Thread: Ball Lube

What on earth are you talking about????

tow ball ?

i use lanolin grease in a spray can

is bright red, my favorite colour

and is nice and sticky..

MX5G i think it is called

I assumed tow ball, but let's face it, with Pedro it could have been something completely different...

Originally Posted by Homestar

I assumed tow ball, but let's face it, with Pedro it could have been something completely different...

I was considering reporting the post and asking if it was G rated


As for the original Topic....My Trailer has a treg hitch.... so I can't remember the last time i needed to lubricate my ball, so to speak...

I've always understood that putting anything oily/greasy on the tow ball will cause dust to accumulate in it making grinding paste which works on both ball and interior of hitch. I leave mine dry.
Don

Thank you Don,,

I have no idea what the rest of the idiots are on about--

I've been avoiding this thread as I felt it offended my sensibilities !

If Pedro is indeed talking tow balls, dear old dad schooled me to use a moly based grease, the same as what most of us use on sliding splines, etc.
It's what I've always used, I don't like dry balls, they chafe, err, wear and gall. :bigwhistle:

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

I was considering reporting the post and asking if it was G rated


As for the original Topic....My Trailer has a treg hitch.... so I can't remember the last time i needed to lubricate my ball, so to speak...

I was talking about Basketball, no idea what you're talking about...

Back on topic, I leave mine dry too - never had an issue and I keep the hitch in the back of the hilux so I don't want grease all over it. I suppose some dry lube like bike chain lube would be as far as I'd go if I thought it was needed. Van has done nearly 20,000KM and the hitch shows no signs wear, nor do the 2 towballs that have done the most KM towing it.