grease your balls or not

[grnspot110]

Because they end up banging up my vehicles. Had it happen to my BMW and last F150. Plus it's a shin banger.

Chris

You shouldn't walk that close to somebody else's vehicle anyway!

For me, it depends how soon I'm going to use it again! This is the first pickup I haven't had mine bolted in and the threads peened on the bolt. ~~ grnspot

 

[Henri88]

Now the ball I'll be using is from 1964 so I don't think a rubber will be necessary but I think I may need to lube it up for this virgin trailer I'm about to pay for.

Be careful. A ball as old as yours will shrink with time and could slip out if put to much force.

 

[Diamondpilot]

You shouldn't walk that close to somebody else's vehicle anyway!

For me, it depends how soon I'm going to use it again! This is the first pickup I haven't had mine bolted in and the threads peened on the bolt. ~~ grnspot

I disagree. They are designed to come out after use.

Chris

 

[ejb69]

You shouldn't walk that close to somebody else's vehicle anyway!

For me, it depends how soon I'm going to use it again! This is the first pickup I haven't had mine bolted in and the threads peened on the bolt. ~~ grnspot

Agreed. I tow a lot. I use my boat 2-3 times a week in summer. I use a bolt with a lock nut to make my hitch more or less permanent. And yes I grease my ball.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Agreed. I tow a lot. I use my boat 2-3 times a week in summer. I use a bolt with a lock nut to make my hitch more or less permanent. And yes I grease my ball.

I tow just about every day and take mine out as soon as done. Not a big deal.

Chris

 

[jwstewar]

I tow just about every day and take mine out as soon as done. Not a big deal.

Chris

This one is for you Chris. I saw this yesterday, tried to snap a pick, but couldn't get to the phone fast enough. I came up behind a Chevy Colorado yesterday at a red light. I saw it, but wasn't paying super close attention, but I was stopping far enough back. Then all of a sudden I saw something. This guy had a 2" tube sticking out of his hitch that stuck out 4'. Stuck straight out almost like a hay spear. I followed him in to Menards and then he proceeded to go head at another vehicle so he could back into one of the loading spots up in front of the building so his 4' extension could hang out over the sidewalk. I've never seen anything like it - maybe part of a bike rack, but missing the part that made it so you could see it. Had I not been paying close enough attention or whatever, that could have been real bad.

 

[grnspot110]

This one is for you Chris. I saw this yesterday, tried to snap a pick, but couldn't get to the phone fast enough. I came up behind a Chevy Colorado yesterday at a red light. I saw it, but wasn't paying super close attention, but I was stopping far enough back. Then all of a sudden I saw something. This guy had a 2" tube sticking out of his hitch that stuck out 4'. Stuck straight out almost like a hay spear. I followed him in to Menards and then he proceeded to go head at another vehicle so he could back into one of the loading spots up in front of the building so his 4' extension could hang out over the sidewalk. I've never seen anything like it - maybe part of a bike rack, but missing the part that made it so you could see it. Had I not been paying close enough attention or whatever, that could have been real bad.

Big difference between a 1' or less drawbar & what you're talking about! ~~ grnspot

 

[jwstewar]

Big difference between a 1' or less drawbar & what you're talking about! ~~ grnspot

I know, but when I saw it, I thought of Chris.

 

[ejb69]

This one is for you Chris. I saw this yesterday, tried to snap a pick, but couldn't get to the phone fast enough. I came up behind a Chevy Colorado yesterday at a red light. I saw it, but wasn't paying super close attention, but I was stopping far enough back. Then all of a sudden I saw something. This guy had a 2" tube sticking out of his hitch that stuck out 4'. Stuck straight out almost like a hay spear. I followed him in to Menards and then he proceeded to go head at another vehicle so he could back into one of the loading spots up in front of the building so his 4' extension could hang out over the sidewalk. I've never seen anything like it - maybe part of a bike rack, but missing the part that made it so you could see it. Had I not been paying close enough attention or whatever, that could have been real bad.

Seeing this was at menards & a small truck, I'm going to guess it was a load extender. The guy was likely going to haul a long piece of lumber or pipe home.

 

[jwstewar]

Seeing this was at menards & a small truck, I'm going to guess it was a load extender. The guy was likely going to haul a long piece of lumber or pipe home.

If it were to be a load extender, there should have been a piece sticking up to catch the load and a least a red flag on it. The 2" straight tube sticking out was really hard to see.

 

[TedBell]

I've dinged my shin enough times and learned to take the hitch out.

 

[lilranch2001]

Have had hitches all my life, and most of the time they were left in.

I cannot think of one time I have hit my shin on one.

 

[sd455dan]

Some teen driving an Oldsmobile hit the back of my Silverado... I had just unhitched the trailer and wanted to top off the truck fuel tank.

The ball mount took all the impact and not a scratch on my bumper... the Olds had a trailer ball pushed all the way into the radiator and that was against the fan...

Just don't see a downside here.

:laughing::thumbsup: I Love It- that will teach em to text and (drive) You are right - NO downside...

 

[rd_macgregor]

This is drifting off-topic from greased balls, but I wondered if all you folks who leave the hitch in the receiver all the time also have a locking pin to make it harder for somebody to steal your hitch.

 

[tcartwri]

Leave your receiver in for more than a month here and it's a permanent part of the truck.

 

[Degolyerent]

This is drifting off-topic from greased balls, but I wondered if all you folks who leave the hitch in the receiver all the time also have a locking pin to make it harder for somebody to steal your hitch.

Yes, I have locking pin. I tow 90% of the time I use the truck, no use in removing it, I live in the country anyway, if I am in town I am working and hauling trailer with equipment.

 

[dusty3030]

This is drifting off-topic from greased balls, but I wondered if all you folks who leave the hitch in the receiver all the time also have a locking pin to make it harder for somebody to steal your hitch.

Yes I do. Make it harder to steal whatever trailer is on it more so than the ball mount itself.
I have accumulated more than I will ever wear out or loose in a lifetime.

 

[dusty3030]

This is drifting off-topic from greased balls, but I wondered if all you folks who leave the hitch in the receiver all the time also have a locking pin to make it harder for somebody to steal your hitch.

Yes I do. Make it harder to steal whatever trailer is on it more so than the ball mount itself.
I have accumulated more than I will ever wear out or loose in a lifetime.

 

[RobertN]

I did. It gummed up/corroded enough that the key wont's turn now. I want to pull the hitch, but will have to cut the hardened locking pin. We tow frequently, so I had just left it in there.

How best to cut that pin? Sawzall, or?

This is drifting off-topic from greased balls, but I wondered if all you folks who leave the hitch in the receiver all the time also have a locking pin to make it harder for somebody to steal your hitch.