Lubricate trailer tongue?

[Greg J.]

Any of y'all ever apply a light coat of grease to the trailer tongue (where the ball fits)? I figure at least it might help keep rust at bay :unsure:

 

[TOMMY RICH]

I do...a very light coat and I keep a cover on it when not in use so ya' don't ruin about 50 pair of pants with grease

 

[TOMMY RICH]

I do...a very light coat and I keep a cover on it when not in use so ya' don't ruin about 50 pair of pants with grease

 

[Staci Matheis]

He gives it TWO coats! :lol:

 

[TOMMY RICH]

What the &^%$#@ happened? Somebody slapped me upside the head while I was typin':wacko:

 

[Greg J.]

Thanks for the info !

 

[fatrap]

Back In the days that I lubricated my tongue I perfered four or five shots of J B's scotch.

fatrap

 

[Jim in VA]

I don't lube mine (maybe I should start?), but I do put a cover on it. I use an old bleach bottle with the bottom part cut away. I have a swing away tongue, so after I swing the tongue to one side or the other, I slip the cover over the tongue and plug. Its held in place by a bungee cord from the handle of the bottle around the straight part of the tongue. This also tilts the bottle slightly down so water (e.g., rain) doesn't accumulate.

 

[Greg J.]

Gonna have to try the empty bottle trick, thanks. . I usually cover the winch/strap with a small sturdy trash bag, tied-off with the bag tie-handles. I figure it keeps the sun/weather from dry-rotting the exposed portion of the strap when the boat is parked for long spells.

 

[Mebassn]

Wally world sells Ball lube, might want to give this a try. If your talking about the tongue brake actuator, I use spray silicone and put the red straw between the trailer and the actuator and lube away.



MeBassn

 

[Bruce Freeman]

OK am I the only pig here that wants to take this to a lower level....

BF

 

[Bill McElroy]

nope,.................always grease your balls...rust never sleeps,..infact, I'm going to swap mine with a shiney new stainless steel one.....:unsure::blink:

 

[Barry Loos]

I'm a ball greaser from way back but I am looking into a stainless ball myself. But I will probably grease that also just to reduce friction and wear. I'll discuss tongue care on another post.



Da Bear

 

[Barry Loos]

I'm a ball greaser from way back but I am looking into a stainless ball myself. But I will probably grease that also just to reduce friction and wear. I'll discuss tongue care on another post.



Da Bear

 

[Bruce Freeman]

I can't think of anything clean enough to post.

BF

 

[Ken Neeley]

By all means, grease the old girls tongue, and let her take care of lubing the balls.

 

[Mini]

Now thats funny right there....



I went stainless last year, not rust on my grapes.

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Stains where never an issue, is it worth the cost? A little lube and everybody is happy.....

BF