To grease or not to grease, that is my question.
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I believe you are right about the 4 way flat having the ground. I have goats and when I parked the trailers in the field they would constantly eat the wires. Which meant I was constantly re-wiring everything. I always remember having a dedicated ground for the 4 way flat and 6 way round. The seven way I don't know about, never owned a camper thingy.
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Ok. So its settled! We all agree that we need to grease when the ground wire on the 6 pin connectors is reversed and no grease when backing up. Its so rare around here when everybody agrees.
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All trailer electrical connections (4, 5, 6, and 7 pin) have a dedicated pin for grounding the trailer to the tow vehicle. If your trailer is grounding through the ball instead of the wiring harness, that indicates that the trailer has a wiring problem.
http://www.accessconnect.com/trailer_wiring_diagram.htm
http://www.accessconnect.com/trailer_wiring_diagram.htm
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I hooked my first trailer (bumper pull) awhile ago and my very experienced friend said to always grease the ball. I wouldn't have thought of that I don't think.
Bought a new 2 5/16 ball in an after market diesel shop the other day and asked what they recommend for grease. He said Oh no, never grease your ball. It will collect dirt and act like sandpaper wearing stuff out twice as fast as dry. He accually seemed annoyed that I had succumed to a destructive urban legend.
I did a little searching; found a few varying oppinions.
Whats the general current consensus?
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Bought a new 2 5/16 ball in an after market diesel shop the other day and asked what they recommend for grease. He said Oh no, never grease your ball. It will collect dirt and act like sandpaper wearing stuff out twice as fast as dry. He accually seemed annoyed that I had succumed to a destructive urban legend.
I did a little searching; found a few varying oppinions.
Whats the general current consensus?
Thanks
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Definitely grease
I'm partial to greasin' kind of like Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds in Strip Tease when ole Burt vaselined up the inside of his boots. That's really disgusting some people may say.
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Electrically Conductive Grease
Hey guys, I use electrically conductive grease because if my ground wire (circuit) breaks I can still ground between the vehicles... and it also lubricates 
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From: Carlos, Texas
This thread might be getting a bit old, but I havent seen anyone mention to fold a few layers of waxed papaer from the kitchen and place it over the ball as your hooking up. Works perfect. Plus there aint no grease to get onto anything.
Also it really is a bad idea to depend on the ball as a ground. It's it's better than your wiring, then you really need to rewire.
Also it really is a bad idea to depend on the ball as a ground. It's it's better than your wiring, then you really need to rewire.