Which grease for G-Neck

[6speed]

I have been pulling a 46' G-Neck for about 3 months now. The problem I seem to be having is I can't seem to keep the grease on the ball. Wheel bearing does not work, I have tried some of the Green Grease that Tractor Supply has and that doesn't stay on the ball either. I pulled the trailer last weekend about 100 miles round trip and the ball was dry again. Anybody tried anything that will stay put. I understand that I have to grease it, but should I have to do it every time? Someone mentioned hi-impact grease. I am concerned that its wearing things prematurely.

 

[RBeard]

There can't be that much wear on the hitch/ball unless you are making lots of turns. There is probably some grease that remains on their surface. I haul hay and it's dusty, when I unhook there is always a little grease left on the ball. I put a dab on each time I hook up.

 

[6speed]

I really don't make alot of turns, but I would imagine it wouldn't take much just taking curves and other manuveuring getting out of my neighborhood and hitting the hi-way.

 

[jelag]

Find a stick of belt dressing, we've used that in the past but normally we just use a dab of grease... remember that the contact of a gooseneck is a fraction of a sq inch... . so no matter what you use, the pressure is going to push it aside..... all you can hope for is a slight film to help prevent wear... .

 

[SRath]

Keep 'er lubed even if you have to use KY jelly!!

Go to a truck (as in semis) parts supply store and buy some regular 5th wheel grease. Some comes in a grease gun tube, others in a small squeeze tube like toothpaste, and some is even spray-on. Otherwise, find some very heavy-bodied waterproof grease.



Any experienced trucker will tell you a dry 5th wheel is a VERY dangerous thing!!! A dry gooseneck cannot be much better.



Your rig will NOT handle right and you even risk jack knifing under the right conditions.

 

[Grumpy John 4x4]

grease

Ditto on that SRath

 

[Buffalo]

Towpower by Reese Hitch Ball Lube

I've used Mystik JT-6 (Red) High Temp bearing grease on the towing ball for years. After towing trips, the grease had always been very dry & caked-up on the ball & there was obvious metal to metal contact on the ball. It didn't take long for this to occur, either.



On one of my "back east trips" to Thunder in Muncie, I stopped at an RV dealership & picked up the Hitch Ball Lube. It's a white grease & seems to hold up much better than the bearing grease I had used, previously. It doesn't last forever but, quite a bit longer than the Mystik (which, is considered to be a good quality grease).



I know this is not a G-neck but, it's still a "ball". Metal to metal contact.



Joe F.

 

[JMetzger]

I think that the white grease that Buffalo is talking about is what Reese Hitch used , it was also called Lubri Plate. I have used a ton of it & it is a good grease. I use to buy the white grease from Reese until a man from Reese told me to buy the Lubri Plate. He said that it was cheaper & was the same grease.