04/09/2026
SHOULD YOU GREASE THE TOW BALL OR NOT? 🤯 The answer is: IT DEPENDS. 👀
Exactly – it depends on the type of coupling fitted to your trailer.
💧 Grease it if your trailer has a standard ball coupling without a stabiliser or friction pads. Lubrication improves the operation of the coupling and slows down wear – both on the tow ball and the coupling itself. Grease also helps protect against corrosion.
🙅 NO GREASE if you’re attaching a coupling with a stabiliser (most commonly found on heavy trailers and caravans) or a bike rack!
What’s more, before hitching up a trailer with a stabiliser, the tow ball should be cleaned and degreased. 🙉
How about you? Do you grease it, or run it “dry”? 👇