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:56 pm

Yep, hooking and unhooking is much easier also.
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#4 Post by RcgTexas » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:28 pm

You know I always have especially on black steel balls. However, with a chromed ball I'm not sure you gain anything but greasy balls. :biggrin2 :donno
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#5 Post by ROLAND » Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:53 pm

I don't know if makes any difference or not, but I usually give it a shot of wd-40 that I keep in the truck... figured it can't hurt anything
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Re: Trailer hitch

#6 Post by NonHyphenAmerican » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:35 pm

Depends.

Is the trailer grounded through the hitch or does it have a ground wire through the plug?

In my experience, if it's grounded through the hitch, greasing the ball can impede current and cause faulty lights.
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Re: Trailer hitch

#7 Post by Bamby » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:14 pm

I use plain old Vaseline on my balls. Keeps them lubed and free of rust and its much easier to ultimately wash out of my pants as needed also. I also on occasion pull the receiver out of the hitch and lube it with some Vaseline also, if ignored they can rust into place and one can have a real good time removing if one wanted to do so.
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#8 Post by RcgTexas » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:14 pm

:lol: :lol:
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Re: Trailer hitch

#9 Post by killerkernrich » Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:39 pm

Yep I heard that would be good on the ball
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